Huey has Nothing to Talk About

Poor Huey Freeman he always was ignored and misunderstood, but to have the country turn against him, now that’s heavy duty. His talking was usually ignored, but a minor oath of retirement from speaking gets him in a world of trouble.

A show usually known for its criticism of this country and (in according to some extremist) white supremacists out linings, “The Boondocks” had to flip the script a little for its third season. Unlike season one and two, which took place during the Bush administration, the modern up to date American anime would have trouble pushing the white supremacy agenda.

“The Boondocks” can’t possibly push white supremacy with a black president. Or so many Boonies fans believed since the election of Barack Hussein Obama in the fall of 2008.

But by George, he did it.

Aaron McGruder did it.

Not only did he make a comeback, but he was just as funny, just as whitey, and still managed to push the white supremacists power structure view slightly. And he did this without having Huey Freeman speak more than a paragraph throughout the whole episode.

Also, for the first time in the shows history, McGruder has the characters play out their own faiths without the usual attempted guidance of Huey, as they are star struck and over excited by the thought of an African-American president.

Huey, on the other hand, is not star-struck, surprised, nor excited about the election of a black president. Yet, he is numbed by the thought. He doesn’t see the election as a bad thing, but as a cover up for what is really going on. However, you could even sense in Huey a thought of uncertainty. He knows better, but as a reflection of the writer, he knows nothing.

Through this you can tell McGruder does not know how to take the election himself. Huey, Granddad, and Riley usually represent three different main aspects of the African-American views, and Huey represents the view of which Aaron McGruder sides with.

So, in most episodes one could tell what McGruder is thinking by paying attention to Huey. In this first episode of the tired season Huey doesn’t say much. For McGruder himself must have been stunned when Obama won the election, though he did vote for the candidate. For in an interview with “Hard Knock TV,” during the 2008 presidential election, he said he did not believe Obama would win the election because, and I quote, “in a twisted kind of work system, I don’t know if anyone who is not supposed to win can win.”

Though the show kept many of its qualities, and was as entertaining as it always has been, one quality that was missing was the shows sense of direction. It can be seen that Huey has taking some form of oath to silence, and this is because the writer, Aaron McGruder, is not sure what to expect from this country anymore. Huey’s purpose in the show is to be the prophet who has obtained knowledge of the county’s every conspiracy through his in-depth research. Of course, McGruder himself thought previously that he had an idea of these conspiracies, but within the past two years (while his show has been off the air) he has seen that he has no idea.

However, overall, “The Boondocks” has made a smashing comeback. And though the show does not dive into its conspiracy speculating role, as it would usually do, it does a fantastic job of all the other things it does best: catching the essence of all aspects of the African-American culture during modern historical events in an over exaggerated, yet truthful, in your face, and entertaining fashion.