In no particular order: In the name of “freedom of speech,” we publish and republish cartoons that gratuitously debase a faith-based belief of 1.1 billion people of peace and good will – then profess shock that the few (but growing numbers of) militants among them exploit those acts for violent purposes.
Teww Sssssaxxy fer Mysssssaaalf
Warning! Particularly curmudgeonly fulminations ahead. If you’re under, say, 35 and female you might want to spend your allotted time elsewhere.
Doctor King II
From last time: It’s September 1963…Three weeks later, Klan cowards counterpunched by immolating four defenseless girls at worship.
Doctor King I
I promised last week that I was going to post a piece about contemporary speech. It’s in the can but it’ll keep. It’s been 20 years now, so the day we’ve set aside to honor the memory of Martin Luther King, Jr., is just about as profanely mercantile as those already afforded the Great (Gay?) Emancipator and George “Who’s your Daddy?” Washington.
J. C. = GOD I
Hm? No—not Him; that’s obvious. I mean Jon Carroll, venerable and, I contend, “veneratable” columnist for the San Francisco Chronicle.
…and ANOTHER Thing!
My older son likes to say that opinions are like assholes; everyone has one, and they all stink. So, I’m thinkin’: HEY! I’ve got opinions—and an asshole! Hell—some even say I am an asshole! There you have it!