Uploaded March 2024 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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►► Alternate Title: The Boondocks | The Perception of Fame
The story of how deadlines, fame and fear of cancellation destroyed the creator's drive to write & draw comics.

The creator of The Boondocks, Aaron McGruder, hated The Boondocks comic strip. And despite the outcry, completely refuses to return to it. This video explores the severed relationship Aaron had with the strip, and how it threatened his friendships, his health and idea of fame.

This is a video that I've had in the bunker for four years. Primarily because I never knew how to properly go about tackling it. It felt too personal and too involved, and it was one of the many reasons I hesitated when deciding to do the Docuseries.

But, with time, I think there's a lot of value in people seeing and hearing this story. A story of Aaron McGruder and how deadlines and the perception of fame damaged his relationship with the comic strip forever.

Alt Title 2: The Boondocks | The Price of Fame
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I cover media and discussion topics from a black leftist lens framed around The Boondocks, black identity and a range of nerdy stuff I'm into. In my spare time, I supply food for a foodbank, infrequently attend an afro diaspora community garden and I'm developing a black indie video game called NIXIE.

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