{"id":22197,"date":"2016-08-18T19:40:07","date_gmt":"2016-08-19T02:40:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/amptoons.com\/blog\/?p=22197"},"modified":"2016-08-18T19:40:07","modified_gmt":"2016-08-19T02:40:07","slug":"stop-touching-her-hair-white-people","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/amptoons.com\/blog\/?p=22197","title":{"rendered":"Stop Touching Her Hair, White People!"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Panel 1
\nThere are two women in this panel, a white woman and a black woman. Both are smiling.<\/p>\n

CAPTION: MONDAY
\nWhite woman: Your hair is so beautiful! Can I touch it?
\nBlack woman: Thanks, but no.<\/p>\n

Panel 2
\nThis panel shows a different white woman, and the same black woman. The white woman is smiling, but the Black woman’s expression is now a little wary, and her arms are crossed.<\/p>\n

CAPTION: TUESDAY
\nWhite woman 2: How do you wash your hair? Does it smell? Can I touch it?
\nBlack woman: I’d rather you didn’t.<\/p>\n

Panel 3
\nA white man now appears, along with the same Black woman. He is smiling and reaching for her head; she is jerking back, holding up her hands protectively.<\/p>\n

CAPTION: WEDNESDAY
\nWhite man: What does that stuff feel like?
\nBlack woman: Hey! Hands off, please.<\/p>\n

Panel 4
\nA third white woman is in this panel, along with the same Black woman. The white woman is reaching out for the Black woman; the Black woman is yelling in frustration.<\/p>\n

CAPTION: THURSDAY
\nWhite woman 3: May I touch your-
\nBlack woman: NOT A PETTING ZOO!<\/p>\n

Panel 5
\nThe Black woman has stormed off, leaving white woman 3 alone in the panel. She looks surprised, looking in the direction that the Black woman left.<\/p>\n

Panel 6
\nWhite woman 3 now looks annoyed.<\/p>\n

White woman 3 (thought): Why are black people so touchy?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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