Comments on: Offensive cartoon drawings http://thebloghorn.org/2009/02/19/offensive-cartoon-drawings/ The Bloghorn is the digital cartoon blog of the UK Professional Cartoonists' Organisation Fri, 11 Nov 2011 14:41:03 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.1 By: Murdoch apologises for chimp cartoon — thebloghorn.org http://thebloghorn.org/2009/02/19/offensive-cartoon-drawings/comment-page-1/#comment-823 Murdoch apologises for chimp cartoon — thebloghorn.org Tue, 24 Feb 2009 17:09:59 +0000 http://thebloghorn.org/?p=1003#comment-823 [...] Rupert Murdoch, Chairman of the New York Post, the newspaper which published a recent controversial cartoon by Sean Delonas has apologised for the offence it has caused. [...] [...] Rupert Murdoch, Chairman of the New York Post, the newspaper which published a recent controversial cartoon by Sean Delonas has apologised for the offence it has caused. [...]

]]> By: bill stott http://thebloghorn.org/2009/02/19/offensive-cartoon-drawings/comment-page-1/#comment-799 bill stott Thu, 19 Feb 2009 13:50:53 +0000 http://thebloghorn.org/?p=1003#comment-799 Its a lazy cartoon. Obvious enough link, but lazy precisely because those who seek offence don't have to look too hard. There's no Danish extraction anywhere in the cartoonist's family, is there ? Its a lazy cartoon. Obvious enough link, but lazy precisely because those who seek offence don’t have to look too hard. There’s no Danish extraction anywhere in the cartoonist’s family, is there ?

]]> By: Nigel Sutherland http://thebloghorn.org/2009/02/19/offensive-cartoon-drawings/comment-page-1/#comment-798 Nigel Sutherland Thu, 19 Feb 2009 12:41:06 +0000 http://thebloghorn.org/?p=1003#comment-798 Unfortunate, yes, but the cartoon is actually parodying a current news story where a violent chimp was shot by police. I think that needs to be made aware before final judgement is passed. On reflection, it was probably unwise of the cartoonist to link the two, but at least there was some logic behind the link. This was the statement from Col Allan, editor-in-chief of the Post: "The cartoon is a clear parody of a current news event, to wit the shooting of a violent chimpanzee in Connecticut. It broadly mocks Washington's efforts to revive the economy. Again, Al Sharpton reveals himself as nothing more than a publicity opportunist." Unfortunate, yes, but the cartoon is actually parodying a current news story where a violent chimp was shot by police. I think that needs to be made aware before final judgement is passed. On reflection, it was probably unwise of the cartoonist to link the two, but at least there was some logic behind the link.

This was the statement from Col Allan, editor-in-chief of the Post:

“The cartoon is a clear parody of a current news event, to wit the shooting of a violent chimpanzee in Connecticut. It broadly mocks Washington’s efforts to revive the economy. Again, Al Sharpton reveals himself as nothing more than a publicity opportunist.”

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