If you search the Platypus website, you will find that we have discussed nudity in the comics several times. We think the level of nudity found there has parallels to society's views in real life.
And the level of body acceptance is dropping. It's been months since we've seen any nakedness in the morning paper. Nary a streaker, nary a bathtub bather, nary a nudist camp joke.
These used to be common enough that we filled a whole bulletin board of clippings each year. That's no exageration.
Now.... virtually nothing short of some panels on TV. True, it is colder weather but, it doesn't explain the virtual elimination of nudity as a subject for the funny papers.
We think it matters and we're a bit disturbed by the trend.
Just when you think all is lost, a commercial like this comes out. Three cheers for T-Mobile! I doubt we'll ever see this one on TV and maybe they only made it for YouTube. Even so, enjoy!
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I don't really think there's a parallel. A lot of the newer generation doesn't read the newspaper.
ReplyDeleteOthers like me don't really read the newspaper either because we've found out that the mainstream media is VERY controlled. 90% of the "news" is controlled by 6 corporations. What gets reported always boils down to follow the money!
what the website?
ReplyDeleteSorry for the confusion. Search the bare platypus site that you are on for the word "comic" or "comics" and you'll get several posts on the subject. Most of the entries are listed at
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