Comments on: college paper riled over Knight cartoon http://www.popcultureshock.com/college-paper-riled-over-knight-cartoon/45029/ Sun, 08 Nov 2009 04:05:10 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: Claudia http://www.popcultureshock.com/college-paper-riled-over-knight-cartoon/45029/comment-page-1/#comment-538083 Claudia Fri, 31 Oct 2008 02:14:22 +0000 http://www.popcultureshock.com/?p=45029#comment-538083 Hmm.... this is interesting. The kind of contradiction that Knight satirizes has been the media's favorite topic recently (take for instance: http://www.politico.com/blogs/bensmith/1008/A_sign_in_Licking.html?showall). So I wonder if the issue is the use of the slur? or the slur being directed at Obama? or being used by an Obama supporter? I think this editorial strip effectively captures - through both shock and humor - a transformational moment in our politics and our society. Clearly, this country still has a long way to go when it comes to race relations. But the fact that it manages to be oddly disturbing and just a tiniest bit encouraging is part of why it works. As a side note: maybe this controversy will give Keith Knight some national attention! Hmm…. this is interesting. The kind of contradiction that Knight satirizes has been the media’s favorite topic recently (take for instance: http://www.politico.com/blogs/bensmith/1008/A_sign_in_Licking.html?showall). So I wonder if the issue is the use of the slur? or the slur being directed at Obama? or being used by an Obama supporter? I think this editorial strip effectively captures – through both shock and humor – a transformational moment in our politics and our society. Clearly, this country still has a long way to go when it comes to race relations. But the fact that it manages to be oddly disturbing and just a tiniest bit encouraging is part of why it works.

As a side note: maybe this controversy will give Keith Knight some national attention!

]]> By: Guy LeCharles Gonzalez: loudpoet / Apology Unnecessary http://www.popcultureshock.com/college-paper-riled-over-knight-cartoon/45029/comment-page-1/#comment-538052 Guy LeCharles Gonzalez: loudpoet / Apology Unnecessary Thu, 30 Oct 2008 03:00:40 +0000 http://www.popcultureshock.com/?p=45029#comment-538052 [...] Baristanet and PopCultureShock) Spread the [...] [...] Baristanet and PopCultureShock) Spread the [...]

]]> By: Jon Haehnle http://www.popcultureshock.com/college-paper-riled-over-knight-cartoon/45029/comment-page-1/#comment-538017 Jon Haehnle Wed, 29 Oct 2008 20:51:18 +0000 http://www.popcultureshock.com/?p=45029#comment-538017 I thought it was pretty good too. Thanks for the link I thought it was pretty good too. Thanks for the link

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