Newspapers React Differently to 'Poo' in 'Prickly City' than 'Turd Blossom

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http://www.editorandpublisher.com/eandp/news/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1000999585

Newspapers React Differently to 'Poo' in 'Prickly City' than 'Turd Blossom' in 'Doonesbury'

NEW YORK Is "poo" a less offensive term than "turd"? Is tweaking a liberal Democrat like Howard Dean more acceptable to some newspaper editors than tweaking conservative Republicans like George W. Bush and Karl Rove?

Whatever the reason, no newspapers -- to Universal Press Syndicate's knowledge -- pulled or edited Wednesday's "Prickly City" strip that used the word "poo." Ten to 12 papers pulled or edited Tuesday and Wednesday's "Doonesbury" comic mentioning "Turd Blossom" -- Bush's nickname for Rove (E&P Online, July 26).

Meanwhile, a CNN.com poll showed most people think newspapers should not have dropped those two "Doonesbury" strips.

Scott Stantis, whose 2004-launched "Prickly City" comic runs in 75-plus papers, had his Winslow animal character say in Wednesday's strip: "Why do you dislike Howard Dean so much, Carmen?" She replies: "Believe it or not, Winslow, I want a two-sided debate of ideas. An adult voice to thoughtfully and vigorously challenge the majority party. Not some freak-show monkey boy who throws his own poo." To which Winslow says: "You don't watch a lot of cable news, do you?"

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[sakabatou]

1. They only pull it if its librul...

Gack...

[kiki]

2. The word for Prickly City is "SHIT"...

...but, to be fair, "poo" is a lot less rude than "turd". It's a baby word. "Poo" is to "turd" what "pee pee" is to "piss".

[Todd B]

3. Ugh, I don't think anything should of been pulled.

It's not like newspapers are surgically graphed to your hands - you do have the option to, oh I don't know, not read it!

I think it's rediculous to go in and say what someone can and cannot write about in an editorial cartoon (or anything for that matter). As long as it's not physically threatening to someone, what is the big freaking deal. I just love what we're teaching our children - if you don't like something, complain to the boss and he'll make it go away. :eyes: