tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11066657.post113995404505233842..comments2024-02-08T09:27:27.492-05:00Comments on Canadian Magazines: Provocation for the nationD. B. Scotthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13959665689155236724noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11066657.post-1140123467937686542006-02-16T15:57:00.000-05:002006-02-16T15:57:00.000-05:00Have you seen the new Economist? Is Chapters goin...Have you seen the new Economist? Is Chapters going to censor that too?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11066657.post-1140017058767795422006-02-15T10:24:00.000-05:002006-02-15T10:24:00.000-05:00In an interesting magazine sidenote to the cartoon...In an interesting magazine sidenote to the cartoon issue, check out the back page of the March issue of Esquire (Cover: Viggo Mortensen). A cartoon about "Jesus' Bar Mitvah". I'm curious if anyone reacts or points out the cartoon parallels (ie. cartoonists, don't make fun of our prophets/messiahs, etc.) and whether Esquire comes to regret the timing.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11066657.post-1140010286294495192006-02-15T08:31:00.000-05:002006-02-15T08:31:00.000-05:00There are quite a few things I find offensive and ...There are quite a few things I find offensive and demeaning and gratutitous and in bad taste on TV. So you know what I do...I don't watch. It takes a lot of effort to go to a newsstand, find the magazine in question (very few copies are distributed, and some retailers are censoring it) and lay down money, so that I can claim to be offended.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11066657.post-1140003290404327582006-02-15T06:34:00.000-05:002006-02-15T06:34:00.000-05:00Hey DB,You got it right when you pointed out that ...Hey DB,<BR/><BR/>You got it right when you pointed out that anyone can see the cartoons in a nano-second by using google, then hitting click on your home printer. So why is there so much fuss about a magazine printing them? I guess it just proves that magazines still matter, magazines are powerful tools of communication, and that people value magazines more than other mediums. I'm thrilled thatAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11066657.post-1139978498057083652006-02-14T23:41:00.000-05:002006-02-14T23:41:00.000-05:00I dunno. I mean, not to open up a whole can o' wo...I dunno. I mean, not to open up a whole can o' worms here, but if someone had published some cartoons or jokes that were offensive to people of the blond persuasion, first nations folks, gay folks, Polish folks, differently-sized folks or whatever ... then is the public's right to see those cartoons/jokes (to judge for themselves whether the furor is justifiable) more or less important than the Jon Spencerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16215366528681947384noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11066657.post-1139967920668337712006-02-14T20:45:00.000-05:002006-02-14T20:45:00.000-05:00I might not know Ezra's precise motives but I'm be...I might not know Ezra's precise motives but I'm beginning to understand and appreciate the man as I work on his business. He is steadfast in his belief that we don't have freedom if we allow fear keep us from exercising that freedom. And he refuses to accept the media's excuses for not showing the cartoons that are at the root of the violence and demonstrations while the same media have no Brian Stendelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07864205246936440872noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11066657.post-1139959458374892182006-02-14T18:24:00.000-05:002006-02-14T18:24:00.000-05:00One vote here for rank opportunism. And hell, anyb...One vote here for rank opportunism. And hell, anybody who knows me knows I love an opportunity. This one stinks though. Not funny, and adds nothing to the debate.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com