Blogcritics: Comments on Why Does Rall Get a Pass?

Comment by Phillip Winn

Thu, 22 Jul 2004 12:15:51 EDT

Shhh, BCB, don't confuse Dan with any possibility other than "liberals = evil", m'kay? :-)

Comment by Distorted Angel

Thu, 22 Jul 2004 12:15:11 EDT

The only place I've ever seen Rall's stuff is right here on Blogcritics. Most of my friends are unfamiliar with his work as well. Is he widely syndicated?

Comment by boomcrashbaby

Thu, 22 Jul 2004 12:08:43 EDT

Perhaps most liberals are like me and don't read Rall.

Comment by Phillip Winn

Thu, 22 Jul 2004 10:33:47 EDT

Dan (#9), "By their acceptance"? Whose acceptance? What constitutes "acceptance"? Should all of his strips be yanked in the name of political correctness? Should he lose his job? In a world in which the vast majority of Americans are mourning 9/11 (rewind with me a bit), and Ted Rall publishes a vile cartoon that inflames the world, how exactly should a liberal satisfy you that he doesn't agree with or accept Rall? Must he burn an effigy of him in the town square, or is it okay to continue on with the mourning and simply ignore him? I think Rall is beyond the pale, but I hardly think that liberals have been accepting of him _because_ of his statements. Instead I think that they, as I do, believe that it is important that the right to express even fringe political views is defended. And yeah, if the people who raise a hue and cry when public figures make racist statements were consistent, I would expect an uproar over this. And I don't expect one, because those public figures are not consistent, and never have been. They also don't necessarily represent the views of mainstream liberals. Does Michael Savage represent your views? What have you done to make that clear -- he's made some disgusting statements in public. Does the first comment on this page represent your views? What have you done to repudiate it? If you're talking about the "liberal" bogeymen invented by the RNC to raise funds, then sure, they just love Ted Rall. But if you're talking about the majority of people who voted for Gore in the last election, I don't think so, not at all.

Comment by Eric Olsen

Thu, 22 Jul 2004 07:07:26 EDT

the silence is deafening

Comment by RJ

Wed, 21 Jul 2004 21:27:43 EDT

Bellafonte calling Powell a "house slave" got big-time attention, but Bellafonte is black, so he got a pass. Ted Rall is a white guy, so his use of such verbage should spark an outcry from black leaders. Because it doesn't, there is clearly a double-standard based on political affiliation. QED. :)

Comment by Dan

Wed, 21 Jul 2004 19:34:01 EDT

"By what measure?" By their acceptance of it of course. Seems like there was a time when lib's didn't countenence the vile slander of blacks as Rall exhibits. Liberals show their hypocricy when conservative blacks like Rice and Powell are thrown under the bus. You think the term "house nigga" is appropriate?

Comment by Phillip Winn

Wed, 21 Jul 2004 18:28:47 EDT

Rall is "finding a home in contemporary main-stream liberal politics?" By what measure?

Comment by Dan

Wed, 21 Jul 2004 18:11:41 EDT

Didn't say he was archetypical, just that he was welcome.

Comment by Eric Olsen

Wed, 21 Jul 2004 17:45:30 EDT

Oh, I don't think he is a liberal archetype so much as a just-plain-dick archetype.

Comment by Dan

Wed, 21 Jul 2004 17:40:06 EDT

Not only is he un-funny, he can't draw! His characters resemble the type of crude depictions one might see on public bathroom stalls, only with clothes on. He seems to be a very ugly bitter-minded person. A type that is, unfortunately, finding a home in contemporary main-stream liberal politics.

Comment by NC

Wed, 21 Jul 2004 17:08:37 EDT

Good question. Where's the Mac Diva post on this one?

Comment by Tim Hall

Wed, 21 Jul 2004 16:24:54 EDT

Rall commits the ultimate cardinal sin; he's not actually funny. Give me The Guardian's Steve Bell any day!

Comment by SFC SKI

Wed, 21 Jul 2004 13:02:16 EDT

He's not rude, he's edgy! He must be right, he's making people mad! He is not syndicated in my paper, so he can pound sand as far as I'm concerned.

Comment by Laurence Simon

Wed, 21 Jul 2004 12:31:05 EDT

I think that Rall hates himself more than I hate him.