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| Tonight the Governor's Press Secretary fired back at PNJ Cartoonist Andy Marlette's misogynistic, racist cartoons. Her tweet was re-tweeted hundreds of times, and has now been subsequently re-tweeted by Matt Gaetz--and that re-tweet has been re-tweeted thousands of times..... |
When I wrote part I---I knew it wasn't right. A white, wealthy man flaunting his use of the "N-Word" in a nationally syndicated (Gannett) newspaper.
The clock might be finally, at long last, be ticking on Andy Marlette and the PNJ, however.
Because many have asked one simple question and received no good answer from Gannett or the PNJ:
How is it that white, priviledged liberal Andy Marlette can write racist, misogynistic cartoons left and right and never be called to task for it. It is ridiculous!
In fact--he's been rewarded! He's been given a lucrative, nationally syndicated cartoon strip recently. Incredible, and unbelieveable. He must make a TON of money for Gannett.
I know, I know, the first ammendment.
But why is it that Republicans get "Cancelled" for the slightest of infractions---while white, wealthy liberal elites like Gannett's syndicated cartoonist Andy Marlette can use the "N-Word" in cartoons and not be called out?
Well, again, this might be changing.
I've been calling him out for a while now.
Looks like others are now catching on. Apparently, Andy has insulted some powerful folks with HUGE online connections.
Late today, my phone blew up with texts about Andy Marlette being called out in the press and on twitter for his apparently racist cartoons.
Folks are tweeting about it--and some have thousands of retweets. Some are being tweeted to the editor in chief at Gannett and to the Pensacola News Journal. Good. He needs to explain how he feels comfortable drawing such cartoons and using the N-Word.
Let's stay tuned and see if the match that's been struck starts a fire.
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ReplyDeleteConsider the Source
ReplyDeleteMaybe a couple of the guys who think they have a big inkwell are idiots?
BTW aren't YOU concerned about the pandemic? Or really truly do you really give a EFF about this. Should you not really be more concerned with using your position to make a difference..
William Reynolds would not publish this.. I am starting to place him in the same pigeon hole as Andy.. DIPSHITS.. YOU are next.
It’s HIPAA,
HIPAA, HIPPA and HIPPO. The one in the middle is a fake thing made up and passed on the internet.
It is constitutional for the State to protect the public health, see Jacobson and Massachusetts 1905 Supreme court, during the smallpox epidemic and subsequent laws. The one in 1922 is important. It gave the school board the power to mandate immunizations.
Some of the resistance is psychological and we can’t put all of the people in one neat box. Look up the psychology of a pandemic, We are on the same path as historical pandemics, except this time we have the marvel of modern medicine and the internet that allows more tribalism and for bad info to spread while reasoned people often check out.
Often the vaccine psychological resistance argument is not reasonable yet if one attacks some one personally or politically it is counter productive.
Some people really do not understand and have questions. If more of the population is vaccinated as a whole it gives the virus less chance to replicate and mutate and run away from the current vaccines.
People are fearful but the mRNA has been studied since 1961 and the ability to map the genome of the virus is more recent (20 years)
Vaccinated and unvaccinated can carry the virus, masks work to slow down the spread by keeping droplets to one’s self.
DeSantis doesn’t seem to understand this and his executive order to ban masks was wrong and he should rescind it.
In the meantime businesses and local government should work to take precautions.
The unvaccinated filling up our hospitals take away from the rest of not only the health care system but keeps regular ongoing needs from being met for others.
They are a burden in a larger proportion than others on society right now.
Often the more resistant are the type that feel government interventions are a loss of freedom, some don’t trust the government, some are afraid, some uninformed, some don’t like to be pushed.
If people had been this selfish 100 years ago, we may still have smallpox, polio and have lost WWII.
The BOCC and school board need to step up.
The squeaky wheels unconcerned with protecting the collective public health are not the majority.
Good
ReplyDeleteWhat I really don't like about Marlette is the fact he supports the worst politician in our local government.
