tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3436443386371586211.post7740809400572456193..comments2023-09-19T11:47:54.973-04:00Comments on BEEZ in the Belfry: Not So FunnySandy Steen Bartholomewhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02979547420298040620noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3436443386371586211.post-32241322713396627192015-01-21T20:40:59.676-05:002015-01-21T20:40:59.676-05:00Looks like I agree with you. The issue is not free...Looks like I agree with you. The issue is not freedom of speech, it is murder. Now that said, if someone yells fire in a crowded theater as a prank (a verbal cartoon), there is a chance panic will result some people being trampled to death. In the case of Charlie Hebdo, that organization received serious death threats over the years, with the French government concerned and offering assistance. Littleviewshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08273562235195410841noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3436443386371586211.post-73226893378825189052015-01-16T14:06:00.140-05:002015-01-16T14:06:00.140-05:00Excellent! As if you really needed a blessing from...Excellent! As if you really needed a blessing from someone you don't know: I think cartooning is a NOBLE profession. Go for it! <br /><br />P.S. Been a fan of your zentangle books for a long time. ;-)<br /><br />@LIttleviews: Charlie Hebdo does NOT equate with yelling "fire." Being offended does NOT equate with murder. Ever.not givenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16020441218174164330noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3436443386371586211.post-35279986355027397702015-01-11T12:51:48.015-05:002015-01-11T12:51:48.015-05:00I've taken a different approach to the tragedy...I've taken a different approach to the tragedy. This is not a "free speech" issue but one of risk management. Yes, we are free to think and express ourselves, but as members of society, we also need to determine the result of our expression and the risk it takes to us and our neighbors. <br /><br />Late last year, 3 photographers went into New Jersey's north woods in hunt of Littleviewshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08273562235195410841noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3436443386371586211.post-43316528587977678932015-01-10T19:17:30.566-05:002015-01-10T19:17:30.566-05:00Well saidWell saidAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10504527322000139565noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3436443386371586211.post-52864298582605041112015-01-10T11:16:50.947-05:002015-01-10T11:16:50.947-05:00Oh, BTW, wanted to add, hope you are feeling bette...Oh, BTW, wanted to add, hope you are feeling better after being sick!Elsie Hickey Wilsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15376543742728420811noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3436443386371586211.post-78557701926362404052015-01-10T11:15:54.970-05:002015-01-10T11:15:54.970-05:00Sandy, as the news unfolded, I kept thinking of yo...Sandy, as the news unfolded, I kept thinking of you! ...that you are setting out on the path of cartoon making and up pops an international event...actually a series of events across the pond in France. Suddenly, the whole world is tied together as we realize that cartoonist speak for us all every day, they embody the precious right of free expression that is a precious right for us all! Peace, Elsie Hickey Wilsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15376543742728420811noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3436443386371586211.post-35529321905188867712015-01-10T11:07:09.462-05:002015-01-10T11:07:09.462-05:00Hope your illness is waning. I'm proud of you ...Hope your illness is waning. I'm proud of you for your attitude, for your spunk.... YOU GO GIRL!!Pamela Khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12711793254210347009noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3436443386371586211.post-9611050809774241822015-01-10T09:23:34.291-05:002015-01-10T09:23:34.291-05:00Fist pump!Fist pump!Sandy Steen Bartholomewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02979547420298040620noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3436443386371586211.post-58483549087303303992015-01-10T05:59:50.339-05:002015-01-10T05:59:50.339-05:00As a Calligrapher, I repeat......" the Pen IS...As a Calligrapher, I repeat......" the Pen IS (still !) mightier than the Sword!" So to ALL cartoonists, and journalists, and writers and ANYONE who can hold a pen," UNITE & WRITE". The terrorist horror can be defeated only if we show NO FEAR !Sue Zankerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03089045813425102054noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3436443386371586211.post-78788251997442133572015-01-10T04:17:53.558-05:002015-01-10T04:17:53.558-05:00I agree with you 100% Sandy. I was nervous watchin...I agree with you 100% Sandy. I was nervous watching all this. I have a jewish cousin who shops at the kosher market. She said it was a very long day. One of the cartoonists killed once said he'd rather die standing than kneeling. He was a brave man with incredible talent. You go back to cartoon school and don't let anyone discourage you.Sylviahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13222745588359846755noreply@blogger.com