[nabs-l] Turkey Humor and a Blind Cartoon

[Mark J. Cadigan]

The thing about cartoons is that they are meant to be funny, and often make 
fun of something or someone. I wouldn't get to upset over a joke, I would 
just let it pass without comment. Pick your battles.

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Carrie Gilmer" <carrie.gilmer at gmail.com>
To: "'National Association of Blind Students mailing list'" 
<nabs-l at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Monday, November 23, 2009 12:42 PM
Subject: [nabs-l] Turkey Humor and a Blind Cartoon


> Geetings,
>
> A relative forwarded to me some Thanksgiving humor~there were five 
> cartoons
> and photographs with the quote "ha these are very funny". One cartoon 
> showed
> this: a man with a cane which was red half the way up and the handle was
> crooked at the top, he wore dark glasses, his cane was held out forward 
> but
> not touching anything but the ground, he was sort of looking up a bit, he
> appeared to be walking amidst a flock of turkeys who each had a caption
> above their heads which read "Moo-Moo".
>
>
>
> Wondering what your reaction to a relative or anyone or just the cartoon
> might be. And what you think the ramifications of this perpetuated humor
> are/might be. I did something about this to the relative already and once
> wrote to a Pulizter Prize cartoonist about his cartoojn portrayal which I
> thought disrespectful and perpetuating of false ideas. I also wonder how
> important you think it might be to write to the originator/creator of such
> things after the fact when it can not be changed anymore. I know what I
> think, and I know when I have "complained" I am typically the only one 
> they
> have heard from, and I think it makes it harder. "No one else found this
> 'bad'".but I wonder what you all think.
>
>
>
> Best,
>
>
>
> Carrie Gilmer
>
>
>
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