For Saudi Arabia’s lone female cartoonist drawing is more than just satire, it’s “a duty.”
Female cartoonist’s provocative work challenges Saudi society
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NAACP calls for firing of N.Y. Post cartoonist
Leaders of the NAACP on Saturday called for the firing of the New York Post cartoonist whose drawing lampooning the federal stimulus bill has drawn charges that it’s racist and encourages violence toward President Obama. Speaking at the civil rights group’s annual meeting in New York, NAACP President Benjamin Todd Jealous said that if Sean Delonas is not fired, the group will call for protests of the paper and Fox television affiliates, which are owned by Post parent company News Corp. “There is consensus that if the Post does not ..
Racism row over chimp cartoon sparks debate
Racist, unfunny, hilarious, confusing, lame.
Kyrgyzstan parliament votes to close key U.S. base
Kyrgyzstan parliament has voted to close a base the U.S. military uses as a route for troops and supplies heading into Afghanistan, a government spokesman said Thursday. The artist, Sean Delonas, called Sharpton’s reaction “ridiculous,” and the newspaper defended its decision to run his cartoon.