What I Said CAN’T Be Racist Because…
July 14th, 2023 Barry Posted in Becky Hawkins collaborations, Racism & Racists | No Comments »
By Becky Hawkins and I.
TRANSCRIPT OF CARTOON
This cartoon has eight panels, each of which shows a single white person speaking directly to the reader. An additional ninth panel – the center panel of the grid – has nothing in it but a large caption, written in a distorted font. The caption says:
WHAT I SAID CAN’T BE RACIST BECAUSE
PANEL 1
A fashionable looking woman, with an undercut hairstyle, cats eye glasses and a septum piercing, waves a hand dismissively.
WOMAN: Liberals can’t be racist. Everyone knows that.
PANEL 2
A man dressed like an academic, including a bow tie and a jacket with elbow patches, is standing in front of a blackboard, pointing to the blackboard with a, er, pointer. The blackboard is covered with complicated looking math equations, and at the bottom there’s a simple drawing of the academic’s face, and a drawing of a devil face, with a not equal sign (“≠”) between the two faces.
MAN: Because racists are bad bad people, and I’m a good person. Q.E.D.!
PANEL 3
A red-haired man, wearing a collared shirt with a nametag, points to himself. He has a pleased and proud expression. There’s a footnote at the bottom of the panel.
MAN: I’ve got a Black friend!*
FOOTNOTE: *work acquaintance
PANEL 4
A good-looking man in his twenties, wearing an open plaid shirt over a white t shirt, is speaking to us.
MAN: I’m not white! Family legend says that great great great Grandma was an Indian!
PANEL 5
This is the central panel. It has nothing in it but the words “WHAT I SAID CAN’T BE RACIST BECAUSE” in large distressed letters.
PANEL 6
A man talks to us, wearing blackface makeup and holding a banana. He’s shrugging.
MAN: I was only joking! That makes it okay!
PANEL 7
A blonde woman holding a drink makes the “come here” gesture towards people who are out of panel.
WOMAN: I adopted three children of color! THREE!
WOMAN: Prop, Shield and Excuse, come here so I can show these folks.
PANEL 8
A woman speaks to us. She looks as if she’s about to cry, and is holding a handkerchief in one hand.
WOMAN: If you say something I said is racist I might start crying and no one wants that.
PANEL 9
A person (could be either female or male) closes their eyes and holds their hands in front of them, as if praying. They are wearing blue robes. There is a halo shining out from behind their head, drawn as if in stained glass.
PERSON: My intentions were pure.
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