How the first black 'Peanuts' character was born

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  • @PotatoPatatoVonSpudsworth
    @PotatoPatatoVonSpudsworth Рік тому +7215

    Really glad to hear Shultz's first and only concern with the idea was accurate representation. That's the right attitude to have.

    • @scottishcheese13
      @scottishcheese13 Рік тому +256

      Fr, that was probably a much better mindset than most of his peers

    • @Ranstone
      @Ranstone Рік тому +373

      His first concern was actually the idea of "Token minorities". He liked the idea of including a black cast member, but didn't like the idea of putting people in _because_ of their color. That's just racism with extra steps.
      This is covered well in his letters to fans. Good man. Years ahead of his time, and years ahead of the modern 20's.

    • @cupheadjustacup1932
      @cupheadjustacup1932 Рік тому +8

      He’s Cool

    • @cupheadjustacup1932
      @cupheadjustacup1932 Рік тому +4

      He’s Rich

    • @cupheadjustacup1932
      @cupheadjustacup1932 Рік тому +5

      He’s A Dad

  • @IsitheScribe
    @IsitheScribe Рік тому +1141

    What I love about Franklin is he was one of the few characters who actually liked and respected Charlie Brown and didn't give him a hard time despite how perpetually luckless he was.

    • @PsychoMoFoGaming
      @PsychoMoFoGaming Рік тому +60

      Also dabs him up every time they meet

    • @retroguy3344
      @retroguy3344 Рік тому +21

      Franklin is a homie

    • @rad_lad_2715
      @rad_lad_2715 Рік тому +10

      Franklin and Linus are the only legitimate friends to Charlie, the rest of the kids are the source of all of Charlies self esteem issues

  • @draphking
    @draphking 2 роки тому +1595

    "You either print it just the way I draw it or I quit"
    -Chad M. Schulz

    • @jrt2792
      @jrt2792 Рік тому +56

      A Chad uplifts everyone regardless of ethnicity.

    • @ImGonnaBeAStarr11
      @ImGonnaBeAStarr11 Рік тому +26

      The best quote ever

  • @jneezypv
    @jneezypv 6 років тому +4163

    So people were ok with Snoopy being in all the scenes and kissing people in the mouth, but not Franklin sitting in a desk next to peppermint patty?

    • @lemmonharris6117
      @lemmonharris6117 6 років тому +21

      Yes,because apparently BESTIALITY is ok for ignorant racist losers! Smh

    • @EstablishedHeritage
      @EstablishedHeritage 5 років тому +18

      SOUNDS ABOUT WHITE!

    • @Ok-cr9yl
      @Ok-cr9yl 4 роки тому +41

      What’s wrong with that?

    • @stevenedwards4470
      @stevenedwards4470 3 роки тому +247

      5th Best Carter Maybe a black kid and a 8 year old LBGTQ rep was too much for a Monday morning in 68.

    • @easyenetwork2023
      @easyenetwork2023 3 роки тому +83

      @@lemmonharris6117 I kiss my dogs all the time and love it! That is not beastiality, it is being a doggy parent.

  • @meyerpictures
    @meyerpictures Рік тому +1719

    I think it's pretty amazing that given the technical limitations of the comic medium and especially the beady eyes and small mouths of Peanuts, they were able to give Franklin a darker skin color while still being able to easily make out his features.

    • @theotherjared9824
      @theotherjared9824 Рік тому +84

      His figure basically being scribbled in at first is funny to me.

    • @mahogania5536
      @mahogania5536 Рік тому +100

      Might be thanks to the light reflected off his skin, I've noticed light skin tends to have pronounced shadows while dark skin has pronounced lights, so playing with the contours between them gave space to show his facial features too.
      Although I'm just speculating on the technique, since now we just use semitones

    • @doodleedoo
      @doodleedoo Рік тому +74

      @@mahogania5536 exactly! dark skin tends to be more reflective than light skin, which creates exactly that effect. you can find many beautiful paintings using reflective light on dark skinned models, it's super fun to play with as an artist!

    • @zigfaust
      @zigfaust Рік тому +12

      @@doodleedoo Yeah, my sharp cheekbones and gobbo nose are my most recognized facial features due to how light reflects on them.

    • @mrfoodskater
      @mrfoodskater Рік тому

      Lol

  • @TNTkeynine
    @TNTkeynine Рік тому +3357

    Shultz being concerned about accurately representing black people is awesome. It's something you NEED to focus on with characters.

