Doonesbury by Garry Trudeau for April 04, 1993
Transcript:
Ray: When I was your age... Des: Yo, you were never my age, man! Ray: Some truth to that...Your mother told me about your report card, Des. What's up with all the C's? Des: Nothin's up, man. School don't matter. Ray: Doesn't matter. And don't give me that. You're one smart little brother, Des - too smart to dumb down, know what I'm saying? Des: What do you know, man? Ray: I know what you're up against. I know if you study hard, if you achieve, if you speak standard English, then your friends accuse you of acting "white." Of selling out the brothers...Well, that's a sucker's rap, man! Working hard for a better life isn't white, Des, it's American. You want to be a player, you gotta get hip to the program, play by the rules! Des: And you play by the rules, Big Ray? Ray: I do, little bro. Des: Then why are you doin' better than 95 M.P.H.? Ray: I'm a cop, man! Folks dis you if you don't pass 'em.