I
strolled through Politico's Wuerker
gallery of year’s best cartoons
without expectation (really). Took just a minute or so to note a
trend
re: portrayal of the media' loyal opposition. What the hell is
the point, or even the meaning of any of the samples?
Zactly. The
'toonists are using agitprop to vilify those who disagree. Who
understands Right
Wing Lemming? or the Koch
Bros? It doesn't matter; they are evil. It's playing to a
stereotype they've
created without having to explain and justify. The Smear.
Obama examples tend to specify the basis for the 'toon;
immigration, spending, executive orders, etc. That allows the reader to
think in terms of how they feel about the subject instead of creating
an icon. Where have we seen this technique before?
Ahem
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Most of those don't even make any sense.
ReplyDeleteGrinfilledCelt
Lee Judge's rabidly Conservative-hating cartoons appear regularly in the Kansas City (Red) Star; one more reason why that so-called newspaper is beneath contempt.
ReplyDeleteRe the "Koch-snorting" cartoon: Imagine the hue and cry if a cartoon depicted Barack Obama not only snorting cocaine but SELLING it (as he proudly admitted in his "autobiography")!
ReplyDeleteAnn Hedonia & Sam Paku
Knee slappers if yer 9.
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