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visage 1 Patrick Brgete 9-29-12 Mr. Slade boondocks Driven Satire Sunday nights on Car as well asn Network has bugger off fertile ground for approximately of the most side-spitting, razor-sharp humor on this side of a cable box. The examine concepts that constitute the Adult blow block of programming on CN has drawn its fair share of jet reviews and harsh criticism from anybody willing to offer an opinion. For Afro-American viewers, no found represents that aforementi iodind razors edge quite manage Aaron McGruders comic strip creation, The boondocks.The first season of the weekly series found every appearance possible to poke humor at military personnely of the change surfacets, individuals, and situations we see close to ourselves on a daily basis. In whatever cases, the biting derision thats be get hold this shows trademark may harbour opened up some wounds that some category in and among pitch- colored America would prefer to generate left stitched up. From the would-be Revolutionary Huey, to the saggy pants wearing, thugged out Riley, to the blatantly Uncle Tom-like Uncle Ruckus, the characters and situations are cleverly designed to force us to look at ourselves through a very revealing lens.No person, topic, or issue has been too taboo to examine inwardly the show, which has drawn the ire of some of the to a greater extent prominent faces within the African-American community. Al Sharpton, Jesse Jackson, Oprah Winfrey, and Bill Cosby have been among the to a greater extent outspoken detr players of the show, harping countenance 2 on the use of the dreaded N ledger among different things. The second season of the show may prove to be exactly as funny and potentially inflammatory as the previous peerless.The examen has been regularhandedly intense, drawing criticism from multiple sources in the black community, as well as some pretty severe rebukes from the aforementioned likes of Sharpton and Jackson. In fact, the diaphragmed c riticism that has come from these sources saying are we not supposed to clack virtually such things? Are we supposed to ignore some of the more(prenominal) embarrassing fads and unhealthy stereo references that have come with this generation among black folk? I mean, we can talk about the war, how the government is shafting the black man and woman out of our ightful piece of the American Dream. We can talk about all these things, but in that locations a big stink about one person taking an assessment of our own house through his own prism. Maybe the real reason some folks are get so uptight about what they see is because some of the material hits sincerely close to home. As much as I respect the Cosbys and the Jacksons of the world, there method isnt the only means to get the message across. Sometimes the wile and subtle nature of satire and humor can deliver the alike(p) powerful, heartfelt message.Sometimes, we as black folk need to be blow out of the water and awed into seeing a particular reality. Thats what this show is A strong big H in the mouth A wake-up call Humor is a pretty revealing thing If we can take the time out to trick at some of our own shortcomings, we can take the same type of time out to correct those issues and set about the task of change our communities. Will we hear the occasional curse word, sure We might nonetheless hear the foul Browne 3 and dreaded N word a few more times before the show leaves syndication.So what is more important? Listening and acting on the message delivered to correct verbalize problems, or whining about a character that portrays something that practically all of us have seen at some head up during our lifetime? I go intot know about the next viewer, but this show represents fast(a) with most Afro-Americans, which is why Ill be tuned in for season quaternionI may indeed get a good express mirth out of the over-the-top pimp behavior of A Pimp Named berth Back, or the numerous references to s ome of the out-of-control aspects of hip-hop socialisation.Through that laughter I and others hightail it to see a bit more of the reality that some of Black America seems too apathetic or too afraid, to demonstrate the satire that this particular show represents. I cant entail of a better way to start that process than speaking on this issue through our own prism. Since 2005, Aaron McGruder has brought the previously unexposed taboos of Black American agriculture in its most raw and comedic form to the forefront of this countrys conscience through our TV screens.The tales of Huey, Riley, and Granddad Freemans migration from the Southside of shekels to the lily innocence suburb of Woodcrest has endured its share of controversy. From public condemnation by Rev. Al Sharpton to threats of legal action by BET, The back country, one of the most watched shows to be syllabus on Adult Swim, goes straight for the jugular of many of the most famed and infamous figures of our generat ion.As the main character on the show, Hueys neo-Black nationalist views have been the centerpiece of some of The back country most memorable moments. From blasting MLK for Browne 4 repeatedly saying nigga on the Return of the tycoon episode to calling Ronald Reagan a devil, Huey and his militant antics made way for more serious issues to be addressed. The way he schooled Granddad about the origins of Christmas and dropped fellowship about the negative and nostalgic images shown on cable giant Black Entertainment Television were classic and unprecedented.His less informed and gangster inclined little brother Riley barked Aint nothin wrong with BET, speckle he punctuated every sentence with an unapologetic nigga. Other episodes like The Hunger Strike and The Uncle Ruckus Reality Show ridiculed BET to the point where they pressured Sony to ban the shows. One of the funniest and ironically most criticized characters is Uncle Ruckus, a self-hating older black man and brother of Gra nddad Freeman creates a climate for one of the shows more controversial episodes, Jimmy Rebel.In this particular instance, Ruckus wrote practice of medicine for a racist country singer, made mention to every cognize racial epithet to Black people, and called our president, that baboon Bama. Other creative minds were not spared by McGruders satire, like Tyler Perry who was extremely roasted on the Pause episode, where they centre on Perrys overzealous religious POV and used his cross-dressing and homosexual innuendos as fuel for the fire.It was a point in the episode where Granddad, whose voice is that of actor John Witherspoon, was forced by Perrys character to say, I leave Ice Cube and all his works raze Friday Actor Kadeem Hardison was even clowned when his lack of persistent work in the film industry was mentioned as he auditioned for one of Perrys plays turned films. Whitney and Bobby, Lil Browne 5 Wayne, and even fictional musical artists like Thugnificent are used to mani fest negative, and accurate portrayals of Black performers.Theres always talk about white television shows that ought to have black faces, but many of these same critics tend to overlook the reality that programming in general could stand to diversify, too. transformation comes in many shades most of which go beyond color. To that end, duration its lovely to see so many shows strive to show the more positive aspects of black life, more often than not it appears to come at the expense of offering our perspective as it relates to race, class, and pop culture on the airwaves.There are plenty who confirm the satire found in the social and political commentary on the show, and other instances of the mixture of knifelike humor found in shows like The Boondocks and Chappelles Show. That kind of humor, for the most part, can only be found in shows mostly scripted and conceived by whites like The Daily Show, or even Family make fun and The Cleveland Show. Those shows are great, but s till come from a separate point of view.The Boondocks has been known to be brought up in conversations as a point of reference to show how much driven satire cheer that is enjoyed by Black people is a step backwards toward the days of the minstrel shows, but you have to be able to keep laughing, even if its at your own shortcomings. Browne 6 Works Cited Allah, Shabe. The Boondocks. The Best of Boondocks. Source Magazine 24 June 2010. Seward III, Herbert. The Boondocks. The Boondocks fetid show or stinging reality. Yahoo article 16 November 2007. Arceneaux, Michael. The Boondocks. Black Satire. Thegrio 18 May 2012