Christians Offended By Cartoons Update

* this is probably the best write-up of the controversy late last week at the University of Virginia about two cartoons that Christian groups found offensive. The newspaper pulled the cartoons and apologized; the cartoonists have not commented. Students have been placing offensive cartoons into campus publications in the same spirit these cartoons were put in there for something like five decades. What's slightly different is 1) Christian groups are more aggressively pursuing complaints against such critical cartoons, and more frequently cite hypocrisy on the part of perpetrators because I guess of their perceived reluctance to make sure they offend everyone equally, 2) local media sources are more likely to jump on such an issue and make a regional story out of it as opposed to something that stretches from the Pittenger Student Center to the Lyons Hall food court, 3) specialized Internet news sources like this one are happy to communicate such news to audiences that may number in the dozens, and 4) the Muhammed cartoons crisis of 2006 has changed the context for offensive cartoons over the last few years like Cher shucking herself in and out of Bob Mackie outfits during a musical concert.

* here's Editor & Publisher on last week's run of Dilbert strips that featured a character named Jesus. Scott Adams' replies to letters of complaint are prickly and hilarious.
 
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