    • @davifernandopereiraborges5168
      @davifernandopereiraborges5168 Рік тому +22

      To make a black character is the same as making a withe one,i dont see the concern

    • @XxNeo776
      @XxNeo776 Рік тому +125

      @@davifernandopereiraborges5168 Not everyone has the same background as other people.
      People have different cultures, beliefs, different treatment than others, and stuff that other people cannot relate to.

    • @comicalcatastrophe1865
      @comicalcatastrophe1865 Рік тому +78

      @@davifernandopereiraborges5168 no it is not. People are who they are from experiences. Treatment = experiences. Black people and white people have been treated differently.

    • @itspeachiie
      @itspeachiie Рік тому +1

      @@davifernandopereiraborges5168 today, you might not see it as a big deal. but at the time, it was.

    • @_Beamish
      @_Beamish Рік тому +19

      @@davifernandopereiraborges5168 "I'm not black" woulda been easier

  • @zachanikwano
    @zachanikwano Рік тому +406

    I love the bit with the black fathers who told him to "Just try."
    I wonder if, knowing his heart was in the right place, if he just tried to portray another kid of a different ethnicity, he'd get it right enough to matter. At least for the time period. Plus, just having representation of a black kid living life alongside the rest, as the most normal thing in the world, that's what leads to change.
    This is normal. This is good.

  • @aaronflowers8881
    @aaronflowers8881 2 роки тому +1104

    I love Franklin. He was the first black cartoon character I remember seeing on tv. I saw him in 1988. I said Look! He's a chocolate Charlie Brown lol. It was fascinating seeing someone who looks like me. He was cool and smart despite not having a lot of lines.

    • @Angel-nx6wy
      @Angel-nx6wy Рік тому +47

      Awhhhhhh that's so sweet! He was honestly my favorite character growing up and I just loved of smart and innocent he was!

    • @aaronflowers8881
      @aaronflowers8881 Рік тому +14

      @@Angel-nx6wy Thank you very much.

    • @MouldMadeMind
      @MouldMadeMind Рік тому +1

      @Psychoticpebbles can't believe you are still

    • @DuckCommenter
      @DuckCommenter 11 місяців тому

      no one cares 🐵

  • @krow1551
    @krow1551 Рік тому +519

    Man I never really thought about how Franklin was made literally coming off the empowering movement MLK Jr. started. He never really felt like he was sticking out and was just another fun member of the peanuts cast

  • @BunnyLove5763
    @BunnyLove5763 Рік тому +172

    “You either print it the way I draw it or I quit” absolute king

  • @darkguardian1314
    @darkguardian1314 6 років тому +5471

    This is how diversity should be done.
    Don’t change an existing character and make them a minority.
    Franklin is his own person.
    As a Black kid growing up we would jokingly call Franklin a token black character because he was the only one we ever seen in the comics.
    Now, in my 60s and knowing the back story (no internet in our days, kids) I can only thank Mr Schulz for sticking to his guns. 🙂

    • @chrisrockett5897
      @chrisrockett5897 4 роки тому +59

      Dang, that must've been quite the time.

    • @easyenetwork2023
      @easyenetwork2023 3 роки тому +127

      Yeah, I think he did it to show he loved people regardless of race. That is how everyone should behave. I have my buses or stereotypes maybe, but I love people of all races.

    • @rumblebird9888
      @rumblebird9888 3 роки тому +18

      What about Token Black from South park?

    • @Felixthecatfan21
      @Felixthecatfan21 2 роки тому +80

      @@rumblebird9888 Tolkien Black*

    • @spadinnerxylaphone2622
      @spadinnerxylaphone2622 2 роки тому +47

      I also love Franklin's role in the comics. Him playing the Straight Man to Peppermint Patty's antics or getting exhasperated at the others' neuroses was always hilarious. We've all felt like that in our friend groups sometimes, like "Come on guys, really?"

  • @Happy_HIbiscus
    @Happy_HIbiscus 5 років тому +442

    dude, i'm so glad chuck fought against racism😊😊😊😊

  • @jelly_elli
    @jelly_elli Рік тому +99

    “Either you print it just the way I draw it or I quit.” Shultz is a legend.

  • @nevaehlheaven
    @nevaehlheaven Рік тому +57

    Shultz seemed like a happy man too. All the old bitter racist men and women have a frown on their face. This man is smiling and wanted to be respectful towards Black people. I respect that.

