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Saginaw stereotype in cartoon upsets readers

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January 20, 2010

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It seems like college cartoon controversies happen in bunches. Here’s another from Michigan. Apparently a comic strip that appeared in the Delta College newspaper painted the city of Saginaw, MI as a place of drugs and violence – which didn’t go over well with readers – despite unscientific polls that showed people thought the stereotype was right on.

Community Comments

#1 Tom Wood
January/21/2010
@ 5:52 am

It seems like college cartoon controversies happen in bunches.

You say that like it’s a bad thing.

At least the college cartoonists are getting a reaction.
#2 brent childerhose
January/21/2010
@ 9:54 am

as someone who grew up in flint, michigan, 45 minutes south of saginaw, i can’t help but feel slighted. um, but we do like drugs.
#3 Jon Hughes
January/21/2010
@ 1:16 pm

If they mean the city of Saginaw…yeah, I wouldn’t think it’s that far off. But the ‘suburbs’ aren’t nearly as bad as the city.

/Sag Township resident
#4 Rich Diesslin
January/21/2010
@ 2:00 pm

Don’t you just hate it when someone gets offended. Bummer.
#5 Henry Clausner
January/22/2010
@ 9:34 am

…first ya got offense, then ya got defense…soundz like the Superbowl.

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