The character Snoopy from the Peanuts comic strip/cartoon was trending on Twitter after a tweet from the Peanuts official Twitter account. In a tweet meant to convey interracial friendship in honor of Black History Month, the account shared a picture of Charlie Brown alongside Franklin, the first Black character in the Peanuts series. In the picture, Charlie Brown says to Franklin, "You're one of the good ones."
This immediately sparked outrage on social media forcing the Peanuts account to clarify the post and issue an apology. The statement read:
"Earlier today a tweet from this account, featuring an image of two friends, was misinterpreted. As this was not the intended message of the post, it has been deleted so as not to perpetuate an inaccurate interpretation. The post was meant as a celebration of friendship."