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Disturbing things to look at: What’s wrong with this Peanuts panel?

January 15th, 2008
Author Chris Mautner

Answers can be found here.

 
7 Responses to “Disturbing things to look at: What’s wrong with this Peanuts panel?”
  1. Dwight Williams Says:

    I didn’t even have to check the link. I grew up trying to build my own minipedia of the entire cast, right along with my collection of 40-50 of the novel-formatted collections from Fawcett Crest back in the day.

    The kid’s name is Franklin. Last name never revealed.

    Weird, this is.

  2. Erech Says:

    To quote another Franklin – “It Ain’t Easy Bein’ White, It Ain’t Easy Bein’ Brown,” huzzah.

  3. Jason Seaver Says:

    Huh… I actually “saw” Franklin as darker than Peppermint Patty until I had it pointed out that they had the same skin tone in this re-coloring. Weird.

  4. AltredEgo Says:

    Probably an accident due to a mistaken assumption that all the Peanuts characters are white (or beige). It’s not like Franklin got a lot of ink or anything.

    AE.

  5. Adam D. Kline Says:

    Fantastic. Bring on the reactionary calls of “RACISM!!!” and drag out Sharpton for the talking-heads circuit.

    Honestly who gives a Christ?

  6. DavidH Says:

    He looks like “5″ (another “remember-him?” Peanuts character) with a bushy mohawk.

  7. Jason "CodeGuy" Bryant Says:

    What I find interesting is that Shultz had such a simple style, but I was still able to recognise Franklin even when he was miscolored.

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