After posting a response to a criticism by R.C. Harvey back in December, I’ve noticed some rather complimentary postings by him since. As you can imagine, that took the wind right out of my sails. It was also pretty gratifying.
Here’s a link to the most recent one describing the birds and bees series from January. He mentions my penchant for delving right into the subject of “canoodling.” I’m glad he brought that up, it’s something I do without apologies (and I sincerely hope without driving papers away).
Thanks, also, to everyone who emailed me with positive feedback regarding this series. It was definitely a fun one to work on.
Hi Terri,
We received a comment/concern about your March 18 strip and figured I’d pass it along. A reader, who is the daughter of Holocaust survivors, was troubled by the “Jewish litmus test” portion of the strip. Out of context, and for someone who doesn’t read the strip regularly, it could perpetuate stereotypes, she thought. She does read your strip pretty regularly, but wanted to pass along that concern. I’m an editor at the Star-Telegram who talked with her about it. I’m also Jewish, and while it didn’t find the strip offensive, I felt she made a good point and wanted to pass it along.
Thanks,
Rick Press
I loved the birds and bees series! Thanks for the laugh.
Thanks, Abby, glad you enjoyed.
Hi Rick,
I apologize for the giant delay of this posting (see latest blog entry from today, 8/28, for my apologies). I understand your reader’s concern. I certainly didn’t mean for it to cause offense. If it helps, in April I published a Yom Hashoah strip (4/10) which I hope you will pass along to her.