tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1445236716513895247.post8122184993027305257..comments2023-11-30T02:39:02.047-06:00Comments on Comics Make No Sense: Before Shaggy Ever Said "ZOIKS!" Friday!Adam Barnetthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08573914395859734760noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1445236716513895247.post-56873538950433545692010-01-25T09:13:50.612-06:002010-01-25T09:13:50.612-06:00BTW, "Is You Is Or Is You Ain't My Baby&q...BTW, "Is You Is Or Is You Ain't My Baby" is a 1944 Louis Jordan song.Michael Joneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01455879088769484151noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1445236716513895247.post-43556791893629989492010-01-19T15:59:08.564-06:002010-01-19T15:59:08.564-06:00And, let's face it: Knuckles looked like a cav...<i> And, let's face it: Knuckles looked like a caveman.</i><br /><br />True, but Knuckles wasn't the only white boy, or white character, in the magazine. <br /><br />In contrast, Whitewash was usually the only black character, and if other black characters appeared they also conformed to the same general stereotype. And that stereotype also appeared in many other parts of the pre-WW2 mass media. <br /><br />Instead of Shaggy, the best analogy for Whitewash is Scooby Doo: always part of the team, often crucial to the adventure, and never fully human. <br /><br />J. L. Bell<br />Oz and EndsJ. L. Bellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15405157000473731801noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1445236716513895247.post-19557817586581008812010-01-16T08:39:42.143-06:002010-01-16T08:39:42.143-06:00(last picture) oh I swear Bucky's standing nex...(last picture) oh I swear Bucky's standing next to Baby Superman and Micro Truman!Mike Leffelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01961019256486740993noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1445236716513895247.post-48812518124748284272010-01-16T04:33:15.820-06:002010-01-16T04:33:15.820-06:00Captain America is a racist!
What about us real Br...Captain America is a racist!<br />What about us real British kids that need help :(Johnnynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1445236716513895247.post-46547174806745979972010-01-15T22:44:33.864-06:002010-01-15T22:44:33.864-06:00I SEE WHAT YOU DID THERE
"Avengers Assemble&...I SEE WHAT YOU DID THERE<br /><br />"Avengers Assemble" would only be a good battle cry if they were combining robots a la Devastator. Hmm, come to think of it, there is that "Marvel Crossover" line from <i>Transformers</i>...Zocktasticnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1445236716513895247.post-75269152640173809802010-01-15T22:18:20.708-06:002010-01-15T22:18:20.708-06:00Martin "Luthor" King? You've been r...Martin "Luthor" King? You've been reading too many Superman comics my friend.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1445236716513895247.post-89479495633919241332010-01-15T21:30:03.538-06:002010-01-15T21:30:03.538-06:00Love the blog... but I have to make one minor nitp...Love the blog... but I have to make one minor nitpick...<br /><br />Shaggy said "Zoinks", not "Zoicks".Jon Khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03346075090240271003noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1445236716513895247.post-65213956167186162462010-01-15T20:31:07.592-06:002010-01-15T20:31:07.592-06:00Popping in from the RSS Feed because I had to ask:...Popping in from the RSS Feed because I had to ask: What is with Toro's face in these comics? I thought Human Torch Mark 1 was supposed to be the only "synthetic being" in these comics, but Toro's face looks like a kewpie doll!<br /><br />It's also nice to know that "Whitewash" actually was more than the token black friend in poorly shown packaging. When people complain about a stereotypical portrayal, I'm reminded that some people actually do act that way. It's more a question about how group X is treated as a whole, or that there is more to the character than a hard accent.ShadowWing Tronixhttp://bwmedia.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1445236716513895247.post-8923687734430173752010-01-15T14:49:26.775-06:002010-01-15T14:49:26.775-06:00Funny stuff as always, Adam.
While I'm aware ...Funny stuff as always, Adam.<br /><br />While I'm aware of a lot of early comics "pickaninny" portraits that don't allow for much heroism, it's heartening that the creators of this comic had their primary concern in letting a bunch of American kids beat up Nazis, and the minstrel-show act comes in second.Gene Phillipshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11495562795211277146noreply@blogger.com