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n2doc

(47,953 posts) Sun Dec 28, 2014, 09:51 AM Dec 2014

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Sunday's Doonesbury- Sexual Violence

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Sunday's Doonesbury- Sexual Violence (Original Post) n2doc Dec 2014 OP

Is this today? AngryAmish Dec 2014 #1

Their message is still pretty clear Feral Child Dec 2014 #2

Well one worthwhile message is not to believe everything you read. AngryAmish Dec 2014 #3

OK Feral Child Dec 2014 #7

Hmmm. No answer. Unsurprising. HERVEPA Dec 2014 #10

Yep, I'm also not surprised. Feral Child Dec 2014 #15

cartoonist operate with about a six-week lag malthaussen Dec 2014 #5

Garry Trudeau used to work on about a two day lag rurallib Dec 2014 #12

Where'd you hear that? malthaussen Dec 2014 #16

Many years ago - probably back in the 70s or 80s rurallib Dec 2014 #17

Truedue says it was submitted before it was proven false AngryAmish Dec 2014 #18

Not all made up. HERVEPA Dec 2014 #6

What part of the uva case was not made up? AngryAmish Dec 2014 #8

Do not know. I do know that they did not disavow the whole article. HERVEPA Dec 2014 #9

Chicago Trib ran a different strip today. Gidney N Cloyd Dec 2014 #13

Not funny GeorgeGist Dec 2014 #4

Another great Doonesbury strip Gothmog Dec 2014 #11

I thought it was wicked accurate. nt bemildred Dec 2014 #14

AngryAmish

(25,704 posts)

1. Is this today?

Reply to n2doc (Original post)

Sun Dec 28, 2014, 09:52 AM

Dec 2014

And doesnt the artist know the uva thing was all made up?

Feral Child

(2,086 posts)

2. Their message is still pretty clear

Reply to AngryAmish (Reply #1)

Sun Dec 28, 2014, 09:56 AM

Dec 2014

Last edited Mon Dec 29, 2014, 04:58 PM - Edit history (1)

to those not in denial or looking for petty excuses to pretend there's no problem.

AngryAmish

(25,704 posts)

3. Well one worthwhile message is not to believe everything you read.

Reply to Feral Child (Reply #2)

Sun Dec 28, 2014, 09:59 AM

Dec 2014

Feral Child

(2,086 posts)

7. OK

Reply to AngryAmish (Reply #3)

Sun Dec 28, 2014, 10:28 AM

Dec 2014

Pretty self-apparent, don't you think?

On the other hand, how serious do you think the problem of date-rape is?

HERVEPA

(6,107 posts)

10. Hmmm. No answer. Unsurprising.

Reply to Feral Child (Reply #7)

Sun Dec 28, 2014, 10:54 AM

Dec 2014

Feral Child

(2,086 posts)

15. Yep, I'm also not surprised.

Reply to HERVEPA (Reply #10)

Mon Dec 29, 2014, 09:59 AM

Dec 2014

We get deflections that amount to denials, but no honest answers.

malthaussen

(17,205 posts)

5. cartoonist operate with about a six-week lag

Reply to AngryAmish (Reply #1)

Sun Dec 28, 2014, 10:04 AM

Dec 2014

Makes it hard to be topical, sometimes.

-- Mal

rurallib

(62,427 posts)

12. Garry Trudeau used to work on about a two day lag

Reply to malthaussen (Reply #5)

Sun Dec 28, 2014, 12:08 PM

Dec 2014

Assume he still does.

malthaussen

(17,205 posts)

16. Where'd you hear that?

Reply to rurallib (Reply #12)

Mon Dec 29, 2014, 10:05 AM

Dec 2014

He's been contracting out the artwork for so long, I'd have thought his lag was longer.

-- Mal

rurallib

(62,427 posts)

17. Many years ago - probably back in the 70s or 80s

Reply to malthaussen (Reply #16)

Mon Dec 29, 2014, 04:12 PM

Dec 2014

that was one of the hallmarks of his strip - it was quite timely.
Guess I wouldn't be surprised if he has the artwork contracted these days
Oh well - another of my myths shattered.

AngryAmish

(25,704 posts)

18. Truedue says it was submitted before it was proven false

Reply to malthaussen (Reply #5)

Tue Dec 30, 2014, 08:21 AM

Dec 2014

http://www.slate.com/blogs/the_slatest/2014/12/29/trudeau_defends_uva_comic_strip_doonesbury_cartoonist_blames_long_lead_time.html#comments

I guess like Don Sterling he is too old for his job. He should read the papers.

HERVEPA

(6,107 posts)

6. Not all made up.

Reply to AngryAmish (Reply #1)

Sun Dec 28, 2014, 10:16 AM

Dec 2014

In any case, this crap goes on everywhere.

AngryAmish

(25,704 posts)

8. What part of the uva case was not made up?

Reply to HERVEPA (Reply #6)

Sun Dec 28, 2014, 10:40 AM

Dec 2014

HERVEPA

(6,107 posts)

9. Do not know. I do know that they did not disavow the whole article.

Reply to AngryAmish (Reply #8)

Sun Dec 28, 2014, 10:53 AM

Dec 2014

And do you really think this crap doesn't go on at many schools?

Gidney N Cloyd

(19,842 posts)

13. Chicago Trib ran a different strip today.

Reply to AngryAmish (Reply #1)

Sun Dec 28, 2014, 12:59 PM

Dec 2014

I can't make out the date on it but it's something about Mike D. going clothes shopping.

GeorgeGist

(25,321 posts)

4. Not funny

Reply to n2doc (Original post)

Sun Dec 28, 2014, 10:00 AM

Dec 2014

Gothmog

(145,345 posts)

11. Another great Doonesbury strip

Reply to n2doc (Original post)

Sun Dec 28, 2014, 11:26 AM

Dec 2014

bemildred

(90,061 posts)

14. I thought it was wicked accurate. nt

Reply to n2doc (Original post)

Sun Dec 28, 2014, 01:50 PM

Dec 2014

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