Pearls Before Swine by Stephan Pastis for February 04, 2012
February 03, 2012
February 05, 2012
Transcript:
Rat: Hi, boys and girls. Today we're gonna learn about revolution, like the one Jihad Jerry just pulled off in Mr. Rat's neighborhood. As you may notice, I'm now dressed a little different. But don't worry, boys and girls, other than that, everything else in Mr. Rat's neighborhood will be just like it always was. Isn't that right, Mr. Trolley? Camel: Ding! Ding! Rat: Hey, Trolley, sell this oil to Mr. McFeely at exorbitant prices. Jihad Jerry: Bad news. Meester McFeely taken hostage by rival sect. Mr. Rat's Neighborhood.
Is Pastis trying to win the Pulitzer Prize for religious bigotry? He’s supposedly depicting the mainstream Muslims who have overthrown their countries’ dictators in the Arab Spring. I don’t think Pastis is really a bigot, but this is badly misdirected satire.