Saturday, November 10, 2007
(12:16 PM) | Adam Kotsko:
Cultural Sensitivity
At long last, Jack T. Chick is providing new versions of his classic comic tracts featuring black characters. They've already met with some success in the field:Pastor Jerry Thornton, who pastors a black church in Southern California tried some of the tracts in his ministry before they were officially released. He says, "The black tracts were especially useful to tell the people of color that they are special enough for Chick Publications to make a special edition of the tract line just for them. They often feel neglected and marginalized and appreciate the special attention when it is given."The black versions have slightly altered names, presumably to help make sure that white people don't accidentally order them.
Sadly, they do not yet seem to have translated The Gay Blade.
