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Nintendownsmii said:

whatever said:

Nintendownsmii said:
Except SHE could sue them for defamation of character. Wich is NOT protected under parody law.

One of the defences for a defamation suite is "opinion":

Opinion: It is said that a person's mere opinion, as opposed to an allegation of fact, cannot give rise to an action for defamation.

This parody is obviously not an allegation of fact, so a defamation lawsuit would be thrown out almost immediately.

 From wizegeek.com:

'In the United States certain facts must be established for someone to be found guilty of slander. Assuming there is proof that the defendant uttered the alleged statement, the statement must be overheard by someone other than the subject or other “privileged” parties. Slander must also clearly identify the party or entity, and the intent must be malicious.'

'Some types of slander, however, are considered “slanderous per se” and are automatically awarded general damages without proof of special damages. In this case the slander must do one of the following:



Declare the plaintiff unfit to perform his or her job adequately.

Allege criminal behavior on the part of the plaintiff.

Claim the plaintiff has an unsavory disease.

Make immoral sexual claims, especially about the virtue of a female plaintiff.'

I think having her give multi-fellatio in a comic falls under this.

I don't know why you are posting stuff about slander, as that has nothing to do with this, since a cartoon is not oral speech.  This would fall under libel, if it could be considered that, which it isn't since it is a satire, as libel would be the written word.