Fug's Email to the Charlotte Observer Regarding The Cam Cartoon

[Guest fug]

Now.. I never denied being an attention *****.

[Chaos 9,030]

You like Gmail? I'm thinking about setting it up.

[Guest fug]

You like Gmail? I'm thinking about setting it up.

I've always used it.

[carp24000 353]

This thread makes me think of the white Michael Vick.....

[KBRed 743]

I do have some interest in their response. But, they got what they wanted, national coverage, so I don't really think they care about fug.

[Dilated_chakra 74]

this forum is vicious LOL. Somebody needs to make a sticky warning any and all posters that they must

1. have perfect grammer

2. be a standup comedian

3. have expert knowledge of the game and somehow agree with and have the same opinion of everyone at the same time.

4. post a hot chick on your signature to catch less heat

[KBRed 743]

It's grammar btw (I kid). Closest thing I could get, but yet so far away...

[Guest fug]

this forum is vicious LOL. Somebody needs to make a sticky warning any and all posters that they must

1. have perfect grammer

2. be a standup comedian

3. have expert knowledge of the game and somehow agree with and have the same opinion of everyone at the same time.

4. post a hot chick on your signature to catch less heat

You get used to it, I do a good amount of trolling here and I get hated on daily. I still have many people on this forum that I would consider friends and know what I am really like in real life. You have to take the good with the bad.

[Guest]

Here is the Observer's response to the cartoon, by the editoral page editor...

In the words of Sergeant Hulka in Stripes: Lighten up, Francis.

The NFL pundits are all atwitter, analyzing to death the Observer's editorial cartoon on Panthers quarterback Cam Newton. What was cartoonist Kevin Siers saying? Is Charlotte jumping off the Camwagon? What does this say about race in the Bible Belt?

Puh-leeze. Maybe Stephen A. Smith thinks such breathlessness makes for good TV. Apparently ESPN's Smith and Skip Bayless and so many other NFL talking heads find it easier to speculate than to go to the source and ask.

So here's the big secret, fellas: It was just a joke, no more, no less. Siers likes to poke fun at the absurd. And in his eyes, showboating after a 1-yard run when you're getting your brains beaten in is the definition of absurd. Thus the "Hello Kitty" t-shirt for Cam's Superman pose.

Sometimes, Siers thinks it's important to send a deep, thought-provoking message on public issues of the day. Other times, like this one, he just has a little fun.

What's more disturbing than a light-hearted cartoon is grown men so in awe of a football player that they ridicule any criticism of him, even when he touts his greatness on the way to a 36-7 loss. For my money, I'll take someone who calls it like he sees it.

Siers isn't a huge NFL fan, but he likes Cam Newton. And you can bet he's rooting for him to return to Superman form.

-- Editorial Page Editor Taylor Batten

Read more here: http://obsdailyviews...l#storylink=cpy

[Cary Kollins 20,065]

they just mad cause print media is dead

[Dilated_chakra 74]

the grammer never gets old ....just like with my wife whenever the steelers play I say Keith Miller and she corrects me every time!!!! WIN!!!!!! or should I say WHEN!!!!!

[Chaos 9,030]

Observer mad, but I guess with all the media attention, they at least have a faint pulse.

[iamcline 860]

This thread is full of fail. Trying to play the race card then turning around and slinging stereotypes like 'backwoods' and 'hick'. Teh lulz.

[CatMan72 4,776]

I'm having a hard time understanding how that cartoon is racist?

You can take offense as a Panthers fan (I did) but racist?

[heelsrule1988 830]

Once I got to "Cameron Newton", my sarcasm detector went nuts.