The Boondocks by Aaron McGruder for July 09, 2010
July 08, 2010
July 10, 2010
Transcript:
Jazmine: Huey, what does "Euro-whateveryousaid" mean? Huey: Eurocentrism? It's when you eliminate the African perspective and marginalize or omit people of color - their contributions, their experiences, etc. Understand? Cindy: Not really. Huey: Do you ever watch "friends"? Cindy: Yes. Huey: Then you understand.
Potrzebie over 14 years ago
But Jaz is a halfling. Heck I’m hispanic and have 1/16th german in me. So I visited Germany and austria, listen to German composers, etc.
Nighthawks Premium Member over 14 years ago
I beg to differ! there was one episode of ‘friends’ when one of the friends passed by a newstand and one of the customers was a black guy……and actual black guy!— another episode featured one of the friends that had a friend who was friends with ……a hispanic gal!
go whitey!
ybadgaf over 14 years ago
Erocentrism is relevent in most programmed madness on the idiot box, Friends has got to be the wackiest show on the set. You heard it first from the steps of Shaolin
tedcoop over 14 years ago
ybadgaf, we’re talking about Eurocentricism; “erocentricism” is when everything’s about sex.
The problem with Huey’s definition is that it ignores the Asian, Native American, Pacific Rim, and Australian Aboriginal perspectives, which is just as bad as Eurocentricism.
blackoctagons over 14 years ago
^^ … sorry. Not “just as bad” in the least bit. Less bad, I dare say.
thedancingbear over 14 years ago
Haha, yeah, but say you’re going to visit Angola or Cameroon or, hell, even Tanzania, Potrzebie, and people say, “Where?” Then you say, “It’s in Africa.”
Your point doesn’t negate the point made by the comic.