Word: cartoons
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...energy of a missionary; Andrew Gould's Omelet, another of Agafya's suitors, who does the best job of making the audience dislike him, shouts, screams, and schemes from the moment of his first appearance. White masks painted on the faces of the actors heighten their stylization, making them cartoon versions of themselves. These masks emphasize the actors' exaggerated facial expressions, making the comedy more visual. Omelet's jaw, dropped in surprise, hangs at chest level for two minutes or more; the nervous suitor and his bride-to-be squirm, choke and bite their nails as they try to make...
...decision to discontinue the cartoon is not a protest of this single strip. Rather than installment confirmed general reservations we have had for some time about the cartoon...
...sensitive subjects, such as minorities commonly victims of prejudice, it must be done tastefully. If it falls flat, it is not innocuous--it becomes offensive. We felt that Bloom County has too often missed the mark in attempting such parodies. We were concerned about having to monitor the cartoon daily and t decide which days it should or should...
...decision not to carry Bloom County does not suppress the cartoon from this community, nor dies It keep the particular views it expresses out of The Crimson. We simply believe that Bloom County should not be the one cartoon that regularly runs in our pages...
...will be running another cartoon s soon as possible...