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How is Leunig a 'very different cartoonist'? If anything, I'd say he was extremely typical of Australian cartoonists other than being rather more successful and slightly more left wing. As for his prayers being 'treasured'... I mean really. Unless anyone leaps to it's defence I'm going to edit these. --RaiderAspect 14:30, 26 September 2005 (UTC)
I believe that there should be a section on controversies as there are multiple examples. In addition to the recent Age cartoon, I recall another one from 2002:
During Israel's Operation Defensive Shield, the editor of the Age refused to publish a cartoon of Leunig's that contrasted a Jew entering a concentration camp during World War II with an Israeli soldier entering a refugee camp. This was exhibited and discussed on ABC's Media Watch. Here are the links:
--Viclamb 11:55, 15 January 2006 (UTC)
There was also the "Suckhole of steel" cartoon. John Dalton 22:51, 15 February 2006 (UTC)
Also need to cover his anti-vax stance. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 202.182.91.94 (talk) 16:14, 3 September 2016 (UTC)
Regarding Leunig's antivaccination nonsense (which I suppose wiki would call "controversy"), the Guardian covered it quite thoroughly. is the Guardian no longer considered a referable source?
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2015/aug/19/i-dont-want-to-go-on-leunigs-anti-vaccination-mental-vacation — Preceding unsigned comment added by 121.99.55.177 (talk) 08:43, 6 December 2017 (UTC)
I've removed the following text.
Quite simply the allegations made in the text are WP:POV and the references do not back them up. Agnte 13:58, 14 February 2006 (UTC)
A summary of the edit can be seen here[5] Agnte 22:13, 14 February 2006 (UTC)
Is it possible to block Beucephalia OR Pussycat69 from making any changes, since they are just vandalising? If not, how about locking the article until they go away? Any suggestions? —The preceding unsigned comment was added by D3j4vu (talk • contribs) .
a well-written section on the controversies would be fine, but what we're getting is vandalism and POV. I'd support a lock after it's been rewritten. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 210.23.138.75 (talk • contribs) .
I agree with you there, hopefully we can keep it clean and not get too personal about it —d3j4vu
There is a very good interview with leunig in an australian book called "heroes" (not the pilger book) or something like that. the book also has interviews with other australians. I cannot find the reference for the book since I dont know the exact title or author. In the interview, leunig discusses the reaction he has received from readers. Also has a lot of good biographical material.
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Am very amused that my persistent efforts to provide some balance to the hagiography that this entry consists of were met with claims of "POV" and lack of evidentiary support. And then you complain about me vandalising it! Much simpler simply to vandalise than to bother assembling the ample evidence that Leunig has attracted regular criticism for misogyny and anti-semitism, only for it to be rejected as not fitting the glowing endorsement the article is clearly intended to be. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 203.9.200.3 (talk • contribs)
The problem is simply that you Leunig fans are incapable of accepting any objective evidence that Leunig's cartoons have on occasion reflected anti-semitic and sexist views. You stick to this absurd claim that you are being objective while rejecting anything that inconveniences your installation of Leunig in some sort of pantheon of great Australians. My favourite example was the patronising clown who tried to deal with Leunig's sexism by saying his notorious childcare cartoon had been criticised by "feminists" (whoever they are). As if you'd have to be a "feminist" to be offended by abuse of working women.
But that's fine, stick to your hagiography, enjoy it. Just don't annoy those of us with some critical faculties by pretending to be objective.
I look forward to seeing how you Leunig fans will cope with his latest disgusting example of sexism in The Age of 1 November. I anticipate you'll duck (ha!) the issue by denying any implied or explicit criticism of Leunig as "POV". Let's see some rigour from you, rather than defensive censorship.
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BetacommandBot (talk) 16:51, 2 January 2008 (UTC)
I thought that these pages were supposed to be impartial, not a dog fight. Leunig has been alive for over half a century, and I can remember his work from when I was teenager, and because he is not set in stone, his ideas and opinions have changed over time. Some his work I love, some I don't like at all, and some I think is ho-hum. HOWEVER the job of a cartoonist is to provoke thought, so apparently he is good at his job. Coralhue (talk) 04:14, 22 November 2009 (UTC)
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The article is currently tagged as needing better balance. Leunig has been unafraid to express his opinions on a number of subjects, and I am sure there is ample published documentation both from him and from critics, to supply adequate references.
Also, there are some honours and cultural collaborations that are missing from the article. I know that there was a stage show based on some of his cartoon characters at the Sydney Opera House or some other national venue in the 1990s, and a series of colourful Australia Post stamps and postcards featuring his characters in 1998. Reify-tech (talk) 19:17, 6 April 2019 (UTC)
Contrary to what has been claimed, Michael Leunig has not "been associated with the Anglican Communion" (whatever such a vague statement is meant to suggest) in any formal capacity. And the fact that one of his books is called A Common Prayer is not clear evidence that the book in any way represents his personal "interpretation" of the Anglican Book of Common Prayer as such. I have removed both of these claims from the article and they should not be included again in any form without any clear, reliable and verifiable evidence to support them. Yahboo (talk) 06:54, 8 April 2019 (UTC)
Just a note to the author -- the ISBNs and years are good info but none of the links given under subheading 'Works in the Australian National Bibliographic Database' seem to be valid anymore - they just come up with 'page not found'. I can only assume the actual National Library of Australia rearranged their website since this section was written. Needs an update or edit when possible. ScorpionSquadron (talk) 12:17, 4 September 2020 (UTC)