[Jack Wilson]

One thing that scared me: the phrase '1 billion practicing Muslims'...

[aomagrat]

I saw that cartoon and it never crossed my mind that it was offensive to anyone. Crescent moons have been on American outhouses for generations. Some people are really trying hard to be offended.

[JennysCool]

Of course, if the strip had contained a plethora of stars and stripes along with that comment, Johnny Hart would have earned Cartoonist of the Year honors.

[thulldud]

The moon shaped cutout in the door has meant "outhouse" for ages. I guess now you can't show an outhouse in a comic strip?

If there were a way to show it, Hart could do a follow-up: show the T.P. inside the outhouse -- CAIR press releases.

( Btw, when I see a cartoon depicting three crescent moons, I don't think of Islam anyway. I think of "Stargate." So there. )

[Colonel_Flagg]

How ironic that of the cartoonists quoted, only the arch-liberal Trudeau seems to get it.

[Lee Heggy]

Oh, brother! What a load.

[grumple]

Just goes to show that you can draw a cartoon about an outhouse and offend 1 billion practicing muslims, but you can piss in a jar and throw in a cross and nobody is supposed to care.

[PBRSTREETGANG]

This is what CAIR is concerned about? Their main function appears to be misdirection as the terrorists go about their business.

[commish]

The "OFFENDING" Cartoon :

I like this one from Veterans day :

[Lead Moderator]

"Hart, he said, often uses sound effects in his strips,"

I can verify this. Zot!!!!!

[OXENinFLA]

The Comic in question

It's a Moon on an OUTHOUSE for crying out loud!!!

Who has NOT seen that before?????

[avg_freeper]

He walks into an outhouse and closes the door with a SLAM. The out house has a crescent moon on it. the character then says "Is it just me or does it stink in here?"

From this the wackjobs think that he is insulting islam. Are muslims required to smoke heavy amounts of weed during ramadan or what? What a paranoid bunch of raving-nutters.

[billb]

I guess Proctor and Gamble should feel offended too.

[sirchtruth]

What I want to know is when someone misinterprets the meaning of a message why is it the senders responsibility to
apologize or be ostracized for it?

[Snuffington]

Freaking nut jobs. Berke Breathed ought to hide his face in shame over his comments on this. I agree with the above comment that Trudeau is the only one showing an ounce of common sense here.

[FreePaul]

If the shoe fits scream discrimination, defamation, etc. If he had put a cross on the outhouse door he would have been accused of promoting Christian principles. If one lives to be offended he will be successful.

[ClearCase_guy]

the cartoon seemed to make no sense, except metaphorically

Perhaps we out to make a law that says "All Humor must make perfect sense."

Do we have less tolerance for silly humor? "There's been some shrinkage."
Should funny non-sequitors be allowed? "These pretzels are making me thirsty!"
Is Johnny Hart a good cartoonist? "The best, Jerry! The best!"

[avg_freeper]

After a quick perusal of Hart's work I see that he will now have to apologize to the Iwhams, the Ipows, and the Izots.

[ArrogantBustard]

The complainers are probably ignorant foreigners (excusable) and ignorant cityfolk (inexcusable) with no knowledge of the long standing connection between crescent moons and outhouse doors in rural America.

[ArGee]

I've seen few outhouses. The closest thing I have seen recently are porta-potties. Those doors slam because they have springs to ensure they close.

Someone had to work hard on this one. Then again, maybe the Muslims were offended because the shoe fits?

Shalom.