Do you find this political cartoon offensive?

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werepossum

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This thread is fun.

I especially like the parts where people are disparaging Melania to support their view that disparaging Michelle is wrong -- or do I prefer the parts where people are disparaging Michelle to support their view that disparaging Malnia is wrong.

Nah. Favorite part is when you consider a particular idiom about pots and kettles it provides fertile ground for mentally poking fun at the racial undertones of this thread.
Personally I don't mean to disparage either one. I don't find either attractive, but that's merely personal taste. Honestly I would probably prefer spending time with Mrs. Trump; if your life has consisted in the main of attending very expensive Ivy League schools and "working" highly paid made-up jobs and your husband is freakin' President of the USA, I really don't care to hear about your racial grievances against my nation or your "crash moment". But again, that's just me. I'm sure some people find her interesting and charming.
 

werepossum

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I think you better check again.
Actually you have a valid point. Let me amend to say that Darwinists (of which I am not a particularly avid member) do not consider humans to be the type of ape which looks like a gorilla or similarly slope-shouldered simian.
 

buckshot24

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Actually you have a valid point. Let me amend to say that Darwinists (of which I am not a particularly avid member) do not consider humans to be the type of ape which looks like a gorilla or similarly slope-shouldered simian.
That is true.:thumbsup:
 

werepossum

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The penis bulge crosses the line...
So the reason it is funny to depict President Bush as an ape but incredibly offensive to depict President Obama the exact same way was a penis bulge?

Personally I would find depictions of a political figure as a murderer, Nazi, thug, etc. to be much more offensive than depicting him or her as the opposite sex. But then, we conservatives don't have the left's gender issues. We're just naturally a lot more tolerant of people's differences.
 
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You guys are so funny. It's simple biology PLASTIC SURGERY that Melania is more attractive, if you deny that then you probably have some niche tastes in women. The only inaccurate thing about michelle in the cartoon is that she's angry. I've seen her happier more often than not. But does she look manly? Yeah, I think so, mainly because of her broad shoulders and jaw.

Fixed that for ya speedster.
 

Spungo

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The penis bulge crosses the line...
I think my main problem with the attack on her is that it's a person attack against someone who isn't a politician. I would be equally disgusted if someone said Bush's wife looked like a pre-op tranny. Bush is fair game, but leave his nonpolitical family out of it.


Personally I would find depictions of a political figure as a murderer, Nazi, thug, etc. to be much more offensive than depicting him or her as the opposite sex. But then, we conservatives don't have the left's gender issues. We're just naturally a lot more tolerant of people's differences.
But why are they depicted as those things? A couple weeks ago we covered a cartoon showing Hillary Clinton dressed like a prostitute and accepting money from big banks. Was that a personal attack or a gendered attack? No; it was an accurate political attack. She really is a whore for the banks. What statement is being made with things saying Michelle looks like a tranny, or that attack where someone tried to slut shame Trump's wife? This is petty nonsense.
 

SP33Demon

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Fixed that for ya speedster.
Except what you think and what she says are two different things.
“I didn’t make any changes,” she said. “A lot of people say I am using all the procedures for my face. I didn’t do anything.”

“I live a healthy life, I take care of my skin and my body. I’m against Botox, I’m against injections; I think it’s damaging your face, damaging your nerves. It’s all me.”

“I will age gracefully, as my mom does.”
http://dailycaller.com/2016/04/27/melania-trump-on-plastic-surgery-its-all-me/
 

WelshBloke

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Its pretty offensive that thats considered a political cartoon.

Theres no political point being made, its just "Hur Hur, I dont fancy yours much!"

Does how attractive you find someone elses wife really count as political?
 

werepossum

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I think my main problem with the attack on her is that it's a person attack against someone who isn't a politician. I would be equally disgusted if someone said Bush's wife looked like a pre-op tranny. Bush is fair game, but leave his nonpolitical family out of it.

But why are they depicted as those things? A couple weeks ago we covered a cartoon showing Hillary Clinton dressed like a prostitute and accepting money from big banks. Was that a personal attack or a gendered attack? No; it was an accurate political attack. She really is a whore for the banks. What statement is being made with things saying Michelle looks like a tranny, or that attack where someone tried to slut shame Trump's wife? This is petty nonsense.
Agreed.

I have been assuming that the "artist" was attacking Michelle, and I'm still inclined in that direction. I suppose it would be equally valid to "slut shame" Mrs. Trump and expose "making the first lady great again" as equal to making her a nice brainless piece of ass, but I don't see how drawing Mrs. Obama so unattractive fits with that.
 

cbrunny

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I'm pretty surprised that people are actually claiming this isn't offensive somehow.
 

Blue_Max

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Agreed, but political cartoons are seldom classy. Or funny.

Classy? Perhaps not, but it can be funny as hell when our "inspirational leaders" flaws are not only brought to light but also put under a magnifying glass for all to see. All too often, the 'feels before reals' crowd tries to silence that so they can benefit from hiding their own flaws as well.



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