  • @princessfrancois8225
    @princessfrancois8225 4 роки тому +878

    I can't imagine Peanuts without Franklin.

  • @inari3298
    @inari3298 Рік тому +87

    I remember when I read that first page as a kid, and growing up in the 00's it goes to show how much has actually changed. Sure I was a kid and all, but the fact that I didn't even think about Franklins skin colour, goes to show that preexisting societal norms easily can be changed from generation to generation.

  • @RobGradyVO
    @RobGradyVO 3 роки тому +413

    I always thought Franklin was a later addition (Im born in the mid 90's) Had no idea hes over 50 years old. Im Glad Charles Schultz was a Paragon for Creative Freedom and Social Justice/Reform

    • @elovejapan7818
      @elovejapan7818 Рік тому +4

      Technically, he is a later addition- Peanuts was born in 1950.

  • @phantom5731
    @phantom5731 Рік тому +41

    I hate that people were getting mad at the fact a black character was added to a newspaper cartoon, I'm glad that times have changed and people no longer get mad at stuff like that. (Well, most people.)

    • @vibaj16
      @vibaj16 Рік тому +2

      Twitter would

    • @fakeemail6815
      @fakeemail6815 Рік тому +2

      ​@@vibaj16 ironic that on a comment about people being mad for no reason, you managed to make it negative for no reason

    • @vibaj16
      @vibaj16 Рік тому +2

      @@fakeemail6815 What are you talking about? I was just correcting OP.

    • @phantom5731
      @phantom5731 Рік тому +2

      @@vibaj16 That's why I added Well most people, I know Twitter exists and I know they would lol.

    • @clarencerobinson7301
      @clarencerobinson7301 Рік тому

      twitter dgaf bout that

  • @cawsomeaolin
    @cawsomeaolin Рік тому +137

    he was born at a very young age

  • @Awesomemay
    @Awesomemay Рік тому +65

    Shulz was an icon!!

  • @Guivi99Druid
    @Guivi99Druid Рік тому +75

    my favorite thing about franklin is how he daps up charlie brown snoopy and others are phenomonal

  • @jimmypatterson3998
    @jimmypatterson3998 5 років тому +127

    I like Franklin.

  • @therealmarkzuckerberg
    @therealmarkzuckerberg Рік тому +66

    Charles is so absolutely based for this

  • @luthfeesenpai4933
    @luthfeesenpai4933 4 роки тому +196

    There is this one comic strip where Franklin was trying to play hockey...later Patty interrupted and said "You block my way".I don't know the rest of the conversation but at the last box,Patty said "How many black players in the NHL,Franklin?" And i think people got mad at that

  • @urdoom
    @urdoom Рік тому +44

    charile can always count on a homie like franklin

    • @ochuspin
      @ochuspin Рік тому +2

      Never forget when Franklin dapped him up

  • @asafupps
    @asafupps Рік тому +52

    It’s so interesting that his first appearance is him talking about swimming. I never even thought about the connotations of that before.

    • @cocraine
      @cocraine Рік тому +7

      wdym?

    • @FunkySpaceAlien
      @FunkySpaceAlien Рік тому +5

      @@cocraine There was a big issue of interracial swimming in public pools back then. Like everything else during that time period, they try to segregate it. If a black person tries to swim in a "white people only" pool, they would get kicked out

    • @cocraine
      @cocraine Рік тому +1

      @@FunkySpaceAlien Ohh!!

  • @MatchaFoxx
    @MatchaFoxx Рік тому +21

    I never knew this backstory behind his inclusion! So happy Charles was the way he was. You either get it all or nothing. What a great way of handling the “problem” at the time. ❤️

  • @BuggyPopp
    @BuggyPopp 4 роки тому +94

    I thought this was very heart warming

  • @Unknown-wb4ex
    @Unknown-wb4ex Рік тому +28

    “Either you print it the way I want it or I quit” ICON

  • @RalphTho
    @RalphTho 6 років тому +58

    I love you franklin

  • @guilhermeteodosio40
    @guilhermeteodosio40 Рік тому +9

    "Either you print it the way I draw it or I quit" Dude has the balls😤😤😤

  • @justaway_of_the_samurai
    @justaway_of_the_samurai Рік тому +11

    "I didn't know how to do it, frankly.
    So I did it Franklin."

