Nancy Classics by Ernie Bushmiller for September 15, 2015
September 14, 2015
September 16, 2015
Transcript:
Sluggo: Here comes spike with his rope. He's always tying me up. I'll get in here so he can't do it today.
Why are bullies in cartoons and movies usually pictured as stocky, overgrown, brutish types? Is that how they appear from school days, and continue to appear in later life? It’s a common stereotype, involving even women, but is it valid. Pseudo science in the last few centuries used this method to “identify” criminals and mentally inferior types, and especially to validate racial theories toward slavery..I know, that’s a big burden on this cartoon. It just occurred to me to comment on it.