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The Boondocks is the most amazing cartoon to come out ever. It's funny, insightful, political and it pushes the boundaries of free
speech. If you haven't read it, you must. Here's a profile of the cartoon and it's writer Aaron McGruder.
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When The Boondocks first appeared in my local newspaper the Los Angeles Times, it caused a small uproar. People wrote in and
complained about it being angry and racist. Maybe upon a first view it might be easy to misunderstand the author Aaron McGruder's intentions. 
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The Boondocks takes two kids from Chicago and transplants them into a white suburb called Woodcrest. Huey Freeman is an idealist with some very strong
opinions. People might be able to disregard that but young Huey is a genius who expresses his ideas in hilarious (and sometimes painfully truthful) rants. His brother provides
contrast. Riley wants to be a thug (I don't really think he truly is, I mean, he was caught listening to Lauryn Hill). He watches rap videos and wants to be like the
stars. Upon realizing that his new address is on "Timid Deer Lane" he goes out renaming his and all the streets around to things like "Notorious B.I.G. Ave" and "Buckshot". The
punchline to the story is pictured below.
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