  • @jasperdoggydude
    @jasperdoggydude Рік тому +9

    i’m assuming like everyone else, the first black peanuts character was born via birth

  • @abu-bøqr
    @abu-bøqr Рік тому +12

    Man I like people like Shultz's. We need more people like him. RIP.

  • @YungReg88
    @YungReg88 Рік тому +95

    Love this, but unfortunately now we have people literally fighting AGAINST having black characters in TV shows/movies. Whether it's the majority of the cast or just a single lead role. Look at how many hateful people you see jump onto internet comments & use word like "agenda," "pandering," & "woke." Exactly what type of agenda are they talking about & what does "woke" even mean anyway? 🤔 (YES I'm African American. That's why I'm asking these questions that I'm quite sure no one has an answer for)

    • @nirvanaheights
      @nirvanaheights Рік тому +12

      Yep, it's saddening

    • @mememachinexp0518
      @mememachinexp0518 Рік тому +30

      I think the issue is more so that existing characters are being replaced and retconned simply for the sake of diversity. Nobody except the furthest of extremists would say that having black characters or changing them in other ways is a bad thing, but at what point does it just become corporate pandering?

    • @mememachinexp0518
      @mememachinexp0518 Рік тому +9

      And to elaborate on that, pandering means “changes enacted purely to appeal to a wider audience”. I don’t think there’s any doubt that mega-corporations operate on the guise of “Does this make us more money?” so it’s not that crazy of a leap that something like this could happen

    • @samoftheristic
      @samoftheristic Рік тому +9

      “woke” is a term originally used for when someone advocates against racism and looks out for it (i think? please correct me if im wrong) - but often in this case it mostly is just an insult people use towards other people/media with more liberal views (eg. lgbtq+ acceptance, racial diversity, etc) for whatever reason. hopefully my explanation isnt too confusing

    • @Ithoughthewasnigh
      @Ithoughthewasnigh Рік тому +10

      It’s because characters like Velma are having their race changed for no reason.

  • @obbzerver
    @obbzerver 4 роки тому +108

    They made Franklin sit on the opposite side of the table from the other kids. Made him sit in the back of the bus too.

    • @johnathanedwards5814
      @johnathanedwards5814 4 роки тому +14

      yep :(

    • @zanoozie3254
      @zanoozie3254 4 роки тому

      @Abdullah M LOL 😂😂😂😂😂

    • @JENDALL714
      @JENDALL714 4 роки тому +42

      In the Mayflower special showing the Peanuts characters arriving in America, Franklin wasn't shown arriving to America with the other characters, he came over later on a different kind of ship with other Black people.

    • @obbzerver
      @obbzerver 4 роки тому +13

      @@JENDALL714 Vic Morrow whipped Franklin and told him "Yer name is Franklin - say yer name!"

    • @OnlyMichaelJackson
      @OnlyMichaelJackson 2 роки тому +5

      I noticed that :(

  • @greetings5640
    @greetings5640 Рік тому +13

    Been to Shultz's grave and this ice skating place dedicated to his work and his name. Pretty great memories. Love his work

  • @Littlebodybighearthasmyheart
    @Littlebodybighearthasmyheart Рік тому +14

    I remember watching “a Charlie Brown Christmas” and wondering where Franklin was. I was quite sad when I realized why he wasn’t there

    • @dejus_e
      @dejus_e Рік тому

      Franklin was off doing his own thing.

  • @johmlemon532
    @johmlemon532 Рік тому +5

    I feel like this was a huge step in the right direction, normalizing people of different ethnicity. I’m white, but growing up if I saw franklin on the TV I thought of him no differently from the rest. I didnt notice he had a different skin colour. I just watched him the same as all the others. This applies to every other black character or asian character on TV or in books I saw. I never even noticed. As a kid I just saw a person and thought “thats a person.” If somebody had pointed to an african american and asked 7 year old me to identify what they were i’d just say “uhhh…. Human?” Because I would be confused what they meant. I think a big part of me having that mindset and still having it is because of people like Schulz who normalize it. As it should be. Its normal.

  • @dominicscherder2037
    @dominicscherder2037 Рік тому +10

    He is one of my favorites

  • @otchii106
    @otchii106 Рік тому +12

    i was expecting franklin to originate from being some sort of caricature of a black person, but man it turned out to be the exact opposite

  • @Buggy-zu9zw
    @Buggy-zu9zw Рік тому +20

    Sparky knew what he was doing...he changed comic history...he stuck to his guns

  • @jasonito23
    @jasonito23 Рік тому +8

    ¨Either you print it the way I draw it or I quit.¨ That´s what I´m talking about!

