I’m astonished and embarrassed that the Miami Herald (Miami, FL) refused to print this cartoon (!) Dashed my notion of Miami being a progressive, somewhat free-thinking outpost in the south… If your newspaper printed this comic, BE THANKFUL you are able to see UNSENSORED news, comics or otherwise, regardless of where you stand on this issue. The Herald’s retraction seemed to imply that because this was a comic, it was “…offensive or inappropriate for children.” How cowardly! A newspaper representing free press is not held to a ‘General Audiences’ standard, and if the 1 page of comics must be child-friendly, FINE. In such a case, the comic in question should be printed on the OPINION page, NOT censored.
I’m astonished and embarrassed that the Miami Herald (Miami, FL) refused to print this cartoon (!) Dashed my notion of Miami being a progressive, somewhat free-thinking outpost in the south… If your newspaper printed this comic, BE THANKFUL you are able to see UNSENSORED news, comics or otherwise, regardless of where you stand on this issue. The Herald’s retraction seemed to imply that because this was a comic, it was “…offensive or inappropriate for children.” How cowardly! A newspaper representing free press is not held to a ‘General Audiences’ standard, and if the 1 page of comics must be child-friendly, FINE. In such a case, the comic in question should be printed on the OPINION page, NOT censored.