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10:22 PM - Boondocks - R. Kelly Trial It is official, I now have a new favorite animated program. Since the reader will likely not realize what an achievement this really is, allow me to briefly list my favorite animated shows: When it comes to combining shocking humor with scathing social commentary, it is difficult to top this list, but the creators and producers of The Boondocks have done something truly amazing, seamlessly grafting these crucial elements with something largely lacking in the above mentioned shows, that is, eminently likable characters. Huey and Riley are more than just a personification of the Angry Black Man™ sterotype in an animated, adorable, and adolescent form, they also illustrate a struggle for personal and social improvement in the midst of an actively alienating environment. Even while standing on opposite sides on the same issue (as in this week's episode) they radiate the wisdom that comes most easily to those who've yet to be thoroughly culturally conditioned: "At what point does personal responsibility become a factor...?" - Riley "What happened to standards? What happened to bare minimums?" - Huey These chidren are ready and willing to speak truth to power - prosecutor, judge, and jury alike. Their forward-leaning attitude and provocative questioning stands in perfect contrast against a background of pragmatism and laid-back cynicism modeled by their grandfather, Robert Freeman, who seems perfectly content to assimilate into white-flight suburbia and is more than willing to dispense with personal integrity in order to live and let live: "I'm gonna find me a white man and lie to him right now." - Grandpa Words to live by. Technorati tags: (
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