  • @liblast64
    @liblast64 Рік тому +4

    Short answer: he was drawn

  • @littlebat66666
    @littlebat66666 Рік тому +2

    Love how transparent he was about not patronising the experience!

  • @jujuoof174
    @jujuoof174 Рік тому +2

    Dang, Charles was REALLY mature for the time, it's nice to see that for once!

  • @elementallobsterx
    @elementallobsterx Рік тому +6

    Schultz was a great guy.

  • @KingDro-c5r
    @KingDro-c5r 11 місяців тому +1

    Franklin was always my favorite Peanuts character as a black man i could always relate to him

  • @LucidMlem
    @LucidMlem Рік тому +5

    I'm such a horrible person the thumbnail made me think they were talking about Pigpen

  • @oakenshadow6763
    @oakenshadow6763 Рік тому +2

    The power of a fan.

  • @deanb0t
    @deanb0t Рік тому +5

    worried about patronizing the community instead of accurately representing it??? if only companies had that concern today

  • @pixel__huh
    @pixel__huh Рік тому +8

    Franklin lore:

  • @Saladzyumm
    @Saladzyumm Рік тому +1

    This video kept getting recommended to me after 4 years

    • @crash5642
      @crash5642 Рік тому

      Same like twice a month and I just watched it 😂

  • @alishaanimations3058
    @alishaanimations3058 Рік тому +2

    He’s so lovely

  • @williambarnes7133
    @williambarnes7133 2 роки тому +3

    Right on sparky, I'll do the same motto print it the way I draw it....that's great

  • @someguynamedelan
    @someguynamedelan Рік тому +16

    I wished Charles Shultz used screen tones instead of crosshatch, just a minor artistic preference.

    • @-Scrapper-
      @-Scrapper- Рік тому +28

      Was that available at the time cost efficiently

    • @someguynamedelan
      @someguynamedelan Рік тому +3

      @@-Scrapper- According to Wikipedia, screen tone was commercially available since 1937. I assume a few sheets wouldn’t make the top cartoonist of that time go bankrupt.

    • @-Scrapper-
      @-Scrapper- Рік тому +20

      @@someguynamedelan Yeah but it won't stay true to the light hearted newspaper style and will look more like an action comic

    • @ssr8555
      @ssr8555 Рік тому +4

      I think the crosshatch works with his style really well but I get where you’re coming from.

    • @aino-kaisav5504
      @aino-kaisav5504 Рік тому +2

      He actually started using screen tones in his later comics.

  • @musics4me
    @musics4me Рік тому +10

    If only people realize how *patronizing* current Disney is

    • @-Scrapper-
      @-Scrapper- Рік тому

      what did they do

    • @SunshineDaizies
      @SunshineDaizies Рік тому

      They have people of color working with them now and do their research. Yes, they do sadly take advantage of the fact people like representation but people of color are represented correctly.

    • @spunchflopbadpants
      @spunchflopbadpants Рік тому

      Ok? And that isn't what this video is about so

  • @alfredsupersauce
    @alfredsupersauce Рік тому +3

    Franklin the OG

  • @Uncontrollable_Sphere
    @Uncontrollable_Sphere Рік тому +15

    peanut

  • @multiversegamer6587
    @multiversegamer6587 Рік тому +1

    It’s strange that this popped up in my recommended, considering I just learned about it in history class in relation to black history month.
    Is UA-cam listening?

  • @mehmoop6306
    @mehmoop6306 Рік тому +3

    God loves you all. May he bless you and allow you to have a good day.

  • @boofini1830
    @boofini1830 Рік тому +2

    There’s always pushback for the good in the world, but things changed because enough important people put their foot down

  • @stupidcupidd37
    @stupidcupidd37 Рік тому +5

    I have a sweater with him on it

  • @Renee-ln9mp
    @Renee-ln9mp 11 місяців тому

    Awesome.. We love you Franklin Armstrong ! never knew his last name 😊

  • @MoritakaYTP
    @MoritakaYTP Рік тому +3

    Common Schulz W

  • @astro7366
    @astro7366 Рік тому +2

    I love videos that make me go "Huh!"

  • @DavidLS1
    @DavidLS1 Рік тому +2

    It's sad that fifty years later, people are still complaining that it's 'woke'.

