May 1st, 2015
by Alex Hallatt
I had a reader complain about this cartoon today:
She emailed: So …the white polar bear can just go ahead and eat part of a still alive creature AND THAT’S supposed to be funny – really? I am now officially sorry that this particular strip is in my daily paper – I’m thinking there are other choices that are not quite so lame and gross – if you are trying to bring the idea that climate change is a bad thing, perhaps you want stay away from the image that a cartoon polar bear eats a part of a cartoon character while it still talks. Really? This cartoon did not impress me and did not make me laugh and made me reconsider its humor entirely. I must say, I was disappointed.
My reply: