Would somebody please explain today's "B.C." to me?

[Pool Hall Ace]

I know what today is, but the humor escapes me.

[PVnRT]

1. It's the author whining about how those DAMN DIRTY JAPS

sell cars here. Apparently he thinks we should've glassed the entire country; this is not surprising, since the author of this "comic" strip is a right-wing racist loon.

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

2. The B.C. cartoonist is a bit to the right of Darth Vader.

I think he is suggesting we should still be hating the Japanese for Pearl Harbor, but we don't only because they make a lot of cars. He's an idiot.

[NMDemDist2]

31. you got that right, he's a RW wackjob IMO n/t

[mainegreen]

3. Toyota is a Japanese company? nt

[plcdude]

4. I think he is

pointing out the hypocrisy of corporate america.

[Archae]

5. The usual from the right-wing...

"B. C." 's creator has become a fundy "Christian," so in this strip, he adds a slam against imaginary "political correctness," even though the word is used every year today, especially when FDR's speech is played or printed.

[rug]

6. Capitalism trumps nationalism.

[eyesroll]

7. Holy CRAP is that inappropriate.

Pearl Harbor day = "A day that will live in infamy."

Apparently it's not "infamous" anymore because the Japanese car industry is thriving. :wtf:

[LaurenG]

9. Toyota has very well built autos.

I drive a 95 and hubby drives an 89 neither ever had a major problem. I guess the guy doesn't understand how many of those cars are also built in the US by US citizens.

[Rob H.]

11. I was thinking the same thing re: where they're built

I think Honda builds a lot of its cars and motorcycles here in the U.S., too. Hell, even Harley-Davidson's aren't 100% American wrt their parts.

It's not as uncommon as he seems to think, either. I drive a two-door Dodge Stratus, and it says "Dodge" on it but it's basically a rebodied Mitsubishi Eclipse--the interiors are identical, even. (Dodge is part owner of Mitsubishi, iirc.)

Walker's an idiot.

[Pool Hall Ace]

12. The message I got from the strip was that Americans who

purchase and drive Japanese cars are stupid, because they have apparently forgotten all about Pearl Harbor.

I don't know why I'm surprised, though. I'm aware that Walker is racist, and I usually skip over B.C., but this one caught my eye.

Sometimes, I think B.C. belongs on the editorial page, like Doonesbury.

[hunter]

8. Right wing code speak by a racist old fart.

Sometimes you almost feel sorry for them until they do something like this.

[crispini]

10. Wow! What an ass!

I'm impressed!

[slackmaster]

13. There's nothing to explain

It's not funny in any way. Or profound. Or meaningful.

[Dukkha]

14. how appropriate

his ideology is dated from the same time period as his cartoon strip's title.

douche bag.

[Taverner]

15. He's just mad at Toyota for making the Prius

Johnny Hart thinks we should all be in Gas Guzzling SUVs, or we're unamerican.

Fucking twit

[Burma Jones]

16. Ignorant Ravings by an old douche that has given up on learning anything outside the Bible

I believe these days, the Automobile with the highest percentage of US made content is the.....Honda Accord.

Guys his age were taught to REALLY HATE the Japanese, I think you're supposed to let it go after 65 years though

[Phillycat]

17. I love my 2001 Corolla.

SUCK IT B.C.

[Frank Cannon]

18. Johnny Hart is either senile, a stroke victim, or just plain nuts

I wouldn't put too much stock in his crazy drawings. BC was great in its day (like, 30 years ago), but now it just represents the scrawlings of a madman.

I think this strip is a dig at buying Japanese cars. I'm sorry, but I bought a Honda that was manufactured in Ohio a few years ago, and I financed it through a company in Texas. It's one of the best cars I've ever owned.

I really think Johnny needs to look at placement in a long-term-care facility.

[Radical Activist]

19. I guess he thinks we should hold a grudge.

Maybe the Japanese should be holding a grudge for being the only nation to have two atomic bombs dropped on them. Who Would Jesus Nuclear Bomb?

[Az]

20. Johnny Hart needs to crawl back in his bottle

He used to be funny when he was a drunk.

[pokerfan]

21. Free trade helps prevent war

"When goods don't cross borders, soldiers will."
~ Frederic Bastiat

So the strip is moronic on more than just one level.

[marzipanni]

22. He who has sold the most Toyotas at the end of the game wins.

[mdmc]

23. racism

I don't read this toon, or mallard fillmore.

[Az]

24. To spell out the intent of this racist strip

He is stating that we should still hold the Japanese in contempt due to Pearl Harbor. He seems to be stating that the reason we no longer hold them in contempt is because of greed due to the fact that Toyota has become an economic powerhouse and we want a piece of it.

[trogdor]

25. A really bad Jap joke.

In poor taste.

They can have my Toyota when they pry my cold dead hands from the steering wheel.

[fishnfla]

26. The failure that is Iraq will never be the success that is Japan

poor bush loving idjit

[uppityperson]

27. I found a place to contact the author online, here is link

http://www.creators.com/comics_writetheauthor.cfm?pg=write&comicname=bc
I was polite, pointing out that it is not funny, makes no sense and is racist.

[TommyO]

28. Sent This:

Given today's strip, I wonder what you think of those of us who own German cars?

The fact is that we no longer live in a time where we are the attacked nation we were in World War II, we are now the attackers.

I wonder if an Iraqi cartoonist will do a similar strip about American automobiles in 65 years.

[Pool Hall Ace]

29. Nice letter! I sent him a letter, too.

And I love your sig line! :hi:

[Az]

30. The absolute irony of BC

is that Johnny Hart no longer believes cavemen existed. He is a young earth creationist. And yet he makes his living from cavemen.

[Redstone]

32. Fuck if I know. Mr Hart is clearly clinically insane.

Redstone