The Making of: The Ruckus

Uncle Ruckus (born July 4) is a fictional character and a frequent antagonist in the American comic strip The Boondocks and its animated sitcom adaptation. Created and designed by cartoonist Aaron McGruder, Ruckus is recognized as one of The Boondocks's most iconic characters. His most notable trait is his internalized racism; he is an outspoken white supremacist and even claims to be an Irish-American who suffers from "re-vitiligo" (which, as Ruckus describes it, is "the opposite of what Michael Jackson got"). He also embodies many old American working-class stereotypes, as he is crude, short-tempered, obese, clumsy, rule-breaking, and a jack of all trades.