Karma chameleon reimagined:
ReplyDeleteCance, cance, cance, cance, cancel media
Andy uses the Nword so, Marlette’s got to go oh oh oh
Cance, cance, cance, cance, cancel media
Andy implies that girls a ho, Marlette has to go oh oh oh
Cance, cance, cance, cance, cancel media
Marlette says Nword please, Andy’s got to leave.
The woke joke’s on him. The modern day Robespierre (the media) beckons him to come to the Guillotine (cancelled, unforgiven, gas lighted and forever more ignored.)
Watching the likes of Alex Andrade and Christina Pushaw come at Andy Marlette is like standing on a subway platform looking down on rats attacking each other on the tracks.
ReplyDelete12:24 AM, I agree that the County Commission hasn't done enough about covid. I appreciate that Commissioner Bergosh has pressed on the (lack of) death stats this round, but it doesn't really matter when there isn't any effective policy in place at the County to help stop the spread of either the virus or the conspiracy theories, other than what the feds have put there.
The "our hands are tied" argument only goes so far when human life is at stake. Public health is the number one sacred trust of elected officials, especially when it comes to children. Escambia County has contributed to the failure of public health under Janice Gilley, and the BOCC was content to let her and her inept, covid denying officials to just fail while the jeopardized the life of County staff and the public they serve.
There are examples from all over the state right now of elected officials and administrators of every ilk pushing back on DeSantis's megalomaniac insanity. Fighting like their lives, and the lives of our children, depend on their courage and refusal to continue condoning the status quo at any cost. Because they do.
Christina Pushaw is pure greed with a higher degree from the Kayleigh McEnany School of Gaslighting. It's a function of the Florida GOP's myopia that they actually think most voters have any empathy or interest left in the service of DeathSantis's administration or the flunkies who bootlick him, when they have orchestrated an entire generation of Florida's children as the carriers of their delusional herd immunity fantasies, with the result that they are intubating people on the floors of Florida's hospitals
Just one more circus sideshow attempting to distract people from the only thing that should matter right now, which is Florida, and along with it Escambia County, being overwhelmed with covid as a direct result of the homicidal negligence of Republican policy makers.
Melissa
ReplyDeleteI find I often agree with you about many things. But want to be effective-- learning as I go.
More thoughts about COVID.
I think the legislature might be the ones to enact standards and laws for public safety and we need to get the ear of Saltzman, Andrade, Broxson and have them do what they do, Pronto to protect public health.
We have to remember they are humans. I think now that they have FDA approval for the Pfizer they need to work STAT to codify measures.
Apologize for name calling last night Commissioner..
The BOCC and the School board should contact the legislature and Governor.
Pick up the phone.
I guess Marlette is going to Marlette.. We need to get our priorities straight.
Anon 3:15, while it doesn't absolve our local officials of their abnegation of responsibility on this covid disaster, you're dead-on that our delegation should be on the forefront of getting the situation turned around in our area. Perhaps Michelle Salzman and Doug Broxson will come to their right minds in time to impact things. I really want to believe that your sense that they are reachable is correct. Because I don't see them ever bucking DeSantis or the GOP leadership one iota on anything. Hopefully they prove me flat wrong.
ReplyDeleteMelissa
ReplyDeleteMaybe they don't know what to do.
I put myself in their place at times. I used to think elected leaders were some special geniuses or something else but now that I'm older I realize they are just people.
There are laws in place to protect the public health that were codified and settled.
Maybe they need to be educated and reminded.
Jeff has a blog about lawyers but if we have some around that can interpret the public health laws that were already in place and show them these measures enacted during past epidemics, they will probably come around. Armed with FL statutes. Most people want to do the right thing.
Some lawyers run around and make money from conflict.
Also the science was not settled-- people just don't understand everything that is going on-- they don't all have the same time as others to constantly monitor things, so yes they may look to the Governor for guidance and realize they can't just ignore an executive order.
Often Ad Hominem attacks, public shaming, trying to discredit someone, is counter productive and puts them on the defense.
Be the Wind Beneath their Wings. Not the Thorn in their Side.
Or just be yourself..
Takes all kinds.