Comments on: BYU Study: Cartoon stereotypes of elderly common and damaging http://dailycartoonist.com/index.php/2006/08/16/byu-study-cartoon-stereotypes-of-elderly-common-and-damaging/ The source for industry news for the professional cartoonist Sun, 12 Feb 2012 15:23:55 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.3 By: Jean Rodarte http://dailycartoonist.com/index.php/2006/08/16/byu-study-cartoon-stereotypes-of-elderly-common-and-damaging/#comment-16236 Jean Rodarte Sun, 04 Feb 2007 15:53:57 +0000 http://dailycartoonist.com/index.php/2006/08/16/byu-study-cartoon-stereotypes-of-elderly-common-and-damaging/#comment-16236 I am a senior citizen. I find Pickles a mirror of my husband and myself. I actually did drive myself to the store, and waited for my husband, forgetting that he did not come with me. I was not a senior at that time. I was only in my twenties. Hey, stuff happens no matter how old you are. I am a senior citizen. I find Pickles a mirror of my husband and myself. I actually did drive myself to the store, and waited for my husband, forgetting that he did not come with me.
I was not a senior at that time. I was only in my twenties.
Hey, stuff happens no matter how old you are.

]]> By: Jean Rodarte http://dailycartoonist.com/index.php/2006/08/16/byu-study-cartoon-stereotypes-of-elderly-common-and-damaging/#comment-99369 Jean Rodarte Sun, 04 Feb 2007 15:53:00 +0000 http://dailycartoonist.com/index.php/2006/08/16/byu-study-cartoon-stereotypes-of-elderly-common-and-damaging/#comment-99369 I am a senior citizen. I find Pickles a mirror of my husband and myself. I actually did drive myself to the store, and waited for my husband, forgetting that he did not come with me. I was not a senior at that time. I was only in my twenties. Hey, stuff happens no matter how old you are. I am a senior citizen. I find Pickles a mirror of my husband and myself. I actually did drive myself to the store, and waited for my husband, forgetting that he did not come with me.
I was not a senior at that time. I was only in my twenties.
Hey, stuff happens no matter how old you are.

]]> By: Alan http://dailycartoonist.com/index.php/2006/08/16/byu-study-cartoon-stereotypes-of-elderly-common-and-damaging/#comment-2064 Alan Wed, 16 Aug 2006 15:06:25 +0000 http://dailycartoonist.com/index.php/2006/08/16/byu-study-cartoon-stereotypes-of-elderly-common-and-damaging/#comment-2064 For clarification, Pickles is NOT used as an example of negative portrayal of the elderly. The author(s) of this article simply went to Brian Crane for his reaction to the study's findings in as much as 1. he has a comic about old people and 2. he's BYU alum. He was an easy source for filler quotes. That said, I do wish they had released more information on what qualified for negative portrayal. For clarification, Pickles is NOT used as an example of negative portrayal of the elderly. The author(s) of this article simply went to Brian Crane for his reaction to the study’s findings in as much as 1. he has a comic about old people and 2. he’s BYU alum. He was an easy source for filler quotes.

That said, I do wish they had released more information on what qualified for negative portrayal.

]]> By: Alan http://dailycartoonist.com/index.php/2006/08/16/byu-study-cartoon-stereotypes-of-elderly-common-and-damaging/#comment-99368 Alan Wed, 16 Aug 2006 15:06:00 +0000 http://dailycartoonist.com/index.php/2006/08/16/byu-study-cartoon-stereotypes-of-elderly-common-and-damaging/#comment-99368 For clarification, Pickles is NOT used as an example of negative portrayal of the elderly. The author(s) of this article simply went to Brian Crane for his reaction to the study's findings in as much as 1. he has a comic about old people and 2. he's BYU alum. He was an easy source for filler quotes. That said, I do wish they had released more information on what qualified for negative portrayal. For clarification, Pickles is NOT used as an example of negative portrayal of the elderly. The author(s) of this article simply went to Brian Crane for his reaction to the study’s findings in as much as 1. he has a comic about old people and 2. he’s BYU alum. He was an easy source for filler quotes.

That said, I do wish they had released more information on what qualified for negative portrayal.

]]> By: Paul http://dailycartoonist.com/index.php/2006/08/16/byu-study-cartoon-stereotypes-of-elderly-common-and-damaging/#comment-2062 Paul Wed, 16 Aug 2006 12:57:34 +0000 http://dailycartoonist.com/index.php/2006/08/16/byu-study-cartoon-stereotypes-of-elderly-common-and-damaging/#comment-2062 Just once I'd like to see the criteria - just what is a "negative portrayal?" Is more hair growing from your ears than from your head negative? I would never have thought of Pickles as portraying old folks in a negative light. I find the strip very funny - my wife laughs out loud at it and more often than not gives me a look that says "that's you." Negative? Grandma, grandpa, interacting with kids and grandkids, older folks with friends - then again, maybe Brian Crane was quoted just because he has a strip about an older couple, not becaust there's a hint of negativity about it. Just once I’d like to see the criteria – just what is a “negative portrayal?” Is more hair growing from your ears than from your head negative? I would never have thought of Pickles as portraying old folks in a negative light. I find the strip very funny – my wife laughs out loud at it and more often than not gives me a look that says “that’s you.” Negative? Grandma, grandpa, interacting with kids and grandkids, older folks with friends – then again, maybe Brian Crane was quoted just because he has a strip about an older couple, not becaust there’s a hint of negativity about it.

]]> By: Paul http://dailycartoonist.com/index.php/2006/08/16/byu-study-cartoon-stereotypes-of-elderly-common-and-damaging/#comment-99367 Paul Wed, 16 Aug 2006 12:57:00 +0000 http://dailycartoonist.com/index.php/2006/08/16/byu-study-cartoon-stereotypes-of-elderly-common-and-damaging/#comment-99367 Just once I'd like to see the criteria - just what is a "negative portrayal?" Is more hair growing from your ears than from your head negative? I would never have thought of Pickles as portraying old folks in a negative light. I find the strip very funny - my wife laughs out loud at it and more often than not gives me a look that says "that's you." Negative? Grandma, grandpa, interacting with kids and grandkids, older folks with friends - then again, maybe Brian Crane was quoted just because he has a strip about an older couple, not becaust there's a hint of negativity about it. Just once I’d like to see the criteria – just what is a “negative portrayal?” Is more hair growing from your ears than from your head negative? I would never have thought of Pickles as portraying old folks in a negative light. I find the strip very funny – my wife laughs out loud at it and more often than not gives me a look that says “that’s you.” Negative? Grandma, grandpa, interacting with kids and grandkids, older folks with friends – then again, maybe Brian Crane was quoted just because he has a strip about an older couple, not becaust there’s a hint of negativity about it.

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