This week’s strip was a lazy attempt at a tired stereotype. In fact, had this strip taken a similar approach with any other religious or ethnic group, there would likely be scores of angry readers.
The “back-handed compliment” that Jewish men are usually doctors remains an ignorant generalization. What’s next? Jokes about men of color, Muslims, Italians, Latinos? Why not characterize Boyd as a flaming swishing gay man? Because it’s wrong and so was this week’s strip.
This type of humor may have been acceptable in the past, but it’s simply insensitive today. And that’s not just political correctness, it is common decency.
Maybe it’s okay for, say Woody Allen, to make such jokes, but he does it in a more self-deprecating fashion. But if Woody made a similar observation about any other group, he’d be in big trouble.
Tolerance is one thing, but this week’s strip unfortunately took the “low road” in perpetuating a dated and incorrect stereotype. John and his collaborators should be ashamed of this lapse in sensitivity.
This week’s strip was a lazy attempt at a tired stereotype. In fact, had this strip taken a similar approach with any other religious or ethnic group, there would likely be scores of angry readers.
The “back-handed compliment” that Jewish men are usually doctors remains an ignorant generalization. What’s next? Jokes about men of color, Muslims, Italians, Latinos? Why not characterize Boyd as a flaming swishing gay man? Because it’s wrong and so was this week’s strip.
This type of humor may have been acceptable in the past, but it’s simply insensitive today. And that’s not just political correctness, it is common decency.
Maybe it’s okay for, say Woody Allen, to make such jokes, but he does it in a more self-deprecating fashion. But if Woody made a similar observation about any other group, he’d be in big trouble.
Tolerance is one thing, but this week’s strip unfortunately took the “low road” in perpetuating a dated and incorrect stereotype. John and his collaborators should be ashamed of this lapse in sensitivity.