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Paper Pulls Comic of Coulter in Burqa
A cartoon that lampoons conservative pundit and author Ann Coulter will not be published in the International Herald Tribune as scheduled. Why? Because the cartoon, "Non Sequitur," shows Coulter in a burqa. It had been scheduled to run on Friday. In a statement to Editor & Publisher magazine, IHT Deputy Features Editor Judy Burtt said: "We know the name of this comic is 'Non Sequitur.' Nevertheless, we felt it was obscure to many of our international readers as well as potentially offensive to some of them." The IHT has requested a substitute cartoon.
"Non Sequitur" creator Wiley Miller replied via e-mail to E&P: "It's the right, even obligation, of every editor to run or censor anything they deem appropriate for their newspaper, no matter how vague the rationale might be."
Story Continues Below But he added: "Under the reasoning they've stated, every cartoon could be deemed inappropriate... . So I think they've been less than forthcoming on the real reason they're afraid to run this rather mild satire. But that's their right."
"Non Sequitur" is published in more than 700 newspapers via Universal Press Syndicate. Universal told E&P that no other clients had requested a replacement cartoon.
According to E&P, the current "Non Sequitur" storyline is a saga of Danae's trip to a parallel universe under her messy room, where she meets another girl named Danae. On Friday, the two of them see Coulter in a burqa. "Wow ... I guess some things are really different here," says Danae 1. Danae 2 responds: "No ... it's just that here, you actually get the one thing you wish for." Danae 1: "She wished to get rid of everything liberal in her life, right?" Danae 2: "Yeah ... I guess the right to vote and own property is overrated for some people."
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