Saint Sputnik posted:

SA Support Robot posted:

This person sent us a nasty email demanding we remove her stolen works from this forum thread. I'll maybe post more details later... I want to see where this goes first after I reply.

Saint Sputnik posted:

Saint Sputnik posted:

donna the barstow posted:

This cartoon by Hagen from gocomics.com, made me laugh out loud! Mr. Hagen, from Norway, might not be interested in partisanship, but this is EXACTLY how I view Democrats 99% of the time! Tossing off a loud reproof in the general direction of a problem and not doing a thing about it. The chasm separating the Dems from taking action is astounding.

I love Obama’s little squat here as he tries to speak a little louder, to get his point across. The man on the other side is holding a nuclear weapon. Who is that guy? Is it just Iran? I don’t know, and so I declare right this moment that I won’t do a cartoon on nuclear bombs until I figure out who this important person is.

more falafel please posted:

new yorker cartoons and new yorker style cartoons are poo poo

TotalHell posted:

she seems like the kind of person that j.r. rose would laugh at for being too simple

Saint Sputnik posted:

Did we crash her site? Fukyomama's link didn't work, but I get the same error trying to get to it through google.

e: donnabarstow.com and thecartoons.net are down too

donna barstow posted:

[T]his is EXACTLY how I view Democrats 99% of the time! Tossing off a loud reproof in the general direction of a problem and not doing a thing about it.

Saint Sputnik posted:

nope still nada. haha i've never had anyone personally block me from their lovely site before.

anyway here's some details on her spat with the site that called her racist back in May, the "leftist hate site" or whatever she was bitchin about

Prokhor Zakharov posted:

did you post comments on her site?

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Chocolatier Magazine: As a magazine devoted to chocolate, we recognize that almost everyone loves chocolate. …which is why we’re so excited about What Do Women REALLY Want? Chocolate! Barstow’s irreverent cartoons are laced with truth…With simple line drawings and limited words, Barstow captures the bliss, satisfaction, comfort and insanity that is the relationship between women and chocolate.

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From: Donna Barstow Cartoons <donnabarstow@sbcglobal.net>
To: Feminist Blogs Web Admin
Subject: take my copyrighted cartoon off your site immediately
Date: 4/30/2009 12:53 AM

Dear Feminist Blogs,

I’m a feminist. I’ve written 2 cartoon books for women. I am one of only 3 women out of 60 editorial cartoonists. However, I do not STEAL from other people, and I hope you don’t either. http://www.amptoons.com/blog/archives/2009/04/29/another-racist-cartoon-by-editorial-cartoonist-donna-barstow/ And frankly, I’m shocked that a FEMINIST blog would simply take for granted that anything published by the amptoons crazies would have any truth at all!!! You did no research or even ask me, and you assume it’s all right to call a person (in this case a woman) a racist and ruin her reputation???? This is a hate crime on your part, and you will not be happy if I have to contact your server.

I own all rights to the cartoon and the idea. I have already contacted amptoons server to have it taken down tomorrow, and they will get a warning.

Please refer to DMCA copyright infringement requirements at http://www.softlayer.com/legal.html before you willfully abuse copyrighted work, defame and harass innocent people. Please remove my cartoon immediately. Thank you.

Kind Regards,
Donna Barstow
And look for me all week in Slate! (all Editorial cartoons)
Why I Did It (some Editorial cartoons)
Donna Barstow Cartoons (no Editorial cartoons, but still good)

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Comment from Donna Barstow
Time June 3, 2009 at 3:07 pm

I guess I don’t understand the “r” word. Pinatas are Hispanic or Mexican, right? Is that okay with the world?

And she’s Puerto Rican. Is that okay to say outloud?

And everyone is taking pot shots at her, true.

The cartoon still would have worked if she was Geithner, say on May 5, or most anyone.

(Another poster) seems to think race shouldn’t be noted in a cartoon. Maybe I should stop giving our President darker skin?

foobardog posted:

it seems like if jrrose! is your uncle that tells bad jokes and thinks himself the funniest person alive, barstow is his wife who is an easy mark for his jokes

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Stop reading cartoons, you’re too stupid.

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I know you hate it when people say they don’t get a cartoon, Daryl, but how about letters from readers?

I don’t get it.

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I\’m just saying that you need to get linked on hate sites (liberal) to really see the underside of people.

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INFURIATING!!!!!!

No, most countries are NOT pushing through the Orphan’s Act, Ian. GOOGLE is pushing it through, and most of Europe is resisting. It’s the Authors Guild who is pushing it in US. Along with blind people. I write about how very evil Google is here. http://opedcartoons.com/2009/1.....-creators/

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@FarmSanctuary don't quote HuffPo, the lousiest, laziest "writers" anywhere

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Ipower is making annoying unsolicited phone calls now - from Phoenix. 972 690 5500 Please make them stop!!!!!!

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Question: is Lost ever gonna be great again? Doesn't look like it. Tonight sucked.

Saint Sputnik posted:

ironic because she hates chocolate-colored people

HOT SQUATS posted:

http://www.amptoons.com/blog/archives/2009/04/29/another-racist-cartoon-by-editorial-cartoonist-donna-barstow/

lol shes so defensive about everything

read if you want to see matt bors lay a smack down on her work

Jack the Smack posted:

Can anyone explain what's racist about this cartoon?

Saint Sputnik posted:

oh drat, I saw that but didn't read the comments.


really?

Jack the Smack posted:

Well mexico is a diverse nation with tons of different nationalities including a huge indigenous population, and white population. She mentioned mexico as a whole so unless she somehow hates Whites, Natives, and Mexicans equally I don't see it as racist.

Jack the Smack posted:

Can anyone explain what's racist about this cartoon?

Jack the Smack posted:

So the cartoon isn't racist? Just her sentiments in an unrelated incident?

Saint Sputnik posted: