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Mar 9Liked by Liza Donnelly

Exactly! Safe trip!

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Thank you, Patris!

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Enjoy Austin! Great event.

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Mar 9Liked by Liza Donnelly

Hey! You are the cartoon caption contest! Do you have a favorite? I think they are all winners. Also I literally laughed out loud when I got the mail & saw the Barry Blitt Oscar Issue cover.

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Hi Ruth Ann! They're all good, but I prefer: "It's not the sound of gentle waves kissing the shore, Walter. It's the dishwasher." I like the way it's written. And the name Walter is funny. The Blitt cover is hilarious!

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Mar 9Liked by Liza Donnelly

Women's Day is everyday to celebrate our power. I hope Biden's speech will rally women to get to the voting booths in November to elect him. A great speech and a great cartoon, Liza. United we can make a huge difference in what happens in and to our country!!!

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Thanks!

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I'm with you as are many of the men in this country. And I like your cartoon.

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I know we have many allies. Thank you, Steve.

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Alas, this International Women’s Day, actual women have been sidelined in favor of socially constructed women:

https://www.nationalreview.com/corner/the-best-women-are-men/

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No one is sidelined. It's a big tent.

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Nobody believes that "trans women" are women. And it astonishes me that feminists, of all people, are now pretending that they are.

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As we know so well, artists see deeply and illuminate aspects of life that are in the shade. And with their gifts they bring deeper and wider truths to our awareness. The creations of Liza and myriad other artists are beautiful to behold as they anchor and expand my way of seeing and being.

Popular capitalist culture commodifies some forms of expression over others. Toni Morrison, Jesmyn Ward, Louise Gluck and many more, deserve accolades. That said, I'd love to see MOMA and Met embrace "illustration." It's why we love Banksy, Liza and others: they push and expand our ways of seeing. And deep support for promoting progressive change in the world. Women's rights are world rights.......Building the world we deserve

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When the Whitney embraced Saul Steinberg in the 1970's with a solo exhibit, it was a huge event for me! Thanks, bob.

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As an older man, I am curious what women think about Katie Britt's presentation re the SOTU address. She placed herself in the kitchen and I could only think that the next step would be barefoot and pregnant. And then their was the exaggerated femininity, alternately fearful and breathless and then enraged as a mother protecting her cubs.

Truly bizarre. Yet I can only assume GOP staff reviewed the script and the setting.

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It was horrible. A professional US Senator in the kitchen. It would not have said much if she were a man, but because she's a woman, it speaks volumes.

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I think the man would be in a living room with a fire going.

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We all need support and praise. I'm saddened the New Yorker is not inviting more openly political works--that you and others have offered. Their slighting of some of your works is unfortunate and really only reveals their narrow ways of seeing. You have many who see the rich and full arc you offer to us. Your hands, brain and being are remarkable and lovely gifts. We see your character, energy and integrity.

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