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Tony Auth cartoon cited as a lie and offensive
A recent editorial cartoon by Philadelphia Inquirer editorial cartoonist Tony Auth has hacked off supporters of South Philly High principal LaGreta Brown who was depicted as sleeping on the job.
J. Whyatt Mondesire, head of the Philadelphia chapter of the NAACP, called the cartoon “disgusting. It is a lie. It is offensive. The Inquirer should [...]
Posted on: Mar 11, 2010, Section: Controversies, Editorial cartooning, Comments: 13 Comments
Pennsylvania woman tied to plot to kill Lars Vilks
I reported earlier that seven people were arrested in Ireland for allegedly plotting to kill Swede cartoonst Lars Vilks. A Pennsylvania woman who calls herself “JihadJan” has also been arrested in connection to that assassination plot.
Ms. LaRose, 46, was arrested in Philadelphia in October, but her case was kept under seal. Although the indictment [...]
Posted on: Mar 10, 2010, Section: Controversies, International, Comments: 0 Comments
Another plot uncovered to kill Danish cartoonist
Four men and three women were arrested in Ireland for allegedly plotting to kill Lars Vilks, one of the infamous Muhammad cartoonist. Lars’ caricature featured the Prophet Mohammad with the body of a dog. Islamic militants put a $100,000 bounty on his head.
Posted on: Mar 9, 2010, Section: Controversies, International, Comments: 1 Comment
Danish paper criticized for issuing apology
The Daily Plitiken printed an apology for running the Mohammad cartoon along with other Danish papers in a show of solidarity after the New Year murder attempt on cartoonist Kurt Westergaard. But not all are happy with the apology for reasons you might not expect.
Politiken said that it was apologising for the offence caused and [...]
Posted on: Mar 1, 2010, Section: Controversies, International, Comments: 2 Comments
Tea Partiers demands apology from Captain America
Mistake or not, the first run of issue 602 of Captain American just became more valuable than otherwise would be after Tea bagger references were discovered and corrected for future editions. Tea Party Coalition members demand apology from Marvel.
In issue No. 602 of Captain America, “Two Americas, Part One,” Captain America and his partner The [...]
Posted on: Feb 17, 2010, Section: Comic Books, Controversies, Comments: 9 Comments
Rob Rogers cartoon causes stir amongst police
Post-Gazette’s Rob Rogers has upset Pittsburgh police officers. The cartoon responds to a news story where three white officers are accused of beating a black teenager. The cartoon depicts a man and a woman in a cafe talking about the incident and during the multi-panel cartoon, one of the characters suggests that the police training [...]
Posted on: Feb 10, 2010, Section: Controversies, Editorial cartooning, Comments: 28 Comments
College president apologizes for cartoon
Delta College president Jean Goodnow has apologized to the for the hurt and disappointment caused by a cartoon that ran in the campus newspaper which painted the city of Saginaw MI as a place of drugs and violence. The cartoon has prompted outrage from several community leaders and prompted a community forum that included [...]
Posted on: Feb 4, 2010, Section: College cartoonists, Controversies, Comments: 4 Comments
College paper apologizes for Haiti sex cartoon
The Independent Florida Alligator has issued an apology for running a cartoon depicting a man and woman having sex while texting their donation to the American Red Cross (link goes to the cartoon, NSFW).
When deciding to run that cartoon, we in no way wanted to make light of the situation that happened in Haiti.
Furthermore, [...]
Posted on: Jan 28, 2010, Section: College cartoonists, Comic strips, Controversies, Comments: 22 Comments
Westergaard video brings threats to teen creator
A 17 year-old teen girl created a video based on Lady Gaga’s “Bad Romance” music video that has resulted in threats. The video, entitled “Dangerous Romance with Kurt Westergaard,” was created to show “love and support” for Danish Mohammad cartoonist Kurt Westergaard. The video went viral in Denmark, but the high school media student has [...]
Posted on: Jan 21, 2010, Section: Controversies, International, Comments: 4 Comments
Observer student assistant editor resigns
Last Friday I reported that The Observer, an independent student run paper serving Notre Dame and Saint Mary’s, apologized for running an anti-gay cartoon. The assistant editor, Kara King, has resigned saying, “A miscommunication between another editor and myself led to the comic running without me first reading and approving the material. Regardless, no excuse [...]
Posted on: Jan 19, 2010, Section: College cartoonists, Comic strips, Controversies, Comments: 3 Comments
The Observer apologizes for anti-gay cartoon
The Observer, an independent college paper serving the Notre Dame and Saint Mary’s campuses has issued an apology for allowing an anti-gay cartoon run in their Wednesday’s paper. The three panel cartoon depicts two charcters in conversation saying, “What is the easiest way to turn a fruit into a vegetable?” “No idea.” “A baseball bat.”
The [...]
Posted on: Jan 15, 2010, Section: Controversies, Comments: 25 Comments
Guarding Westergaard costing Denmark $3.8 million
Kurt Westergaard, the most famous of the Mohammad cartoon creators, has been under Danish police protection for the last couple of years. Politiken reports that the new bodyguard system operated by PET (the Danish Intelligence and Security Service) will cost an annual equivalent of US $3.8 million for salaries alone. His home has also been [...]
Posted on: Jan 14, 2010, Section: Controversies, Editorial cartooning, Comments: 1 Comment
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