Comments on: Cuttin’ Loose

By: RJGNYC

RJGNYC — Sun, 17 Jan 2010 16:30:12 +0000

@UberNils: Isn’t Palin’s outfit supposed to be a way to depict her as the March Hare without making it impossible to figure out who she is?

By: LagomorphMan

LagomorphMan — Thu, 14 Jan 2010 18:31:01 +0000

In DeepHurting’s defense, UberNils, Palin *IS* a former beauty pageant contestant. Being sexualized (and how her beauty is one of the first things often mentioned about her) is nothing new.

And overall, a simple, but effective comic.

By: UberNils

UberNils — Wed, 13 Jan 2010 18:48:41 +0000

I’m curious about something. What was your rationale for depicting Sarah Palin in a Playboy Bunny costume? I get the connection to the Mad Hatter, but I feel like there could easily have been a way to accomplish the same analogy without the sexualized imagery. I worry about the sexualization, both positive *and* negative, of female public figures because it tends to represent a male-gaze filter, and it tends to be used as a way to try to discredit women without actually addressing their views. And as we all know, it’s incredibly easy to discredit Sarah Palin without sticking her in a skimpy outfit.

By: MntlWard

MntlWard — Wed, 13 Jan 2010 17:47:32 +0000

I find it a bit amusing that you’re concerned that your cartoon doesn’t properly display the way the laws of physics and anatomy would be affecting Sarah Palin as she hangs from that branch by one arm, but in this same cartoon you’ve got an elephant in a suit hanging onto that same branch with his feet.

But I love the cartoon!

By: deephurting

deephurting — Wed, 13 Jan 2010 13:13:34 +0000

Indeed, I’m not exactly happy with the ad space being entirely populated by pro-Tea Party junk. I may have to contact Google to flag the ad content as inappropriate/offensive, if such a thing can be done.

By: Broggly

Broggly — Wed, 13 Jan 2010 12:43:05 +0000

And of course, because her name’s been mentioned, Google’s decided the ad for this page should be “Sarah for 2012? Vote Here!”

By: smartz

smartz — Wed, 13 Jan 2010 08:05:08 +0000

I hope the GOP still doesn’t plan to use Palin as a Presidential candidate for the next election…otherwise it will be a very easy win for the Democrats.

By: jc

jc — Tue, 12 Jan 2010 15:43:31 +0000

excellent work. i’ve never been a fan of most political cartoons, but yours are top notch!

By: Iceberg

Iceberg — Tue, 12 Jan 2010 13:52:40 +0000

Grr. Why does someone like Horsey get big awards for his sappy, low-hanging-fruit, while people (such as you) go mostly unnoticed? The world is not fair. Keep up the good work!