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"Marvin The Paranoid Android" |
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26 Jul 2005 07:28:47 PM |
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Trudeau Defends 'Turd Blossom' Reference, Says Editing Strips is'Not Acceptable' |
http://www.mediainfo.com/eandp/news/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1000992006
Trudeau Defends 'Turd Blossom' Reference, Says Editing Strips is 'Not
Acceptable'
Garry Trudeau
By Dave Astor
Published: July 26, 2005 5:02 PM ET
NEW YORKWhy did Garry Trudeau use Karl Rove's "Turd Blossom" nickname in
Tuesday and Wednesday's "Doonesbury" strips?
"Given that I'm writing for a general audience, I try not to use crude
or vulgar language gratuitously," replied Trudeau, after E&P e-mailed
him several questions this afternoon. "But in this case, I felt that
[President] Bush's nickname for Rove was illuminating. 'Turd blossom'
has so many connotations, none of them flattering. It's a small
masterpiece of nastiness."
About 10 to 12 newspapers pulled or edited the "Turd Blossom" strips,
according to an Associated Press story. Trudeau is OK with the pulling
part, but not the editing part.
"Editors obviously have a responsibility to determine what's appropriate
for inclusion in their papers," said the Universal Press Syndicate
cartoonist. "The syndicate and I accept that from time to time
individual editors may object to particular strips and decide to drop
them. What's not acceptable to us, however, is for editors to alter the
content of a strip and represent it as what I sent them. In most cases,
changing the dialogue compromises its meaning or rhythm or humor.
Sometimes, the strip no longer even makes sense. Who benefits from that?
We'd prefer that an offending strip be dropped altogether."
In today's "Doonesbury" comic (which can be viewed here), an aide tells
Bush: "Sir, we're still getting pretty beat up on the Rove revelations.
We can't get traction on any other issue. It's just the leak thing
24-7!" Bush responds: "Yeah, I know. Karl's sure been earnin' his
nickname lately." Aide: "Boy Genius? I'm not so sure, sir." Bush then
calls out to Rove: "Hey, Turd Blossom! Get in here!"
Does Trudeau think many newspaper editors and readers are aware that
"Turd Blossom" is a real nickname for Bush's close advisor, not one made
up by the cartoonist?
"My assumption was twofold -- that many people already knew it, and that
most others would infer it was real from the way I teed it up," said
Trudeau. "I also felt that those in the latter group would be as tickled
to learn of it as I was."
The cartoonist did say he was careful to limit himself to a couple of
"Turd Blossom" mentions. "Twice seems enough for readers to enjoy," he
observed. "I don't want to push my luck."
Trudeau, whose "Doonesbury" strip appears in about 1,400 newspapers,
acknowledged that it can be difficult for editors to decide what
language their comics readers will tolerate. He noted that "public mores
are in constant flux."
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| User: "Su Zanadu" |
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27 Jul 2005 07:09:18 AM |
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"I" *too* am tickled to death to learn about Rove's nickname given by
Bush - TURD BLOSSOM!
That is just a glorified name for a mushroom.....okay the guy is a
FUNGUS!
An UN-fun-Gus at that! :-P
SuZanne
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| User: "Woodswun" |
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| Title: Re: Trudeau Defends 'Turd Blossom' Reference, Says Editing Stripsis 'Not Acceptable' |
27 Jul 2005 04:39:37 PM |
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Marvin The Paranoid Android wrote:
http://www.mediainfo.com/eandp/news/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1000992006
Trudeau Defends 'Turd Blossom' Reference, Says Editing Strips is 'Not
Acceptable'
Garry Trudeau
By Dave Astor
Published: July 26, 2005 5:02 PM ET
NEW YORKWhy did Garry Trudeau use Karl Rove's "Turd Blossom" nickname in
Tuesday and Wednesday's "Doonesbury" strips?
"Given that I'm writing for a general audience, I try not to use crude
or vulgar language gratuitously," replied Trudeau, after E&P e-mailed
him several questions this afternoon. "But in this case, I felt that
[President] Bush's nickname for Rove was illuminating. 'Turd blossom'
has so many connotations, none of them flattering. It's a small
masterpiece of nastiness."
About 10 to 12 newspapers pulled or edited the "Turd Blossom" strips,
according to an Associated Press story. Trudeau is OK with the pulling
part, but not the editing part.
"Editors obviously have a responsibility to determine what's appropriate
for inclusion in their papers," said the Universal Press Syndicate
cartoonist. "The syndicate and I accept that from time to time
individual editors may object to particular strips and decide to drop
them. What's not acceptable to us, however, is for editors to alter the
content of a strip and represent it as what I sent them. In most cases,
changing the dialogue compromises its meaning or rhythm or humor.
Sometimes, the strip no longer even makes sense. Who benefits from that?
We'd prefer that an offending strip be dropped altogether."
In today's "Doonesbury" comic (which can be viewed here), an aide tells
Bush: "Sir, we're still getting pretty beat up on the Rove revelations.
We can't get traction on any other issue. It's just the leak thing
24-7!" Bush responds: "Yeah, I know. Karl's sure been earnin' his
nickname lately." Aide: "Boy Genius? I'm not so sure, sir." Bush then
calls out to Rove: "Hey, Turd Blossom! Get in here!"
Does Trudeau think many newspaper editors and readers are aware that
"Turd Blossom" is a real nickname for Bush's close advisor, not one made
up by the cartoonist?
Well, I certainly was not aware of either the nickname nor Trudeau's use
of it. I'll have to go take a look at it (never read Doonesbury,
otherwise).
I'm not quite sure which one appears more freakish with this nickname -
Bush for coming up with it or Rove for earning it!
Woods
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