RIO DE KAHUNA, Brazil -- In response to the Teddybear’s sudden resignation, Kahuna would like to clarify what appears to be a misapprehension on the part of the Bear. Yesterday, Kahuna queried the identity of the person in the image posted by the Bear, as it was completely alien to the blog. The Bear, nevertheless dismissed Kahuna’s concerns and absconded without providing a reasonable answer. Kahuna then decided to issue an apology to the person in question as He is strongly opposed to the use of third party imagery in that manner.
Kahuna wishes to remind the Bear that He neither asked for the removal nor attempted the removal of the post in question. He merely questioned the ethics of using a mug shot of a person completely disjoint from the proceedings of the Circus, superimposed upon the visage of some species of chimpanzee (possibly Pan troglodytes). The Bear is well aware of Kahuna’s views on these matters, and these views do not infringe upon the Bear’s First Amendment rights.
Kahuna would also like to add that at no point did He object to the textual content of the post as He believes firmly in the aforementioned First Amendment, and does not support censorship. Having said that, Kahuna also wishes to state that the use of the image in the sordid context of the Bear’s post could reasonably be held to be highly defamatory of the person portrayed.
Kahuna does not interfere in the right of clowns to blog what they wish. However, He reserves the right to counter-blog His own views when necessary.
The freedom granted by the First Amendment is precious and must be used responsibly. Kahuna rejects the Bear's resignation and urges him to watch Skokie, Dirty Pictures and The People vs. Larry Flynt. He hopes the Bear will return to the Circus.
PS: Kahuna would advise the Bear equip himself with body armor (a Bear necessity) in accordance with his Second Amendment right, as the pot shots may fall where they will.
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