If you’re needing a jolt to shake you out of those “nothing ever changes” blues, then this program of politically incorrect cartoons from previous decades ought to do the trick. Not only can you no longer get away with creating stuff this ethnically, racially, and sexually offensive, but the state of our collective consciousness-raising over the last years has created a world where few people might even have the desire to try. Blacks, Japanese, and women took a beating in terms of stereotyping and name-calling during the golden age of cartoons, and this program promises to “put a dent in our jaded sensibilities.” It even includes crude cartoon stag-reel examples. No one under 18 will be admitted.
This article appears in December 10 • 2004.