An Un-Funny Valentine

Thursday, March 25th, 2004

Black Spongebob MisprintAn Un-Funny Valentine describes how a printing error turned an amusing cartoon character into…what most old cartoon characters, like Mickey Mouse and Felix the Cat, always looked like:

Somehow, boxes of SpongeBob SquarePants Valentine’s Day cards are popping up in local Wal-Mart stores — but the popular cartoon character found inside isn’t his traditional yellow color.

He’s black. And with his trademark big teeth and wide eyes, this SpongeBob seems similar to offensive images of African Americans portrayed in minstrel shows decades ago.

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