The Boondocks by Aaron McGruder for December 26, 2013
December 25, 2013
December 27, 2013
Transcript:
Cindy: Hi, Riley! Would you like to come over to my house and play? Riley: Um...no! Cindy: Are you sure? We're going to do each other's hair and talk about boys and play with beanie babies! Riley: What?!! Why would I ever want to do any of that!? Cindy: Gee, I don't know. I heard that you were listening to Lauryn Hill so I just figured... Riley: Aaarrgh!
Swalb%515 over 10 years ago
Riley’s losing his street cred, REAL fast!
geekboy_x over 10 years ago
Agreed – its not just a girl who wants to be his gal pal, its Whitebread Cindy! She’s like the anti-thug!
Poor guy.
rudypoogamer over 10 years ago
The cartoon version of Cindy has more street creed than he does.
Knightman Premium Member over 10 years ago
Is Riley being Punk’d?
jbmlaw01 over 10 years ago
Boondocks may have been unappreciated in its day. Sometimes thought I was the only one who read it.
belgarathmth over 10 years ago
I believe it becomes a running joke through the comic’s run that Riley’s “street thug” act is a cover for a soft, gentle nature, and that he actually likes a lot of things considered sensitive and even “girly”.
The grandfather likely did what was best for both boys by getting them out of inner city Chicago. I’ve always liked this strip – it’s very funny and insightful about racial issues, and was perhaps a bit ahead of its time, given the number of newspapers that refused to run it or dropped it after only a few weeks.