It’s been a long time since I jumped rope, but I have this vague recollection that a person was out when you failed to jump over the rope and it was stopped by your foot. I don’t remember being out for forgetting a jump rope rhyme.
Apparently there are no organized playground activities or teachers in the playground at Elizabeth’s school. Possibly this is because her school is populated by the meanest kids in Canada and the teachers are afraid.
This is the second bullying comic strip in a row. Because Elizabeth is walking around and taking abuse along with Dawn Enjo, the only Asian girl we have ever seen in this comic strip, the bullying takes on an unexpected air of racism. I don’t know if this was Lynn Johnston’s point, but if so, there is an additional punch in the punchline.
A few thing I noticed:
It’s been a long time since I jumped rope, but I have this vague recollection that a person was out when you failed to jump over the rope and it was stopped by your foot. I don’t remember being out for forgetting a jump rope rhyme.
Apparently there are no organized playground activities or teachers in the playground at Elizabeth’s school. Possibly this is because her school is populated by the meanest kids in Canada and the teachers are afraid.
This is the second bullying comic strip in a row. Because Elizabeth is walking around and taking abuse along with Dawn Enjo, the only Asian girl we have ever seen in this comic strip, the bullying takes on an unexpected air of racism. I don’t know if this was Lynn Johnston’s point, but if so, there is an additional punch in the punchline.