He probably figured it matched the American stereotype of the French male a bit too well.
These cartoons, banned because they were based around African American stereotypes, included:
This was done because she was originally depicted as an African American stereotype.
A hick is a term for an American stereotype.
The article continues explaining that Howells used every black American stereotype he could find and incorporated it into the book.
This is well reflected by the popular "fat American" stereotype.
Each of the four characters represents an African American stereotype in society.
An American cultural stereotype of a man going through a midlife crisis is that he buys a sports car.
It's not where American stereotypes place them.
"It's an American stereotype and an American strategy," he stressed.