I’m reminded of my favorite piece of dialog from The Monkees episode “The Devil & Peter Tork”: Mike: So that’s what cuckoo [mouths “Hell”] is all about. Davy: Yeah; cuckoo is pretty scary. Micky: You know what’s even more scary? You can’t say cuckoo on television!
Drop the strip from the paper, don’t publish that one strip, anything but the removal of objectionable words and passages form written material. The removal of what can offend people can prevent the warning of a potential negative outcome.
People today have too thin of a skin. We get outraged over offensive actions or statements without taking in to account the original intent of the offending party. Just because a lot of folks may take offense to something the person who released it shouldn’t be crucified for having a different view.
The Houston Post reran an old Bloom County in place of the correct Sunday strip about 20 years ago because they deemed it too offensive. You could go by the newspaper office and pick up a copy of the “offensive” strip. We did and it was hilarious. It was bunch of the guys and one of them told a blonde joke. A woman walks up and reads them the riot act concluding, “You should take a long, hard look at what gives your life meaning.” (Something like that, it’s been a long time.) The last panel has all of these guys looking into their shorts. Probably a bit too accurate and funny as all get-out. Offensive? To some, I guess.
x_Tech over 5 years ago
And I just wanted to add “you ████ can ████ with your ██ ████”
Wren Fahel over 5 years ago
I’m reminded of my favorite piece of dialog from The Monkees episode “The Devil & Peter Tork”: Mike: So that’s what cuckoo [mouths “Hell”] is all about. Davy: Yeah; cuckoo is pretty scary. Micky: You know what’s even more scary? You can’t say cuckoo on television!
banjinshiju over 5 years ago
Drop the strip from the paper, don’t publish that one strip, anything but the removal of objectionable words and passages form written material. The removal of what can offend people can prevent the warning of a potential negative outcome.
ChessPirate over 5 years ago
“They can eat my shorts”?
COL Crash over 5 years ago
People today have too thin of a skin. We get outraged over offensive actions or statements without taking in to account the original intent of the offending party. Just because a lot of folks may take offense to something the person who released it shouldn’t be crucified for having a different view.
TexTech over 5 years ago
The Houston Post reran an old Bloom County in place of the correct Sunday strip about 20 years ago because they deemed it too offensive. You could go by the newspaper office and pick up a copy of the “offensive” strip. We did and it was hilarious. It was bunch of the guys and one of them told a blonde joke. A woman walks up and reads them the riot act concluding, “You should take a long, hard look at what gives your life meaning.” (Something like that, it’s been a long time.) The last panel has all of these guys looking into their shorts. Probably a bit too accurate and funny as all get-out. Offensive? To some, I guess.
BeniHanna6 Premium Member over 5 years ago
Totally agree with the subscriber.
Sailor46 USN 65-95 over 5 years ago
You find it offensive and I find it funny, that must be why I’m happier than you.
Sisyphos over 5 years ago
Newspapers, and more particularly their editors/editorial boards, are weenies. All that revolves in their heads is, how will the advertisers react?
All else is a pretext.
tad1 over 5 years ago
What a load of (censored).