another great cartoon...sad but funny too

[SoCalDem]

[Noon_Blue_Apples]

1. ya, if you're a bigot

sad yes, humorous? What do you find particularly funny about it?

[ulysses]

2. maybe not "ha ha" funny, but how in hell

is it bigoted? I feel pretty free in saying that SoCal isn't.

[Noon_Blue_Apples]

4. That is why I asked him/her

look at the cartoon and think about it. What are they trying to say -

a) sure it can be sad, the normalcy of violence in the ME with children

b) marketing to children sucks - all over the world

or

muslims indoctrinating children to be bombers with dolls and such and the mother already buying the child 6 of them.

yes, praise allah indeed


Stop and Think

[Noon_Blue_Apples]

6. also an FYI

a rule was placed in I/P forum relating to posting of editorial cartoons

Take a wild guess as to why that was?

They were mostly bigoted

Feel free to go to one of the favs 'cox and forkum'

you'll need a shower afterwards.

I guess this was from Slate?

Bill

[CatWoman]

5. I agree with SoCal

it's both sad and funny.

[DrWeird]

3. Stereotypes are hilarious.

I like the ones with the black people with big lips.

[CatWoman]

7. like this?

[SoCalDem]

8. As someone who has never been to I/P-ville,

I truly did not "see" aqnything other than the universal message of any Mother who has ever taken a kid to a store, and been harassed by the kids wanting things..

The message I got was that middle eastern mothers are plagued by the same problems, and that middle eastern kids are subject to commercialism as well..

Maybe some common ground DOES exist.. and that the Moms & kids may have to be the ones who end up "solving" the problems..

as for the stereotypes.. THAT'S what cartoonists do.. ALL of them.. If they drew life-like people in true-life endeavors, it would be a portrait...not a cartoon..


sorry if this offended people.. that was not my intent in posting it..

[Noon_Blue_Apples]

9. I see what you are saying

I think that is the cartoonists wool over the eyes of it's true intent.

If it was really about commercialism (primarily) they would not have been muslims - take it too the bank.

Thanks

Bill

[SoCalDem]

10. Cartoonists always work on many levels..

I know it's a middle eastern "theme", but underneath, kids are the same all over the world.. They always WANT way more than any parent can give them :(.. The Barbie bit is what cracked ME up..

I have seen tears flowing in the aisles over toys not bought :)

[Noon_Blue_Apples]

11. I agree 100% with what YOU saw

in the cartoon.

To me it is intended window dressing (propaganda).

why about suicide bombers and making them muslims? Is suicide bombers and muslims a 'ME theme'.

since when are they all suicide bombers? - see that is what he is doing - reinforcing a stereotype (propaganda)

Can he do the same with Jews? How would that go over?

Could an african or egyptian family not have been the same joke?

[SoCalDem]

12. Maybe, if they employed suicide bombers

I see YOUR point , as well...

Political cartoonists see politics.. That's what they do..

[BillZBubb]

13. Not a bit funny, but sad

Pure propaganda. The sad thing is that someone on DU would post it.