A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving by Charles M. Schulz

Things that I did not notice as a child.īlack journalist Jeremy Helligar wrote in a Friday commentary reacting to the controversy that Franklin’s placement in other “Peanuts” specials appeared more inclusive. Terry Turkey Leg Brown™️ November 21, 2018Īm I woke now, why is Franklin in Charlie Brown Thanksgiving sitting all by himself at the table. Then he finds out that it wasn’t a real invite, a dog is cooking the food and he’s gotta sit by himself at dinner. Dude gets invited to Charlie Brown’s by Peppermint Patty. #franklin #CharlieBrown #CharlieBrownThanksgiving How come Franklin, Charlie Brown’s only black friend, sits alone on the other side of the table? And in a lawn chair. Not watching Charlie Brown Thanksgiving anymore, until they sit some people on the same side of the table as Franklin ✊✊

‘Charlie Brown Thanksgiving’ Viewers Upset by “Racist” Scene /vPpmPBcZa8

The cartoon’s lone black character, Franklin, is on his own side of the table seated on a lawn chair.Ĭ was the first to flag the reactions to the scene on social media. Schulz’s iconic “Peanuts” cartoon - Sally, Charlie Brown, Peppermint Patty and dog Snoopy - sitting on one side of a makeshift outdoor table for Thanksgiving dinner, with Marcie at one end of the table and Linus at the head. The scene in question has four characters from Charles M. ABC’s annual “A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving” special was slammed as racist by some on social media, with some viewers objecting to the dinner-table seating of its only black character.

A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving by Charles M. Schulz