Comments on: George Herriman’s mixed race and its influence in Krazy Kat

By: Monty Rohde

Monty Rohde — Sun, 30 Nov 2008 15:42:06 +0000

From a medical and anatomical standpoint race does exist. It should not be a social consideration, but there is relevance to the concept.

By: Antonio Diaz

Antonio Diaz — Tue, 25 Nov 2008 02:51:18 +0000

When I said, Now that I know he was a black person makes me love krazy Kat even more, I wasn’t just referring to the color of Herrimen’s skin, but to the struggles as a human being of color in the era in which he lived. The things that make a great artist are life experiences. That’s why I said <<

By: Phil Wohlrab

Phil Wohlrab — Mon, 24 Nov 2008 22:06:10 +0000

“Didnâ€™t vote for him but the best man won the election and thus ushered in a new and long awaited age of fairness. An age Herriman could only image.”

Same here. I was happy he won because, A: he deserved to win, B: his election ment so much to so many people and C: I was never thrilled with McCain to begin with.

By: Wiley Miller

Wiley Miller — Mon, 24 Nov 2008 20:40:55 +0000

Oh, ok. That’s what confused me. You said over the past decade in your post and I couldn’t figure out who or what you were talking about.

By: mike witmer

mike witmer — Mon, 24 Nov 2008 20:21:28 +0000

…and I mean over the span of the last century.

By: mike witmer

mike witmer — Mon, 24 Nov 2008 20:19:01 +0000

Yeah, you’re dense…lol.

What I meant was, “How many potentially great artists, musicians, sports figures, etc, got smothered and hammered and pushed down just because of the color of their skin?”

By: Wiley Miller

Wiley Miller — Mon, 24 Nov 2008 19:38:57 +0000

“Even sadder to think of what talent (and not just in cartooning) weâ€™ve missed over the last decade because of junk like this.”

Maybe I’m really dense or just plain ignorant… ok, there’s no maybe about it… but just what does that mean? What talent has been missed over the past decade, and over junk like what?

Are you intimating that there are cartoonists whose work has been passed over by syndicates because they’re not caucasian males?

By: Rick Stromoski

Rick Stromoski — Mon, 24 Nov 2008 18:48:56 +0000

>>>Now that I know he was a black person makes me love krazy Kat even more.

To like or dislike someones work predicated on the color of the artists skin is blatantly racist and pathetically condescending.

By: Mike Lester

Mike Lester — Mon, 24 Nov 2008 17:54:28 +0000

No relevance whatsoever. Didn’t vote for him but the best man won the election and thus ushered in a new and long awaited age of fairness. An age Herriman could only image.

By: Mike Witmer

Mike Witmer — Mon, 24 Nov 2008 17:35:13 +0000

I think it’s sad that we still have to have this discussion. Even sadder to think of what talent (and not just in cartooning) we’ve missed over the last decade because of junk like this.