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(149,308 posts)Enthusiast
(50,983 posts)Gothmog
(144,002 posts)Mnemosyne
(21,363 posts)n2doc
(47,953 posts)Lester is usually a RW asshat. I wonder if he has some LGBT friends and actually is sympathetic to their rights.
CaliforniaPeggy
(149,308 posts)Thanks for the info, my dear n2doc!
forest444
(5,902 posts)Just to watch them erupt in poop throwing attacks.
But that's OK. That's what zoos are there for, after all.
CaliforniaPeggy
(149,308 posts)I'm sure it would truly play havoc with their "brains."
japple
(9,773 posts)Thanks again. (Borrowing this to share)
SCVDem
(5,103 posts)Omaha Steve
(99,073 posts)sheshe2
(83,347 posts)Thank you Peggy!
WillyT
(72,631 posts)Terra Alta
(5,158 posts)Thanks for posting this, Peggy!
alp227
(31,962 posts)CaliforniaPeggy
(149,308 posts)brer cat
(24,402 posts)calimary
(80,699 posts)Android3.14
(5,402 posts)The stereotype the artist portrays here (delicate fingers on knees), the empty seats on the bus, the inappropriate behavior of plopping down next to a person on a largely empty bus, along with the contrast between the grinning LGBT couple being in festive colors and Rosa Parks in the serious black-and-white with a shocked frown on her face would lead anti-LGBT people to see this as expressing the message that gay marriage is frivolous compared to the strife of racial inequality.
Given this guys past work, I think he may intend the exact opposite of the message you saw here.
Google search for Lester cartoons
malthaussen
(17,066 posts)Interesting point about the cartoon, but I think most people who see it will interpret it as Peggy has, so Mr Lester may be disappointed in his cartoon's affect.
-- Mal
Android3.14
(5,402 posts)The tactics of Stephen Colbert come to mind, though.
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tavernier
(12,322 posts)looking closer at the cartoon details. Ironically, though, it translates better as a positive message, as both minorities have endured centuries of struggles.
Ironic in the sense that bigots and racists wouldn't be able to relate to that fact.
demmiblue
(36,751 posts)This one is puke-worthy:
(via The Political Carnival)
In addition, a lot of them are posted at Townhall.com:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Townhall.com
Here is the wiki for Lester:
In May 2009, Lester received the Reuben Award from the National Cartoonists Society for his work on the children's book Cool Daddy Rat.[2]
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mike_Lester
progree
(10,864 posts)Not at all a positive portrayal of gay marriage
cui bono
(19,926 posts)My initial reaction was positive but I did think it should say "Just Married" instead of "Gay Marriage" if it wanted to send a triumphant message.
malthaussen
(17,066 posts)But he makes Rosa Parks look too old.
-- Mal
brush
(53,475 posts)That cartoon nails it.