Category Archives: Cartoons/Crosswords/Mirth

A Really Good Read?

Posted on June 17, 2013 by

Is the red dot between Teen and Agers, a zit?

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A Cartoonist Speaks Out on Iran

Posted on June 5, 2013 by

From my friend Michael in California (who drew the cartoon). Michael writes and illustrates for Investors.com. So, with New Zealand “leading the world on anti-nuclear, are we doing anything about Iran?  Or was all that just expedient pap when it … Continue reading →

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Demented Extremists Cartoon

Posted on June 4, 2013 by

Over at Kiwiblog, DPF is running this cartoon (which has been doing the rounds amongst the Left), under a headline Demented Extremists.  David suggests racism is subjective (which I’ve been disagreeing with all week) and that the Left are demented … Continue reading →

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Why Men Have Sheds & Weird Hobbies

Posted on June 4, 2013 by

Husband of Awesomeness:  Gene?  Gene who?  He one o’ya old boyfrens?

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Cartoon of the Day (US Voter Fraud)

Posted on June 3, 2013 by

From THE HILL, “Vote fraud is no big deal, right? It hardly ever happens. It’s so rare that it’s not even worth discussing. Anyone who claims to take the integrity of our ballots seriously is cynically exploiting phantom fears for … Continue reading →

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Some Pornography for the PM

Posted on June 1, 2013 by

Amid the ‘cartoons-racism’ furore, PM John Key said last night it was not possible to “lower the threshold for inciting racism” because, like pornography, racism is subjective.” I FIND THAT UTTERLY INCREDIBLE! and rather sad. Racism and pornograpy are both well-defined and represented … Continue reading →

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Are the Nisbet Cartoons Racist?

Posted on May 31, 2013 by

Al Nisbet, the editorial cartoonist at The Press in my home city of Christchurch, created outrage in official and media circles this week (Is This Racist, Susan Devoy?) with two cartoons some suggest are racist (discussed in detail below).  They were about … Continue reading →

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Enduring Mystery Solved!

Posted on May 31, 2013 by
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A Nazi Racist Cartoon (Jews & Chinese)

Posted on May 31, 2013 by

The Nazis were masters of propaganda and had a range of racist anti-semitic newspapers that frequently featured cartoons that helped shape the public mood against Jews over time, with repeated cartoons, articles and photographs shaping public opinion on race. Here … Continue reading →

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The 2nd Nisbet Cartoon

Posted on May 30, 2013 by

This is the second cartoon, that was run in The Press today. This also appears to have a strong race-based element to the ‘satire.’ See also: A Racist Cartoon?

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