![]() (“You should say ‘little person,’ ” a character explains.) But Pastis is not interested in fighting his editors’ decisions. ![]() Pastis remembered one message that reprimanded him for using the word midget, even though the strip itself only evoked the term to highlight its inappropriateness. They tend to shy away from themes of “drugs, drinking, sex-for lack of a better word, anything beyond PG-13,” Glynn said. John Glynn, of the Universal Uclick syndicate that handles Pastis’ work, confirmed that “there’s lots of sensitivity-the strip would have caused serious problems if it had been coupled with a terrorist event.” Though Universal has never outright rejected a Pearls panel, the group has sent advisory notes back to Pastis and various newspaper editors cautioning them against publishing particular comics. You reference Lincoln’s assassination, and readers shout, ‘Too soon!’ It’s a different world, and it’s inhabited by your parents and grandparents.” “Internet writers don’t realize how extraordinarily tame newspapers can be. “I wish I could have a fraction of the edginess of the online guys,” he admitted. Pastis, a creature of the buttoned-up print world, sometimes yearns to channel the subversions of the web. There’s also the twisty matter of media sensibilities. ![]()
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