His autobiography was worth reading. I read it in college…about 1971. It implies, through context, that one reason he was killed was because he’d become Muslim than Black. His trip to Mecca showed him that some Muslims were people whose “hair was the blondest of blonde, skin was the whitest of white.” (quote from memory)
And on the opposite side of the spectrum, I’m reminded of Alan King’s routine “Survived by his wife.” If you haven’t heard/seen it, you might like it. Available on the internet.
I’d say that Barney Google became even less than a secondary character. Although his name still appeared as the strip’s title, it was really the Snuffy Smith strip for years.
But we do get considerations back. Simple example: When we got Bin Laden, we violated Pakistan’s borders in what could have seen as an armed invasion. The Pakistani gov’t said nothing because they want to keep that aid coming.
His autobiography was worth reading. I read it in college…about 1971. It implies, through context, that one reason he was killed was because he’d become Muslim than Black. His trip to Mecca showed him that some Muslims were people whose “hair was the blondest of blonde, skin was the whitest of white.” (quote from memory)