Barry’s BlueSky- Untitled May 18, 2024The Biggest Crisis A #PoliCartoon by me and Becky Hawkins.
- Untitled May 17, 2024#PoliCartoon: Fat Patients, Fat Patience #FatAcceptance
- Untitled May 17, 2024Thinking of that time that Degas painted the actress Ellen Andree sitting and looking pensive in a cafe, and Monet saw Degas' painting and decided to find the same actress and get her to pose in the same cafe so he could do his own version.
- Untitled May 17, 2024Copyright claims often go too far, crushing free speech and not allowing for the way artists are influenced by, repurpose, and even coincidentally echo, other art. Not this time, though! Jeff Dieschburg is a straight-up tracer who adds NOTHING original when he paints his copies of photos. [contains quote post or other embedded content]
- Untitled May 17, 2024#PoliCartoon: Defending Free Speech
- Untitled May 16, 2024The Existence of Trains Debate #PoliCartoon #Climate #ClimateChange #GlobalWarming
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Category Archives: Homophobic zaniness/more LGBTQ issues
Pope Calls Opposition To Death Penalty "Not Negotiable"; Media Misses It
From Reuters, under the headline “Catholic politicians must oppose gay marriage: Pope”: VATICAN CITY (Reuters) – The Church’s opposition to gay marriage is “non-negotiable” and Catholic politicians have a moral duty to oppose it, as well as laws on abortion … Continue reading
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Israeli Gay Pride March Forced To Move To Stadium
And of course, the bigots are gloating. Pam’s House Blend provides this quote from leading bigot Rabbi Yehuda Levin (pictured1): This is not the homo-land, this is the holy land. Today is a great victory for religious power. The sodomites … Continue reading
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Fundamentalist Jews And Muslims Unite In Hatred Of Gays
I’m stealing this post outright from Dispatches from the Culture War. Ed quotes from a Time Magazine article about reactions in Israel to this Friday’s planned Gay Pride parade: An unknown extremist Jewish group pasted up signs announcing a $500 … Continue reading
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Toy Donor Accuses Ronald McDonald House of Discriminating Against Lesbians
In this video, “Peppermint Patty” (great name!) describes having her donations turned away by a Ronald McDonald House worker, who explained that she wouldn’t accept toys from a lesbian. The video is, frankly, harrowing to watch, because Peppermint Patty is … Continue reading
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Opposing Equal Rights To Send A Message To The Middle East
A new addition to the list of the stupidest arguments against marriage equality. From the New York Times article on the House of Reps debate over same-sex marriage: Another Georgia Republican, Representative Phil Gingrey, said support for traditional marriage “is … Continue reading
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For The Straight Folks Who Don't Mind Gays But Wish They Weren't So Blatant
By Pat Parker (1944-1989) You know, some people got a lot of nerve. Sometimes I don’t believe the things I see and hear. Have you met the woman who’s shocked by two women kissing and in the same breath, tells … Continue reading
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Oregon Pastor Predicts God Will Smite Portland on Father's Day
You heard it right, my friends – according to an Oregon pastor’s prophecy, God so hates the queers, he’s prepared to destroy Portland. There will be earthquakes, floods, and buildings collapsing atop the LGBT Pride Parade. Thousands of queers (along … Continue reading
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The Daily Show on How Same Sex Marriage Ruined Massachusetts
Crooks and Liars has links to clips of the Daily Show’s recent segment on same-sex marriage, featuring Ed Helms interviewing Massachusetts anti-SSM activist Brian Camenker and a newly married gay couple. As Tom at Family Scholars says, “the juxtaposition of … Continue reading
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Are Homophobes Really Repressing Homosexuality?
There’s a famous study, which many liberals are fond of, which involves putting a special cuff around the penises of homophobic young men. This cuff measures even tiny changes in the penile circumference. The homophobes are then shown homoerotic films; … Continue reading
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