Uncle Ruckus
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Uncle Ruckus | |
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television series | |
First appearance | "The Garden Party" (2005) |
Voiced by | Gary Anthony Williams |
In-universe information | |
Full name | Uncle Ruckus |
Relatives | Mr. Ruckus (father, deceased) Bunny Ruckus (mother) Darrel Ruckus (younger brother) Darryl Ruckus (younger brother) Nelly Ruckus (grandmother, deceased) Uncle Ruckus (great-uncle) |
Uncle Ruckus (born July 4, 1939) is a fictional character and the primary
Ruckus had a turbulent childhood being raised by his abusive father, Mr. Ruckus, whose abuse is the reason Ruckus has a mismatched glass eye. His mother, Bunny Ruckus had an identity crisis which often led her to criticize fellow African-American people and have a high opinion of white Americans. After being kicked out of his home as a teenager, he traveled to Woodcrest where he worked 47 odd jobs.
He embodies many old American working-class stereotypes as he is crude, short-tempered, obese, clumsy, rule-breaking, and a jack of all trades. One of his most notable traits is his internalized racism; he is an outspoken white supremacist and even claims to be an Irish-American who suffers from "reverse vitiligo".
Despite this, Ruckus maintains a close relationship with Robert Freeman and yearns for social acceptance. Despite the blue-collar routine of his life, he has had a number of remarkable experiences, including work as a recording artist.
Personality
Ruckus has an intense hatred of anything related to
Although Ruckus had a terrible father, the main cause of his foul personality and hateful view of the world is his mother who loved him deeply, but had a deep inferiority complex coupled with extreme internalized racism. Despite a lifetime of abuse and poor decisions, her conviction that her life would have been better had she been born white resulted in Ruckus wishing that the African-American population was still enslaved or never existed at all. He frequently introduces himself as "Uncle Ruckus, no relation" to indicate that he has no familial connection to the people he is addressing (and because his first name is literally Uncle).
Ruckus frequently expresses white supremacist views and makes derogatory comments about Michael Jackson, calling him a "lucky bastard" for his skin condition, vitiligo. Ruckus claims to have "re-vitiligo," which he believes keeps his skin tone dark despite using a homemade ointment of bleach and sulfur, which he believes helps his condition, though its effectiveness is uncertain.
In a flashback from when he was 20 years old in 1959, he is seen protesting against Martin Luther King Jr.'s marches during the civil rights movement and occasionally throwing bricks at him. Another flashback scene shows Ruckus serving on a Tennessee jury in 1957 that succeeded in convicting a blind black man of supposedly shooting and killing three white girls, with a Winchester rifle from about 50 yards away. Ruckus is the only black person on the otherwise all-white jury in a Jim Crow courtroom. During his first encounter with the Freeman family, Ruckus sings "Don't Trust Them New Niggas Over There" in the pilot episode, though he socializes freely with them afterwards.
Ruckus constantly hurls racism at all things black. On being asked if he supports the use of the word "nigga", he says, "No, I don't think we should use the word, and I'll tell ya why. Because niggas have gotten used to it, that's why. Hell, they like it now. It's like when you growin' crops and you strip the soil of its nutrients and goodness and then you can't grow nothin'. You gotta rotate your racist slurs. Now I know it's hard 'cause 'nigga' just rolls off the tongue the way sweat rolls off a nigga's forehead, but we cannot let that be a crutch. Especially when there are so many fine substitutes: spade, porch monkey, jiggaboo. I say the next time you gonna call a darkie a nigga, you call that coon a jungle bunny instead."
Jobs and lifestyle
Ruckus worships white society and culture, which explains why he lives in Woodcrest. Ruckus claims to like the smell of white people, which he likens to "
Ruckus has held a wide variety of jobs during the series such as a car parking valet, police officer, maitre d', movie theater usher, and exorcist, as well as working at many of the town's establishments. In the banned episode "The Uncle Ruckus Reality Show", he claims to have 32 jobs over the course of the week, which is why he wakes up at 4:45 a.m. every morning. Despite having worked so many jobs, he continues to live in a dilapidated home and drives a beaten-up truck. At one point, he joined the police force after turning down a seven-figure settlement for being wrongfully shot at 118 times, claiming that the officers "were simply doing their job". Even after he becomes an officer, they still beat him on the pretext that "he has a gun". As an officer, he promises to make every black man's life as miserable as he possibly can.[2]
Ruckus also becomes an
Although he is over 70 years old and
In the episode "
The only episode where Ruckus does not display any animosity toward blacks is "
Relationships
Uncle Ruckus says in episode, "
Ruckus tolerates the
Film
McGruder launched a
References
- ^ Cooper, Wilbert L. (February 25, 2013). "'The Boondocks' Creator Aaron McGruder Tells Us About 'The Uncle Ruckus Movie'". Vice.com. Retrieved April 4, 2015.
- The Block is Hot".
- The Passion of Reverend Ruckus".
- ...Or Die Trying".
- ^ "Granddad's Fight".
- ^ "The Trial of R. Kelly".
- ^ "A Huey Freeman Christmas".
- ^ McGruder, Aaron. "The Uncle Ruckus Movie". Kickstarter. Retrieved September 21, 2013.
- ^ Obenson, Tambay A. (January 31, 2013). "Aaron McGruder Is Making A Live-Action Uncle Ruckus Movie. Launches Kickstarter Campaign". Retrieved February 5, 2022.
- ^ Brothers, David (February 5, 2022). "'The Boondocks' Creator Kickstarts Uncle Ruckus Film Based On TV's Funniest Racist". ComicsAlliance. Archived from the original on February 13, 2013. Retrieved February 22, 2013.