Are these political cartoons offensive?

[The diplomat]

Check out these political cartoons:

http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/uclickcomics/20041116/cx_po_uc/po20041116&e=2&ncid=

http://images.ucomics.com/comics/db/2004/db040407.gif

http://www.rushlimbaugh.com/home/daily/site_111704/content/eib_extra.member.html

They are certainly anti-Bush and anti-Condi Rice. They seem rather offensive too. The Danziger cartoon portrays Dr. Rice in a very stereotypical way.

How come the press can get away with such mean cartoons against an african-american woman of such intelligence as Dr. Rice? If any Republican had put out cartoons like that, they'd have the NAACP and ACLU on their behinds in a NY minute.

[Last Conformist]

The last one requires a login, for of all places, Limbaugh's site.

While they're certainly nasty, I don't think they're particularly racist or misogynist or anything.

Edit: As for Rice's intelligence, who's that relevant to anything? Is it more acceptable to be nasty to stupid women?

[Az]

POLITICAL CARTOON SHOWS POLITICIAN IN BAD LIGHT NEWS AT 10.

[Bosh]

What's the one on Limbaugh? It won't let me view it.

[Spiffor]

While they're clearly anti-Bush and anti-Rice, I don't see them as really offensive (well, I couldn't see the one on Limbaugh's site).

Over here, our charicaturists often show a Bush with the mental abilities of a 5-year-old. As for Rice being shown as a parrot, well, it seems to be a commonplace conception in the US.

[Az]

What's the one on Limbaugh? It won't let me view it.

(well, I couldn't see the one on Limbaugh's site).

Well, guess who's a registered user on that site?

[Stefu]

Never mind, brainfart

[Sprayber]

Not gonna register at Rush's site just to see a cartoon.


The other two are on the nasty side but that's what poltical cartoons do. Been doing that since they started./

[MrFun]

Re: Are these political cartoons offensive?

Originally posted by The diplomat
Check out these political cartoons:

http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/uclickcomics/20041116/cx_po_uc/po20041116&e=2&ncid=

http://images.ucomics.com/comics/db/2004/db040407.gif

http://www.rushlimbaugh.com/home/daily/site_111704/content/eib_extra.member.html

They are certainly anti-Bush and anti-Condi Rice. They seem rather offensive too. The Danziger cartoon portrays Dr. Rice in a very stereotypical way.

How come the press can get away with such mean cartoons against an african-american woman of such intelligence as Dr. Rice? If any Republican had put out cartoons like that, they'd have the NAACP and ACLU on their behinds in a NY minute.

So when Democrats make political cartoons that appear that they are deliberately stereotyping, it's outrageous.

But if Democrats would complain about the same thing done by Republicans, Republicans would scream and shout, "PC NAZI!"


It's funny how double standards work sometimes.

[The diplomat]

here's the danziger:

[The diplomat]

Originally posted by Azazel

What's the one on Limbaugh? It won't let me view it.

(well, I couldn't see the one on Limbaugh's site).

Well, guess who's a registered user on that site?

Yeah, I'm a Rush 24/7 member and proud of it!

[General Ludd]

Originally posted by Boshko
What's the one on Limbaugh? It won't let me view it.

I don't know, but I like the ad that they have on that page.

[Arrian]

@ Diplomat. Registered at Rush's site, eh? Not that I'm surprised.

-Arrian

[Spiffor]

Re: Are these political cartoons offensive?

Originally posted by The diplomat
How come the press can get away with such mean cartoons against an african-american woman of such intelligence as Dr. Rice? If any Republican had put out cartoons like that, they'd have the NAACP and ACLU on their behinds in a NY minute.

Again, I couldn't know about the cartoon at Rush's, but those other two don't insult her intelligence (in Doonesbury, it's Bush who couldn't know what Clark said because it's in a book). They insult her ability to take orders, and her general incompetence at HS. Why they're on the nasty side indeed, I don't see anything out of the ordinary, nor anything that has a trait to the fact she's a woman, or black.

[Sprayber]

Re: Re: Are these political cartoons offensive?

Originally posted by MrFun



It's funny how double standards work sometimes.

Why should it be strange to you? Double standards exist on both sides. Increasly on both sides as a matter of fact.