Remember when Doonesbury was naughty, representing Phred the Vietcong character as likeable? And Zonker was a counter-culture figure? I guess Trudeau got his Establishment Lackey Card.
Oh, I do remember when. I remember when Doonesbury was a brand-new strip by a Yale undergraduate, a classmate of my favorite cousin’s.
rietpluimsays
WTF???
chigau (違う)says
Doonesbury?
Trudeau?
chrislawsonsays
THAT IS NOT A TRUDEAU. It is a cartoon by Chip Bok mimicking Trudeau’s style to make a satirical point. What I don’t know is how fair the satire is. Anyone know what Trudeau said to prompt this cartoon?
Maybe I’m missing the point, but isn’t the intended irony that the editor thinks that the artist was punching down … but, ironically, has been murdered for it. With no possibility of self-defence. Which sort of proves that the artist was actually punching up after all.
…?
EigenSprocketUKsays
Oh, ignore what I said. I see I’m several steps behind everybody. I mistook the outrage to be aimed at the cartoon above, not Trudeau. (It even looks like Trudeau, I now realise.)
I’ll get my coat…
rietpluimsays
I misunderstood it at first too. And the satire is more than fair. Unfortunately.
Remember when Doonesbury was naughty, representing Phred the Vietcong character as likeable? And Zonker was a counter-culture figure? I guess Trudeau got his Establishment Lackey Card.
Oh, I do remember when. I remember when Doonesbury was a brand-new strip by a Yale undergraduate, a classmate of my favorite cousin’s.
WTF???
Doonesbury?
Trudeau?
THAT IS NOT A TRUDEAU. It is a cartoon by Chip Bok mimicking Trudeau’s style to make a satirical point. What I don’t know is how fair the satire is. Anyone know what Trudeau said to prompt this cartoon?
@chigau #4 and chrislawson #5–
Trudeau on Charlie Hebdo “punching down”:
http://www.theatlantic.com/international/archive/2015/04/the-abuse-of-satire/390312/
Me on Trudeau on Charlie Hebdo “punching down”:
http://freethinker.co.uk/2015/04/19/wrong-mr-trudeau/
Maybe I’m missing the point, but isn’t the intended irony that the editor thinks that the artist was punching down … but, ironically, has been murdered for it. With no possibility of self-defence. Which sort of proves that the artist was actually punching up after all.
…?
Oh, ignore what I said. I see I’m several steps behind everybody. I mistook the outrage to be aimed at the cartoon above, not Trudeau. (It even looks like Trudeau, I now realise.)
I’ll get my coat…
I misunderstood it at first too. And the satire is more than fair. Unfortunately.
It’s almost as if, without context, you end up thinking the cartoon means the opposite of what it actually means to someone who’s informed.
http://www.understandingcharliehebdo.com/#bleue-racist
sonofrojblake
perfectly timed 😀