Category Archives: Feminism, sexism, etc

Claiming The Politics of My Survival: A Male Survivor of Childhood Sexual Abuse Tells His Story

Posted on September 14, 2019 by Richard Jeffrey Newman

In March of 2018, as part of Nassau Community College’s Sexual Harassment/Assault Awareness program, I was invited to give a talk about my experience as a survivor of childhood sexual violence. I received my copy of the video of the … Continue reading →

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Cartoon: Reducing Abortion Is Definitely Their Number One Priority

Posted on June 10, 2019 by Ampersand

I’ve gone from making about six poli cartoons a year, to making almost fifty! That couldn’t happen without the support people give my patreon. A $1 pledge really matters. Democrats often say that abortion should be “safe, legal and rare.” … Continue reading →

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Cartoon: The Woman I’ve Been Waiting For

Posted on May 30, 2019 by Ampersand

I make a living because people support my cartoons on Patreon! Join them! Sorry for the relatively short post this time, but I don’t think this cartoon would be enhanced by a big discussion of what it’s about. This one … Continue reading →

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Cartoon: How Banning the Abortion Pill Works

Posted on May 24, 2019 by Ampersand

Support my patreon and help me keep drawing these cartoons! I can’t always say what inspires any particular cartoon. But in this case, I know exactly. Jessica Valenti tweeted this: Not one anti-choice legislator has answered this question: If a … Continue reading →

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Cartoon: Token White Male Character

Posted on May 20, 2019 by Ampersand

I can only make these cartoons because of my supporters on Patreon! If you can spare it, please join them! A $1 pledge really matters. If you don’t pay attention to online discussions of diversity in media, well then: Good … Continue reading →

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Cartoon: If A Fetus Could Talk

Posted on March 31, 2019 by Ampersand

Help me make more cartoons by supporting my Patreon! Okay, this one is probably in bad taste. But every friend I showed this to while I was working on it laughed. The “fetus” in this strip – who is, like … Continue reading →

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Cartoon: A Woman In The Primary

Posted on February 10, 2019 by Ampersand

Help me make more cartoons by supporting my Patreon! A $1 pledge means a lot. While I was working on this strip, my friend Rachel suggested I read the blogger Echidne’s post “The Hillarization of Female Politicians,” and I can … Continue reading →

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Cartoon: Forced Kidney Donation

Posted on January 9, 2019 by Ampersand

If you enjoy these cartoons, help me make more by supporting my Patreon! A $1 pledge really helps. In 1971, the philosopher Judith Jarvis Thomson wrote “A Defense of Abortion,” in which she used the example of a person waking … Continue reading →

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Fosta-Sesta and The Art Of Not Listening

Posted on January 8, 2019 by Ampersand

If you like these cartoons, please help me make more by supporting my Patreon! A $1 pledge really matters. This is sort of a “guilty obligation” comic.  :-p By which I mean, it makes me furious that our pundit class … Continue reading →

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Cartoon: Why Didn’t She?

Posted on September 25, 2018 by Ampersand

I couldn’t make these cartoons without people supporting my Patreon! A $1 pledge really matters. Another cartoon inspired by the current, infuriating moment. Hundreds of hundreds of conservatives (mostly, but not entirely, white men) have been asking this question. Including … Continue reading →

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