I thought it was poignant

A publishing company in New Brunswick, Canada, has terminated its contract with cartoonist Michael de Adder after a drawing he did of President Donald Trump standing over the bodies of two drowned migrants went viral on social media.

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Peaches · F

I saw that on TV where the father and his little girl drowned! 😭💔So heartbreaking! I don't know why they terminated the guy, it's pretty accurate I think.

nedkelly · 61-69, M

I agree with the sacking, I believe the cartoon was in extreme poor taste

CopperCicada · M

@nedkelly I think the actual situation is more disturbing that a man making marks on a piece of paper.

nedkelly · 61-69, M

@CopperCicada I agree the loss of life is terrible

bijouxbroussard · F

Well, “free speech” conservatives shouldn’t find it offensive in the least. It illustrates who Trump [b]is[/b], at “heart”.

TopCat

Good on the company!

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bijouxbroussard · F

@TopCat What do [b]you[/b] see as “lacking” regarding U.S. employment law ? I’m not necessarily disagreeing, just curious.

TopCat

@bijouxbroussard pensions, grounds of dismissal, notice periods, relocation/travel. The employee seems to have very few rights and the power lays mostly with the company.

bijouxbroussard · F

@TopCat You’re not wrong, there. Incidentally, I took a look at past cartoons by De Adder regarding Trump and this one was relatively typical. The company is denying that they fired him over it, saying that they were planning to bring back someone else, and the contract was in negotiation anyway.

SmartKat · 56-60, F

😡

ShaythePanTransMan · 22-25, T

Sucks for him, but I hope he finds work somewhere else.

UserNameSW · 46-50, M

They actually planned to change artists weeks ago

bijouxbroussard · F

@UserNameSW Really ? Perhaps this was his parting shot. 🤔

UserNameSW · 46-50, M

@bijouxbroussard the newspaper's statement was to hire a different artist, and the decision was made weeks ago.

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