The Sound of the Crowd

Now that’s comedy, y’all

Courtesy of the Cartoon Brew, these “excerpts from a satire now posted on Salon.com”:

“…gay cartoon characters do in fact exist, and some of them are even politically active. I recently asked some of them to share their stories…

I’m in the parlor of a lovely San Francisco townhouse, being entertained by a self-described “proud queer, an old queen, ev-en!” “I can’t believe America didn’t know,” says Snagglepuss. “I mean, the cuff links, the flamboyance, the theater jargon – plus, I’m pink, for heaven’s sake!”


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