Claudia Zahn<p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Franklin" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Franklin</span></a> is an essential character in the world of Charlie Brown. Perhaps one should look more closely at the illustration. Maybe it represents the isolation of what racism looks like. Times were different, and it was brave and progressive of Schulz to create him. Let’s continue acknowledging the wrongs and focusing on improving.<br>Nowadays, they say "don't draw a character that is trans". Their bigotry just changed colors.<br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/CharlesShulz" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CharlesShulz</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Peanuts" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Peanuts</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/POC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>POC</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/SouthernReader" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SouthernReader</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/USA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>USA</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/USPolitics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>USPolitics</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Snoopy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Snoopy</span></a></p>