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Cartoonist

(7,320 posts) Sat Feb 7, 2015, 11:29 AM Feb 2015

Religion In The Comics - 012

People have been using comics to poke fun at the Bible for a long time. In Fact, people have been poking fun at the Bible since it was written. Some of the early satirists were no doubt persecuted, just like those Parisians who poked fun at that other religion. Here are a couple of examples from long ago, the 20's to be exact.

From Judge March 1924

From Laughter December 1926

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Religion In The Comics - 012 (Original Post) Cartoonist Feb 2015 OP

Another winner! Tell me, are you planning to cover the infamous Tijuana Bibles? mr blur Feb 2015 #1

I don't think so Cartoonist Feb 2015 #2

Nice finds. bvf Feb 2015 #3

Imagine the shitstorm edhopper Feb 2015 #4

Imagine the shitstorm AlbertCat Feb 2015 #5

mr blur

(7,753 posts)

1. Another winner! Tell me, are you planning to cover the infamous Tijuana Bibles?

Reply to Cartoonist (Original post)

Sat Feb 7, 2015, 12:46 PM

Feb 2015

Just wondered...

Cartoonist

(7,320 posts)

2. I don't think so

Reply to mr blur (Reply #1)

Sat Feb 7, 2015, 12:53 PM

Feb 2015

None of them address religion as far as I know. I doubt DU would like that kind of porn on their site.

bvf

(6,604 posts)

3. Nice finds.

Reply to Cartoonist (Original post)

Sat Feb 7, 2015, 08:24 PM

Feb 2015

The Flagg one, especially.

edhopper

(33,604 posts)

4. Imagine the shitstorm

Reply to Cartoonist (Original post)

Sun Feb 8, 2015, 11:30 AM

Feb 2015

if those were published today.

AlbertCat

(17,505 posts)

5. Imagine the shitstorm

Reply to edhopper (Reply #4)

Wed Feb 11, 2015, 11:47 AM

Feb 2015

I watched some episodes of "Laugh-in" the other night.... from 1969 I think.

Anyway.... some silly bits would have DU posters and many others in a tizzy.

Like when Sammy Davis Jr intones in his best Kingfish voice:

"Do da name Ruby Begonia mean anythin' to ya?"

Can you imagine that today? People would be having PC seizures!

They were all having a blast on that show!

Today, no one has much fun at all. It's all so serious.

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