Huey Freemans intelligence exceeds the expectation of an ten-year-old. His love for racial justice and "the struggle" is what makes him fit the criteria for the activist wing of the Black community. His carefree revolutionary persona resembles that of real life activist Deray Mckesson. Both Deray and Huey are always trying to find ways to be heard so they can bring light to various issues, mostly regarding race relationships, to help make a change. However, like any activist, not everyone listens to them. When they do, sometimes they'll be looking past the content of what their saying; gravitating their attention to how well-spoken and articulate they are. An example, although quite satirical, of this was in the very first episode of The Boondocks, "The Garden Party".
In "The Garden Party", the Freemans are invited to Ed Wunclers garden party. In hopes to shock the wealthy white party-goers at the event, Huey goes from guest to guest telling them the "truth"; Ronald Reagan was the Devil, Bush did 9/11 and Jesus was black. Rather than the shock and spark of revolution he was hoping for, Huey is met with passive applause and empty compliments regarding his "articulation" of speech. Although his "truth" in this instance is debatable, this response is what many activists and revolutionaries are met with. The lip service and passive applause that Huey received after telling Wunclers guests "the truth" highlights another obstacle activists face. If people aren't directly affected by the issue, then they feel as though its not their problem. The party-goers were all rich, so Hueys truth would not affect them at all so they commented on the way he talked.
In "The Garden Party", the Freemans are invited to Ed Wunclers garden party. In hopes to shock the wealthy white party-goers at the event, Huey goes from guest to guest telling them the "truth"; Ronald Reagan was the Devil, Bush did 9/11 and Jesus was black. Rather than the shock and spark of revolution he was hoping for, Huey is met with passive applause and empty compliments regarding his "articulation" of speech. Although his "truth" in this instance is debatable, this response is what many activists and revolutionaries are met with. The lip service and passive applause that Huey received after telling Wunclers guests "the truth" highlights another obstacle activists face. If people aren't directly affected by the issue, then they feel as though its not their problem. The party-goers were all rich, so Hueys truth would not affect them at all so they commented on the way he talked.