Sunday, September 23, 2007

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So I found the image (well sort of) to the cartoon I talked about in my last blog. It's also a facebook group and Woolard posted his apology to it. Still, I dunno, he deserved to be fired, as does the Editor.
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....J.Michael Robertson said...

Thanks for the link. This could have been a decent cartoon -- if there were a famine in Ethiopia. That Facebook link your provided suggested the cartoonist understood that he was reaching, justifying himself by saying there have been famines in Ethiopia. A good editorial cartoonist really does need to be good. Your job is to offend people by reducing complexities to simplicities. Within that context, keep your facts straight and your point clear.

Also, this is probably a good example in which Rawls' Veil of Ignorance is useful. In its simplest terms it asks us to imagine (I think) that we are Ethiopians! Such an exercise does not prevent us from doing stuff, but it is necessary step, ethically speaking -- I think.

As for firing people: I love the idea of firing people!! But such action must be taken in context. A talented journalist/editor/cartoonist can stumble. But sometimes it is the last straw.

October 12, 2007 at 2:07 PM

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