Canceled: Conservative comic strip 'Mallard Fillmore' dropped in 'unprecedented' move

[dman72]

When I did read newspapers I couldn't figure out how the guy had a syndicated strip. It just wasn't funny or clever. But the fact that saying something critical of the trans movement is the thing that finally cut him down...yep that's cancel culture.

[The Dark Enlightenment]

Originally Posted by phma

OH NO !!! Say its not true !!!

This can't be happening to some comic strip I never paid any attention to !!! Devastating

Originally Posted by VA Yankee

Never even heard of it, I guess for a brief moment everyone will know its name as it fades away...

Originally Posted by Feltdesigner

who?

First they came for Mallard Fillmore, but I hadn't heard of it, and felt I needed to share that fact with the group.

[mtl1]

Originally Posted by Dane_in_LA

It was conservative, but - not very funny.

Panel 1: Parodied individual: "YOINK! I'm a liberal. I want what's worst for everyone."
Panel 2: Mallard rolls eyes.
Panel 3: "YOINKK!"

That's funny, because it's true but an actual liberal would never so honest.

[boneyard1962]

Originally Posted by phma

OH NO !!! Say its not true !!!

This can't be happening to some comic strip I never paid any attention to !!! Devastating

Hmmmm So you are saying:

If a woman is raped that you never paid any attention to, no big deal?

If a black person is fired for being black, but you never paid attention to him any way, so no big deal?

It's the principle that matters here.

The comics in question are amusing and not at all inaccurate.

[silverkris]

Originally Posted by Dane_in_LA

Not going to lie, the associative jump from Millard to Mallard is pretty funny.

Yeah, and that's about the extent of its humorous quality.

Anyway, for these conservatives losing their heads about the comic strip, it's still being carried in my hometown paper, The San Jose Mercury News. In the middle of a very "blue" metropolitan region. Relax, folks.

We still also have Victor Davis Hanson and Marc Thiessen as op-ed features in the editorial section.

[Driver 47]

Originally Posted by VA Yankee

Your rant like the article nothing but speculation there are no facts presented other than Gannett didn't like 2 strips and has chosen not to continue carrying the strip. Specifics as to the reason are unknown even by King Features who syndicates the strip and they have said nothing about removing the strip from its line-up, any paper that wants to can feature the strip. But as other posters stated tastes change and so do the line-ups this is one strip I have never seen in any paper as I'm sure much of the nation could state the same.

That's a rant ?
More like a comment. Your reaction serves to justify my comment. pbttthhh

Thicken thy skin.

[Dane_in_LA]

Originally Posted by mtl1

That's funny, because it's true but an actual liberal would never so honest.

Is that you, Bruce Tinsley?