Comments on: National Firefighter’s Group Fires Back, Calls PNJ Cartoon ‘Racist’

By: RustyG

RustyG — Mon, 02 Jul 2012 01:58:18 +0000

Mr. Marlette’s cartoon was in poor taste whatever his motive was in creating it.

By: David Huie Green

David Huie Green — Sun, 24 Jun 2012 04:49:26 +0000

yep, your mama was smart

David for self control

By: mamasaid

mamasaid — Sun, 24 Jun 2012 01:48:24 +0000

Mama always used to say, “people cannot be offended by anything someone else says or does unless the offended person allows it. God gave each of us the ability to reason for ourselves so don’t let others control your feelings or temperment. Only a fool does that.” Mama was a wise old bird!

By: jesse

jesse — Sat, 23 Jun 2012 11:49:34 +0000

To J.W.
Only a “racist” or a “bigot” would be offended by the suggestion of racism! That photo should have NEVER been posted in the 60’s and especially not now!

United States of the Offended……goes both ways!

I am offended by the suggestion of racism, simply because it is suggested all of the time. I am neither a racist or a bigot. I am of German ancestry, I do not get offended every time I see Germans equated to Nazi beliefs. I am personally tired of every time something is printed or broadcast a certain group of people disect it to find an insult.

By: My2Cents

My2Cents — Sat, 23 Jun 2012 05:08:20 +0000

Let’s look at it in a different light, shall we! If it was a black person {as the article has written} that felt it was a racial attack, the article would immediately be removed with no questions asked. You can’t very well say any different, because if you look at the track record, the race card is used all the time. But, since someone from the firefighters association has an issue with the fact that the cartoon does clearly show white men spraying black men, nothing will be done. The one time someone is NOT wanting to protray a raciest image, gets more flack then when someone plays the race card….HHUUMM!

By: jesse

jesse — Fri, 22 Jun 2012 13:36:12 +0000

To wow in 2012
As History teacher says in their post, do people get upset over reminders of Japanese Americans being placed in prison camps during WW II? The thing is that no matter how wrong some of the things in American history were, they are still American History. How is this racist? Were blacks the only people sprayed with a fire hose?? What about demonstrators at Berkley during the 60s? I do not hear any former protester’s whining about this. You are looking for something to be insulted by.

By: Sam Phillips

Sam Phillips — Fri, 22 Jun 2012 03:35:30 +0000

I find this cartoon and more imprtantly the PNJ position highy offensive and racist in nature! As a career fire service officer with over 33 years of service to the public I find it disrespectful to the readers of the PNJ, the public at large, and to those who risk their lives in service to man kind. The fire service in particular has worked at great lengths to embrace diversity in our work place and in our local communities. Firefighters are involved in countless community and social events to further equality and then an Editor whose newspaper is obviously failing pulls a stupid stunt such this.It is no wonder print media is going broke. What will be the next stunt to attempt to gain readership? To frame firefighters in such a callous manner is inexcusable.

Pitty from Port Angeles, WA.

By: WarEagle007

WarEagle007 — Fri, 22 Jun 2012 02:40:18 +0000

One truth that stands out but hasn’t been mentioned is; you would need to go back to the 60’s to find true “watchdog” journalism at the PNJ. Liberal bias is alive and well inside their walls and indeed the majority of main stream media as well. I will take the integrity of a fireman over that of an A. P. reporter any day!

By: Trina Marsh

Trina Marsh — Thu, 21 Jun 2012 23:46:52 +0000

Our firefighters risk their lifes for us and are most of the time their for us before anyone else can get to us I think we should all do them a favor and not buy the parer for a few days or however long one chooses to show our support. Thats what they would do in the 60s boycott to show support.

By: Sherry

Sherry — Thu, 21 Jun 2012 23:39:39 +0000

This is such a bad thing to do. I will not buy another news paper because it is one thing to write about real life race issues but to try to hurt people by doing somthing like this is wrong.