This image is a panel from "The Open Prairie," a mid-1990s LGBTQ-focused editorial cartoon series by cartoonist Joe Hoover. The caricature depicts conservative U.S. Senator Jesse Helms dressed in leather bondage gear and lederhosen under the headline "April Fool!"

Artists Have the Courage to Offend

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Lately, I’ve been wondering whether journalists could be considered artists. I’ve come to the decision that they were not considered artists until Americans were dumbed-down by cable television, the media oligarchy, and the internet. All one needs to do is watch Fox News to witness a new absurdist theatre. In the history of real news, however, editorial cartoonists have…