Saginaw stereotype in cartoon upsets readers

Alan Gardner January 20, 2010 1 minute 5 comments

It seems like college cartoon controversies happen in bunches. Here’s another from Michigan. Apparently a comic strip that appeared in the Delta College newspaper painted the city of Saginaw, MI as a place of drugs and violence – which didn’t go over well with readers – despite unscientific polls that showed people thought the stereotype was right on.

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Tom Wood

It seems like college cartoon controversies happen in bunches.

You say that like it’s a bad thing.

At least the college cartoonists are getting a reaction.

Jan 21,2010
brent childerhose

as someone who grew up in flint, michigan, 45 minutes south of saginaw, i can’t help but feel slighted. um, but we do like drugs.

Jan 21,2010
Jon Hughes

If they mean the city of Saginaw…yeah, I wouldn’t think it’s that far off. But the ‘suburbs’ aren’t nearly as bad as the city.

/Sag Township resident

Jan 21,2010
Rich Diesslin

Don’t you just hate it when someone gets offended. Bummer.

Jan 21,2010
Henry Clausner

…first ya got offense, then ya got defense…soundz like the Superbowl.

Jan 22,2010

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Saginaw stereotype in cartoon upsets readers

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