    • @spunchflopbadpants
      @spunchflopbadpants Рік тому +1

      Wait what... where??

    • @DavidLS1
      @DavidLS1 Рік тому +1

      @@spunchflopbadpants Not Franklin per-say, but black characters in shows in general.

    • @OmegaTAFKAL-mb5hg
      @OmegaTAFKAL-mb5hg Рік тому +1

      @@DavidLS1 Nobody is lol. Only blackwashing is

  • @tweetybeetweetybea9652
    @tweetybeetweetybea9652 Рік тому +2

    I wish they would create a little black girl, too. 😟

  • @jacobgarrity9055
    @jacobgarrity9055 2 роки тому +11

    Because the world was changing and many fans wanted more black characters to appear on movies and television and they were able to get more diversity

  • @ducktooth2502
    @ducktooth2502 Рік тому +2

    But why did they put him on his own side of the Thanksgiving table

  • @alishaanimations3058
    @alishaanimations3058 Рік тому +1

    0:25
    REALLY!
    OMG

  • @SofiaPreCure
    @SofiaPreCure Рік тому

    Franklin is actually cool and nice

  • @adobemoon
    @adobemoon Рік тому

    this made me cry ngl

  • @ivanbukac4618
    @ivanbukac4618 Рік тому +2

    The comments just show how people like being with people who look like them and are similar to them.
    But some people just can't confess that to themselves.

    • @own4801
      @own4801 Рік тому +4

      That depends on how discrimatory your surroundings are. Overall, that shouldn't be a thing, and that's the context for such an introduction.

    • @ivanbukac4618
      @ivanbukac4618 Рік тому +1

      @@own4801 nothing to do with discrimination at all. Not talking about it. There is a reason why people have groups with people of their nationality in countries. Becouse they feel like home with them. If you didn't see i also wrote "similar" and that applies to culture and ways of behaving. I am well aware for example how Brazil has people of many shades and I am not aware of race related issues there.

    • @own4801
      @own4801 Рік тому +2

      @@ivanbukac4618 That's what I just said in describing why they feel "at home."

    • @richardpaisono1810
      @richardpaisono1810 Рік тому

      @@own4801 and thats natural, it was never evil or wrong

  • @cocoaorange1
    @cocoaorange1 2 роки тому +46

    I wish he had added more minority characters, but I love Franklin.

    • @tahurpsych660
      @tahurpsych660 Рік тому +2

      because? , the series did not need more characters, on the contrary, it needs to get rid of several

    • @richardpaisono1810
      @richardpaisono1810 Рік тому +1

      why?

    • @Moodboard39
      @Moodboard39 Рік тому

      ​@@tahurpsych660 I think he had a lot

  • @i_garfed_on_the_carpet
    @i_garfed_on_the_carpet Рік тому +1

    he was born at age six without a face

  • @Sneeffy
    @Sneeffy Рік тому +3

    I like to think Franklin grew up, moved to Los Santos and started hanging out with Trevor and Micheal

  • @Timic83tc
    @Timic83tc Рік тому

    Franklin was cool but we needed lamarr

  • @teawrecks1243
    @teawrecks1243 Рік тому

    and there are no peanuts in Peanuts

  • @TheLionFireGod
    @TheLionFireGod Рік тому +1

    50? He doesn't look a day over 10

  • @jayblueguy9932
    @jayblueguy9932 Рік тому

    1m views soon I'm calling it

  • @lifewithlee6298
    @lifewithlee6298 Рік тому +16

    I noticed Franklin is often sitting next to peppermint patty and seems to just have to put up with this crazy girl commentary as he’s trying to pay attention 😅

  • @CozumelTy
    @CozumelTy 10 місяців тому

    Love Charles Shultz glad he brought the Peanuts gang to our world. The lesson here is things like this work best when its not political, when you are not trying to prove a point. Just do it and don't make hoopla about it and it becomes normal. We don't need ---------> "hey heres the black guy". No he just put Franklin in there and he's a part of the gang simple as that.

  • @AmanojakuX
    @AmanojakuX 11 місяців тому +1

    Nowadays, people would cry about Peanuts going "woke." Sad how backwards we've gone.

    • @WarDamnATL
      @WarDamnATL 11 місяців тому

      Nothing woke about it.

