People on social media have expressed outrage over the fact that the lone black character Franklin in "A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving" appears seated differently juxtaposed to the white characters during the famous dinner scene where Charlie Brown serves popcorn and toast to his hungry guests instead of turkey and stuffing. From The Hill:
A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving' Is Now Racist
The scene in question has four characters from Charles M. Schulz’s iconic "Peanuts" cartoon — Sally, Charlie Brown, Peppermint Patty and dog Snoopy — sitting on one side of a makeshift outdoor table for Thanksgiving dinner, with Marcie at one end of the table and Linus at the head.
The cartoon's lone black character, Franklin, is on his own side of the table seated on a lawn chair.
The cartoon's lone black character, Franklin, is on his own side of the table seated on a lawn chair.
A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving' Is Now Racist