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Comment:

Hello,
This isn't hate mail, I can't hate someone I do not know. On the other hand, I congratulate you if you have profited on the foul images you have created. I do not know how well you understand politics, but you seem to know enough since you follow the money making bandwagon created in the name of arrogance. I would just like to remind you that you're spreading the message that is created by a man who was born rich. So he might not have known about hard work. If you say he has worked hard, well it is hard to mess up a "small loan" of a million dollars. I do agree with some images, Mrs. Clinton is fake. I just want to let this out to confirm that you, and Mr. Trump are menacing the constitution. Well, if you are Caucasian, I will not call you racist(correct term is prejudice anyways ), only you can declare that. However, you fit the profile, and I hope you have a change of heart.

Answered:

It's not about racism, but rather the fact that Trump is challenging the corrupt oligarchy that controls the country. That's why he's been so viciously attacked...because even though he's rich, he's not part of their 'club.' I certainly don't agree with a lot of his positions, but he did say he wanted to audit the Federal Reserve and that's of paramount importance. This is the reason I draw pro-Trump cartoons and I've taken a lot of flak for it.

I've been called a 'racist' a million times. It's fear-based word used by the politically correct crowd to stamp out free speech. Trump is not afraid to be called names and neither am I. I know I'm not a racist and Trump isn't either....so why react when we get called that?

Thanks for your email.

Ben

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Comment
You forget that the Republican Party was comprised of races other than just White. I saw your drawing of Michelle Obama. This is the last straw. I'm a black woman. Drawing us as men, monkeys or whatever flavor of racism this week just makes sure fewer people will support conservatives. I'm going to put all my efforts behind Hillary. Good job, racist idiot.

-not in the Whites only party

Answer:

People often imagine all sorts of stuff when looking at a cartoon. Yes, I dared to draw something that's definitely NOT 'politically correct,' but it's not about race. This is my right and my free speech and I'm taking the flak for it. I didn't know I had the power to make people vote for the arch criminal, Hillary Clinton.

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Comment:
I support Donald Trump. However, your caricature of Michelle Obama is disgusting, demeaning, and called-for; even as political "humor" or parody. You have zero class and even less judgment.


Answer:
I think you meant 'UN-called for,' but I get your point. That said, it's necessary at times to draw things that are in bad taste and offensive just to remind people that it's part of something called FREE SPEECH. It's your free speech to tell me I have zero class. I'm fine with that. What I'm not fine with are people who are silenced because they are terrified of saying something 'offensive.'

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Comment
Your cartoon of Michelle Obama as an emasculated woman is disgusting and you should feel ashamed of yourself. I hope you can never become a full time cartoonist, because you're truly awful at it, as well as an awful person.

Answer:
See answer above. ('Emasculated?' Good word, but maybe not applicable here).

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Comment:
Liberals seem to love Michelle's masculine physique:

http://jezebel.com/5354522/at-last-michelle-obamas-workout-revealed

http://www.glamour.com/gallery/how-to-get-michelle-obamas-toned-arms

Apparently, they just don't like it when conservatives mention her masculine physique.

Answer:
If she really is a transvestite, that makes her even more cool and trendy...doesn't it?

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Comment Only an uniformed twit who napped through 2009, would dare to make Michelle Obama look masculine after all of the crap she got from the media about daring to show her arms in a sleeveless black designer Michael Kors dress for her official White House portrait in 2009. Remembering of course that Michael Kors is one of the judges on "Project Runway". There was no end of comments on Michelle Obama's "right to bear arms' since no other First Lady had ever dared to 'cross that obviously implied fashion line'. Not only did Michelle Obama dare to cross that line, but she dared to don inexpensive ready-to-wear off-the-rack frocks with expensive designer shoes and accessories. Oh, the horror, as some fashion police were trying to figure out how to feel about it - let alone write articles on it that would have normal women scrambling to those stores to buy them out of those items seen on the First Lady in public! OMG! Is that where Princess Kate is getting her ideas of buying off-the-rack clothing from stores like Top Shop? Did First Lady Michelle Obama adversely impact one of Great Britain's Royal family as to have her not always donning designer fashions made solely for her like Queen Elizabeth has paraded around in forever with her matching hats? After that sleeveless portrait, women around the nation were exercising when Mrs. Obama started promoting her "Let's Move" exercise program for kids, women did it too. Even Oprah, because women wanted arms like Michelle Obama. Trump's wife always looks pissed off. I don't know if it's due to her physical appearance or too much raccoon eye makeup on her squinting little eyes. She always looks like she has a bad case of road rage or hates everyone who isn't her. She has a waif's body with skinny stick arms. When I saw Melania Trump in a photography with her baby in a carriage, she was in a room that looked like Aladdin's treasure cave had vomited gold all over it. If you are going to compare Michelle with Melania - just remember who helped those that work in the retail sector get more business to hire more workers, vs one who posed stark naked on an expensive fur coat with outrageously expensive diamond jewelry that no normal guy could ever afford to buy for his girlfriend or wife. Last time I looked, rebels usually accused the wealthy elite of tyranny, not those who donned and promoted inexpensive frocks and planted vegetable gardens. Stop drinking Trump's kool aid and get a clue. Answer: I like being called a 'twit.' A refreshing change from some of the things I've been called. ---------- Comment: It's hard to see that you think athletic women are unattractive. Get real. Answer: Yes, beauty is in the eye of beholder! ---------------- A POSITIVE MAIL! Comment: I've been seeing your cartoons pop up all over the place in recent months and I just discovered your Patreon. I hope my pledge contributes to making it worthwhile for you to continue this kind of work - it's greatly appreciated by your fans. Your willingness to expose the lies and hypocrisy of the MSM and those that they prop up, combined with your artistic talent, is a real asset. Humour and satire is a great medium to ultimately communicate nuggets of truth to the masses. Answer: Thank you very much for your support. I am going against the grain and raising the hackles of a lot of PC people out there. I've drawn a lot of things that have outraged people--including my cartoonist peers who mostly draw liberal and statist things. They have called me 'disturbing,' 'scary' and 'dangerous!' If we keep bowing down to the SJWs and PC crowd and their 'micro-agressions' and censorship...well, free speech will be hurt further. Too many people are afraid to 'offend' people. If they say the 'wrong' thing, their reputations and jobs could be endangered. Since my reputation is already smeared, I figure I'm the one to draw the cartoons that upset the PC apple cart. Thank you!!! Ben https://www.patreon.com/grrrgraphics?ty=h