Chicago Mayor Calls 'Scooby-Doo' Parody Criticizing Her 'Racist,' Then the Artist Fires Back

After the Chicago Teachers Union posted a “Scooby-Doo” parody on Wednesday criticizing Mayor Lori Lightfoot for not defunding the police, she responded by suggesting the cartoon was “clearly racist.” The mayor did not provide any evidence to back up her accusations.

On Saturday, the artist of the cartoon responded, criticizing the mayor for being ignorant of the picture’s true intentions.

“It’s certainly disappointing when a group that professes to be educators, people who are in our classrooms teaching our young people, would engage in these kinds of really deeply offensive and disappointing tactics.”

The artist of the parody, going by the name Electricstripe, questioned how a left-wing meme calling for the defunding of police could also be racist.