• Amorphous [any]
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    4 years ago

    I hate the absurd lack of subtlety common among political cartoons. Why does the fucking rose need to be labeled?

    • Southloop [he/him]
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      4 years ago

      Ask the average American what political group the Arm and Hammer symbolize and the answer will probably be 'baking soda.'

    • CEGBDFA [any]
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      4 years ago

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      • Phish [he/him, any]
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        4 years ago

        Yeah, while I agree that political cartoons are over-explained, I don't think your average Dem or republican would know what that means. Honestly not convinced they do even with the label.

      • Amorphous [any]
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        4 years ago

        Yeah, but so what? "What if some random person who hasn't read a book willingly in their entire life doesn't understand my art?" Oh no, the horror.

          • Amorphous [any]
            4·
            4 years ago

            I guess we just have very different expectations about the point of making a piece of art. If your piece of art could be replaced by black text on a white background that just says "DEMOCRATS FAIL, DSA THRIVES" without any sort of value in the art being lost, what is the point of even making the art?

    • zifnab25 [he/him, any]
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      4 years ago

      Why does the fucking rose need to be labeled?

      I'm just trying to figure out what the donkey represents.