
                         Roanoke Times
                 Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.

DATE: FRIDAY, August 13, 1993                   TAG: 9308130455
SECTION: EDITORIAL                    PAGE: A10   EDITION: METRO 
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DATELINE:                                 LENGTH: Short

POLITICALLY INCORRECT FUNNY PAGES

I COMMEND the editors of the Roanoke Times & World-News for the decision, announced August 25, to discontinue the Outland comic strip. Male chauvenism should never be so blatantly exposed.

I further recommend that the editors consider the following comic strips for decommissioning because they are offensive to many special-interest groups and individuals:

Cathy - Career woman portrayed as indecisive, inept and paranoid.

Garfield - Honest clean-living young man controlled by a bad cat.

Funky Winkerbean - Implies that a high-school band director plays better sax than President Clinton.

Wizard of Id - Insensitive to short people in positions of authority.

Shoe - Too politically correct

Calvin - Discourages budding sociopaths.

Andy - United Kingdom males already have a better role model in Prince Charles.

Pepless Propriety on Campus - this July 26 editorial managed to offend Virginia Tech, UVa, Elvis fans, senior citiizens and the good old days all in one fell swoop!

LOUISE P. MARSHALL\ LEXINGTON

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