Just some old mail I found amusing. If I had a physical copy of this letter, I'd stick it on the fridge.
"Howdy,
I wanted to make it known that the comic strip "Stinging Foam" by Rodrigo Huerta is bothersome to me and many other students at Texas A&M. The comic strip has at times presented extremely violent and gory images that have been disturbing for a casual reader to see.
In a couple of strips the violence is the focus of the comic and in my opinion supposed to be funny because it is so shocking. It is also my opinion that violent humor isn't what a campus of 40,000+ students need to be constantly exposed to.
Here's an example of what I'm talking about: 9/2/08 - 3 cell strip from "Stinging Foam" includes one box picturing a cartoon cat chasing a cartoon mouse. The mouse is carrying a large mallet. The next box pictures the mouse smashing the cat in the face with the mallet, stars and the word "bonk" are included. The 3rd cell is a picture of a more lifelike cat decapitated on the floor with a hammer in it's neck. Blood is oozing out on the floor.
So what's the joke? Is it suppposed to be funny because it is shocking and perhaps unexpected? A political strip about the way cartoon violence is accepted although it has the same meaning as real violence?
Even if I don't appreciate this comic for it's humor or politics, it doesn't matter. It's disturbing and should be removed. Please understand that this isn't the first time this comic has bothered me, but after a week into school I think it's time to voice my concern.
- Concerned reader"
Wurmy
And a concerned reader he is.