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Saturday, June 6, 2009

Sotomayor Cartoon Puts Daily Oklahoman in Hot Water Yesterday.

The cartoon, by Creator's Syndicate Chip Bok, also shows a sombrero-donning President Obama handing out baseball bats to members of the GOP. ( to consider the June 2 cartoon.) "A painting speaks louder than words and that cartoon sends a word to women of all ages: 'Back off. Know your place.



Or we'll guide a punch to you and inculcate you a lesson,'". Back in 1999, the Columbia Journalism Review flogged the newsletter for touting the right-wing, anti-gay views of its owners, the Gaylord family, and suppressing stories that would reproduce negatively upon the family. The Oklahoman has not returned a cause or email for comment. Bok, the cartoonist, responded to the critique in a scuttlebutt article by Oklahoma TV caste.

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"Since she emphasized her Latina-ness and played it up as a virtue, I thought, 'Well, how about a fiesta and a pinata?'" he said. "This is a Mexican thing, but again, we're dealing with stereotypes. That's all persuasion of the joke, I thought.".



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Esteemed opinion article: read here