    • @AmanojakuX
      @AmanojakuX 11 місяців тому

      If you don't think the anti-wokes would cry about "pandering" and "forced diversity" if this happened in 2024, you're not paying attention.@@WarDamnATL

    • @AmanojakuX
      @AmanojakuX 10 місяців тому

      Treating a black character interacting with a bunch of white characters as normal, in 1968, *was* "a political point." Why do you think people were opposed to it?@wingsofwinter2600

  • @dennisduncan7561
    @dennisduncan7561 Рік тому

    Based Charles Shultze.

  • @Cnw8701
    @Cnw8701 4 роки тому +34

    And unfortunately, Franklin is the only minority character in the entire cast. He's literally the definition of a "token" minority.

    • @JENDALL714
      @JENDALL714 3 роки тому +19

      Not true, Pig Pen is Mexican.

    • @freakyfriesday
      @freakyfriesday 2 роки тому +10

      I perceive Shermy as Asian. Don’t ask me why 🤷🏻‍♀️

    • @Cnw8701
      @Cnw8701 2 роки тому +1

      @@freakyfriesday His hair?

    • @Cnw8701
      @Cnw8701 2 роки тому

      @@JENDALL714 Gee, that's a little racist!

    • @JohnDoe-ti2np
      @JohnDoe-ti2np Рік тому +6

      There is also Jose Peterson, but he showed up in only a few strips.

  • @euniceacquah1969
    @euniceacquah1969 Рік тому

    Happy birthday 🎉🎂

  • @gerardine9675
    @gerardine9675 Рік тому

    I much prefer the cartoons to the computer animation which doesn't have the charm of the cartoons. The cartoons
    are just like Shultz's own drawings.

  • @almaboyjake808
    @almaboyjake808 3 роки тому +1

    S/O to Harriet & Charles❤️💜

  • @whoever5526
    @whoever5526 Рік тому

    At least they ain't do what they did to Irwin in Billy and Mandy..

  • @myyoutube887
    @myyoutube887 2 роки тому

    kinda reminds me of a Bob D song put your hand on that plow and hold on.......

  • @MuddyHammer
    @MuddyHammer Рік тому +22

    A chair is a piece of furniture with a raised surface supported by legs, commonly used to seat a single person. Chairs are supported most often by four legs and have a back; however, a chair can have three legs or can have a different shape. Chairs are made of a wide variety of materials, ranging from wood to metal to synthetic material (e.g. plastic), and they may be padded or upholstered in various colors and fabrics, either just on the seat (as with some dining room chairs) or on the entire chair. Chairs are used in a number of rooms in homes (e.g. in living rooms, dining rooms, and dens), in schools and offices (with desks), and in various other workplaces such as the black Mesa facilities. A chair without a back or armrests is a stool or when raised, a bar stool. A chair with arms is an armchair; one with upholstery, reclining action, and fold-out footrest is a recliner. A permanently fixed chair in a train or theater is a seat or, in airplane, airline seat; when riding, it is a saddle or bicycle saddle; and for an automobile, a car seat or infant car seat. With wheels it is a wheelchair; or when hung from above, a swing. An upholstered, padded chair for two people is a 'loveseat', while if it is for more than two people it is a couch, sofa or settee; or If is not upholstered, a bench. A separate footrest for a chair, usually upholstered, is known as an ottoman, hassock, or pouffe

  • @sup_my_bwana
    @sup_my_bwana Рік тому

    So… Token?

  • @simonphamandcompany
    @simonphamandcompany 4 роки тому

    Franklin Clinton. Is that you?

  • @myyoutube887
    @myyoutube887 2 роки тому

    Keep Your Hands On the Plow and Grandma Hold On.......

    • @own4801
      @own4801 Рік тому +3

      Why are you using so many periods?

  • @blueskye6372
    @blueskye6372 4 роки тому +11

    Wonderful. 👌💜🙏🌈

  • @TheMaskedThearpist
    @TheMaskedThearpist Рік тому +2

    huh interesting

  • @daltonsideas
    @daltonsideas Рік тому

    common charles schultz w

  • @shim64
    @shim64 Рік тому

    yes

  • @ElFidelio55
    @ElFidelio55 Рік тому +2

    I actually understand why you wouldn't put African Americans in your drawings, especially when you have no colors other than black/gray, and especially during this time. But even without it being during this time, I don't include African Americans in my drawings without it looking racist, because with just a black pencil and without any colored pencils, it kinda looks like a racist depiction of black people