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Sunday, April 17, 2005 Calling All 2-D, XX Animals Looks like Berkeley Breathed has been catching the vibes from our foot-stomping friend Mikhaela, angry cartoonist. In the finale of this week's theme, he's got Opus hanging upside down in a dungeon for suggesting, in impromptu words at a press conference, that the absence of female cartoon animals may be because "women tend to like spending more time with their families." It's funny, but not. (reference is to the Harvard president's vaunted remarks about women in science) As you saw in my obit of Brenda Starr's creator, Dale Messick , ne Dalia, cartooning has never been female-friendly, Mikhaela attests to that. As for female animal characters, I can only think of Daisy Duck, and she never had her own strip... Jerry Beck at Cartoon Brew who provided the above image, can't recall any leading 2-D female animals either. -RH p.s. Opus apparently not available online. Check your Sunday paper today. 9:56:22 AM    comment [] © Copyright 2005 Robin Herman. The Girl in the Locker Room™ name and design are trademarks owned by Robin Herman. Last update: 5/31/2005; 11:25:39 AM. Powered by