Trudeau’s Doonesbury tackles abortion law, goes viral
North Country native Garry Trudeau’s Doonesbury comic strip went viral this week. The provocative cartoon about Texas’ new law mandating that abortion seekers receive a transvaginal ultrasound has been pulled from at least 60 newspapers and caused a fair amount of controversy.
Doonesbury cartoonist Gary Trudeau in 1999 at Tufts University. Photo: 48states
But Trudeau stands by his choice, telling the Washington Post’s Comic Riffs blog that
“to ignore it would have been comedy malpractice.”
He elaborates in a further interview with Slate Magazine.
“The systematic dismantling of reproductive rights, much like the takedown of collective bargaining, has been taking place in full view. All I’m trying to do is cut through a little of the complacency and lay out in some detail what’s at stake.”
Trudeau’s gotten a lot a lot of feedback about the strip–not all of it complimentary. But there’s one compliment he’s happiest about:
“The comment that pleased me the most this week came in an email from my daughter: ‘You’re a good friend to the ladies, Dad.’ I used to self-identify as a feminist, simply as a matter of principle. But now I’m also a father and a husband. This is about the health and rights of people I love.”
Sad to note that Trudeau’s Adirondack hometown newspaper (that proudly claims him as its own above each cartoon strip) would not run the cartoons in question.
The prodigal shun..
It is in the Post Star and I find it wickedly funny.
If the shoe fits, wear it.
I heard recently where the most popular name for boy babies in Texas is now Jose’
If that isn’t a hoot, I don’t know what is.
Seriously, censor this please, that is crazy.
BTW if they hadn’t noticed this is a cartoon!
“…I heard recently where the most popular name for boy babies in Texas is now Jose’ ”
(drum roll)
…and the second most poular is hose b.
ba-da-bum
It’s called Democracy, if the people of Texas want to slowly or quickly take away the “right” to kill the unborn that is their right.
AND if trudeau wants to oppose that with a cartoon that is cool also.
Also indeed I think the most common new names for children in Texas would be Hispanic; most Hispanics in Texas are pro-life.
Satire is always fair if not always welcome.