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Thursday, October 5, 2006

Political Cartoon of the Day

posted by on October 5 at 9:55 AM

Via Gawker

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Says Gawker…

Post “cartoonist” Sean Delonas raises his game today with the masterpiece you see here. We’re not sure which hand-drawn gay stereotype is our favorite: there are so many to choose from! Village People reference? Check! Umbrella drink? Check! Limp wrists? Check! AIDS ribbon? Check! Light loafers? You’d better believe it! He even gets a hamster in there (note the cage behind McGreevey)! Still, even with this cornucopia of homophobia, we’re going to have to give the nod to what’s going on in the bedroom, where a teddy bear holds what appears to be a big black dildo. You’ve got to hand it to Sean; he knows it’s an accumulation of small details that really brings the bigotry to life.

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1

I read this on the train this morning, and dashed off an angry letter to Rupert and his minions before I even checked Gawker. It is truly gross.

Posted by jake | October 5, 2006 10:03 AM
2

Rupert will get a good laugh out of that. He WANTS you to be pissed off.

Myself, I'm deeply offended at the insinuation that loafers, and the lightness thereof and therein, is a homosexual trait. I'm wearing loafers right now, gosh darn it!

Posted by Fnarf | October 5, 2006 10:08 AM
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The guy is already got a nasty little comment on his Amazon.com page (he illustrated a children's book, if you can believe it)--really, it's sort of shocking something like this made it into print, even at the Post (which I pick up every day but only for Page Six)

Posted by Boomer | October 5, 2006 10:13 AM
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Oh--and on the plus side, a good homo that we all love, David Rakoff, is scheduled to be on the Daily Show with Jon Stewart tonight. Watch it, Tivo is, love it

Posted by Boomer | October 5, 2006 10:16 AM
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And do not forget what is obviously a sibilant "s," spoken by McGreevey, complete with the flying spit that accompanies such speech defects.

Sorry, but I think there is an element of politically incorrect genius here.

Posted by SB | October 5, 2006 10:19 AM
6

Well, we always did have our suspicions about you Fnarf...

Posted by treacle | October 5, 2006 10:21 AM
7

That wallpaper is fabulous!

Posted by DOUG. | October 5, 2006 10:34 AM
8

Truly, Fnarf is suspiciously gay-esque.

Posted by Mark Mitchell | October 5, 2006 10:35 AM
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To my eternal shame I am completely and utterly hetero. Boobs, I'm always thinking about boobs. Right now, I'm thinking about boobs. Mmm, boobs. I'm uncomfortable with the word "metrosexual"; I prefer "straight poofter".

Posted by Fnarf | October 5, 2006 11:13 AM
10

Clearly in denial.

Posted by treacle | October 5, 2006 11:45 AM
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Maybe someday, when his inappropriate text messages come to light, we will know the truth about Fnarf.

That said, I will turn a blind eye to his hidden proclivities as long as he continues to wholeheartedly support the Gay Agenda.

Posted by Mark Mitchell | October 5, 2006 11:55 AM
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Fnarf has been sending me inappropriate text messages for years. I brought this to the attention of The Stranger, but they tried to brush it under the rug. It's time to take this directly to the American Public!

Posted by Blank Page | October 5, 2006 12:15 PM
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Wow, I didn't know you could cram THAT many stereotypes into one cartoon. Offensive stereotyping aside, there is an element of truth to it. You all KNOW that Foley will have a book out by spring. I'll bet a dollar he'll be on Oprah. Or, failing that, Barbara Walters.

Posted by SDA in SEA | October 5, 2006 12:37 PM
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Closet cases get what they deserve to a certain extent, especially those who have worked for Repugs. Then again, if this was directed at any other minority group, it probably would have been rejected by the newspaper. It's still ok to bash gays (especially gay men) in the good ol' USA! Rah! Rah!

The Village People joke is so tired, btw.

Posted by Queenie Peevy | October 5, 2006 1:16 PM
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But the "flowered wallpaper" joke, that bitch has LEGS. Get it? Flowered wallpaper? Get it? Oh my GAWD.

I hate to admit it, but I've been logging on to computers since 1974 and I've never sent an IM.

Posted by Fnarf | October 5, 2006 1:46 PM
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Why did he draw McGreevey as a black guy?

Posted by him | October 5, 2006 2:15 PM
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Here's another one, this time with just McGreevey, complete with mincing, light loafers, and fairy dust: Voila!

I think right-wingers are bringing McGreevey into this as part of their "Well, sure, but Democrats have sex scandals too!" strategy (and its corollary "It's all the gays' fault!" strategy.) Considering that there were no minors involved in McGreevey's scandal and that it's two years old, looks to me like they're grasping at straws.

Posted by flamingbanjo | October 5, 2006 2:42 PM
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I think that's a sheep in the bedroom.

Posted by keshmeshi | October 5, 2006 3:30 PM

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