405: A Good Meal
A Good Meal |
Made by: Andrew Kepple |
Explanation[edit | edit source]
The racist content in this strip is the implication that the Chinese are among the groups of people who don't hold cats and dogs as being above being eaten, and continue to eat them even where such things are looked down upon. The post-publication note says such a thing wouldn't be published if it were submitted now, but notes that the strip should remain as a record of the mistake made by creating and publishing it in the first place.
But what if this had occurred? Depending on how soon Jon felt like going out for Chinese food, Garfield and Odie might have been rescued... or it may have been too late, with the added possibilities of Jon either discovering or never realizing their fate.
The author writes[edit | edit source]
In the real version, they were going into a pet store, where Jon later ended up buying them back. Imagine the look of surprise on Jon's face, were this twisted version to continue along similar lines...
[Note added after publication: I would choose not to publish this strip now due to racist content. I leave it here as historical record, as I am a very strong believer in cataloguing and pointing out mistakes, rather than removing them and pretending they never happened.]
Original strip: 1986-09-22.
Transcript[edit | edit source]
Mrs Ernsberger: You boys look like you need a good meal.
Garfield: We're starved.
Mrs Ernsberger: Well come in. Eat! Eat!
Garfield: There you go, Odie.
Garfield: There are some good hearted people in this old world.
Sign on window: Peking Order Chinese Restaurant.