Post-Gazette Cartoonist Accused of Sexism
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Pittsburgh Post-Gazette editorial cartoonist Steve Kelley is facing accusations of sexism after two cartoons in a row could be interpreted as portraying women as gold diggers.
The Pittsburgh City Paper has taken the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette and Steve Kelly to task for the cartoons:
For the past two days, Pittsburgh readers looking for some biting satire and political laughs in the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette were treated to some tone-deaf sexism instead.
Two political cartoons illustrated by cartoonist Steve Kelley attempt to joke about gender relations, one actually drawing from headlines about Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos’ divorce.
The City Paper said the January 13 cartoon
was apropos of no recent news event, so readers will just have to guess what it was attempting to skewer. Even so, Pittsburgh’s readers weren’t pleased…
The next day, the paper printed another sexist cartoon…Readers condemned this cartoon for being “sexist” and “misogynistic.”
The Pittsburgh City Paper article with various tweeters taking umbrage.
According to the City Paper the Post-Gazette had no response to the story.
It wasn’t just Pittsburghers and Post-Gazette opposition taking offense.
The Steve Kelley pages on GoComics for January 13 and January 14 got quite a bit of feedback.
david essman
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