Above: the offending MOTHER GOOSE & GRIMM comic strip."The Federation of Colombian Coffee Growers announced a multi-million dollar lawsuit against U.S. cartoonist Mike Peters over a cartoon published in U.S. newspapers linking Colombian coffee with crime syndicates."
They want $20 million in compensation. More here.
Hat tip to Journalista!
Nice one!! great style!!
ReplyDeleteYou can't sue Superman! What's the matter with them? Oooops, did I just give away his secret identity?
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ReplyDeleteThing is, this was part of a series of strips (it was started by the Ralph character finding out that the guy who invented Pringles had his ashes buried in a Pringles can).
ReplyDeleteWho else is going to sue? Bartles & James? Dr. Pepper? Betty Crocker?
What a ridiculous lawsuit.
Could be worse, back in the Pablo Escobar era they would have just killed him, and anyone else who happened to be in the same county...
ReplyDeleteIf anyone is linking Colombian coffee with crime syndicates, it's the dopes that are bringing the lawsuit! Methinks they do protest too much ^_^
ReplyDeleteUuuuffffff!!!
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Those Colombian lawsuits are the richest kind!
ReplyDeleteOhh my goodness !!!!
ReplyDeleteWhile it is just a cartoon, it is based in ignorance and little creativity. I'm a cartoonist as well, and I visit Colombia. This toon maybe isn't lawsuit worthy... perhaps it's just lame.
ReplyDeleteIt's really huge the ignorance of that Mr Peters; really amazing.
ReplyDeleteIt's very easy to say stupid things when you don't know nothing about the real situation of a especific thing, in this case, about colombia's coffee growers.
Before make cartoons, you must try to read and search information.
I hope Mr Peters accept the invitation to visit Colombia. I wonder, will he be enough man for that?
I'm a Colombian living in the U.S. It looks like Mr Peters is the same kind of stupid gringo I meet once in a while that asks me, "oh, you are Colombian, can you get me some coke? he he he.."
ReplyDeleteI do not think every gringo I meet is stupid, evidence notwithstanding...
Is enjoyed the cartoon as much as I enjoy my cup of Colombian coffee with/with out bits of Mr. Juan Valdez or his mule.
ReplyDeleteThats retarded. Really! I mean come on. They got nothing else to do with thier time? How can that not be funny. Ashes in a pringles can. Thats great! and 20 million? Come on! Thats the kind of number you sue the government for. Cartoonist dont make that much. Get over it!
ReplyDeletehaha. I'm Colombian and I find this hilarious! I do think the people that have asked me for coke are stupid, but I do think people get offended really easy at times, like here.... (maybe bcuz it's a bit true ? o_O)..... AND although I don't want to display my name I must say that I happened to get the cartoonist's last name when I got married to a 'gringo', so there we go, i give him my support!... life knows maybe he is the artist of my newly-joined family.... :D
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