COLUMN: Attempt at cow humor shows how society engages in gender policing

Monday, June 7, 2010 | 10:51 a.m. CDT; updated 8:09 p.m. CDT, Monday, June 7, 2010

It’s hard to imagine a grown person getting up in arms over a fairly run-of-the-mill depiction of a cartoon cow. David Rosman has done just that in his column titled “Otis the steer-cow has some identity issues.” Rosman takes issue with an animated steer who is referred to as male but also has udders.

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