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Up until 2008, Saturday Night Live and other late-night shows made fun of politicians across the political spectrum.
And then Obama arrived and the comedy died.
SNL couldn’t mock Obama. Political cartoonists were nervous about touching him. How would that play out with Kamala?
Here’s a preview of political cartoonists singing the praises of Kamala’s beauty.
Today, that conversation requires us to wrestle with old toxic racial and ethnic stereotypes that were, sadly enough, immensely popular in earlier times. And unfortunately, that kind of racism remains a radioactive aspect of political cartooning, right up to the current generation of ink-stained wretches.
Given that ongoing legacy, the caricature of Kamala Harris, possibly our first Black, South Asian-descended, female president, isn’t just precedent setting. It’s a minefield for cartoonists — even more so because it’s a profession that’s overwhelmingly dominated by white men of a certain age. With that in mind, we checked in with some of the nation’s top political cartoonists to see how they’re homing in on the caricature of Kamala.
The answer is that they’re either terrified or in the tank.
Cartoonists are supposed to exaggerate features, but they’re not allowed to do that, or mock the politician, and they don’t want to do that.
So what’s left? Much like late-night comedy clapter and SNL featuring a mournful song after Hillary’s defeat, the only answer is cartoons praising Kamala’s beauty.
It’s either that or be called racist.
Here are some sample responses.
“I love how Kamala Harris’ default emotion seems to be joy.”
“…it is the large searching eyes set in a block of granite that might give you some insight into her character.”
“Unlike a squinting Biden and Trump, Kamala’s eyes are open and bright.”
Two cartoonists insist on making her look ridiculous to three who insist that she is filled with joy and has great big bright soulful eyes set in a granite face.
Cartoons of public figures exist to caricature them. What’s the point of a cartoon that doesn’t? Propaganda. That’s the point of everything now.
Obama arrived. Comedy died.
If you even dared to criticize “Obama, The Lightbringer and Cloudwalker,” Boy! Were you in trouble!
It’s why I always refer to him as either “the obamessiah” or “obambi”.
My term was ZerObama.. (The O as zero).
I hate that fag, Bareback Hasbeen Osama. He gives gay guys a bad name. He’s not good gay like interior decorators and wedding planners, he’s disgusting gay like the Bath House Barry he is. How’d anybody here like to go into a hot tub he used to take it up the ass from old white guys? You can pretty much guess what was floating around in there.
And the Indonesian Soetoro guy is his father, not the Kenyan guy. One look at Soetoro’s photo shows he looks just like Barely and his Kenyan “relatives” say he’s a liar, which we all know he is.
True: Her “large searching eyes” do indeed give one insight into her character. Some people see emptiness, lostness, even fear. Others see obvious signs of substance abuse. Still others see darkness, wickedness, the absence of anything good. Yet others see all of the above.
Her large searching eyes …her default emotion seems to be joy … her uncontrolled fits of cackling laughter …
all these remind me of someone addicted to cocaine or a combo of something illegal.
Or demon possessed.
Imagine a sequel to the porno classic “Deep Throat,” where Kamala “Heels Up” Harris plays Monica Lewinsky to Bill Clinton on Viagra. They might call it “The Oval Office.”
Or “the oval orifice.”
Before the Clintons (2 for 1) were elected, I said if they win it would be the Ovary Orifice in the Out of C0lor House.
As an aspiring artist turned cartoonist as well as entrepreneur post retirement from law enforcement, who Salvador Dali’ gave me his pallet and brushes the day he died, I appreciate the link to the cartoonists.
Cackling Kamalalala looks like a deer in the headlights – not knowing where to turn and what to do – totally clueless and stupid but totally evil and will whore for the devil so I call her Cackling Kamalalala a Witch Whore of Babylon – indeed whatever Kamalalala is told to do she waggles her tail like a dog and performs like an organ grinder’s monkey that will tip it’s hat for a nickel and somersault for a dime
In the L.A, animation studios of the 1980s I once heard a wry joke about the place that produced the very successful Fat Albert series, based on characters created by Bill Cosby. It was said that there you would draw black people funny–but not TOO funny. A kind of proto-wokeness, I guess.
There are in fact tens of millions of low IQ people who vote for the “looks.”
Yes, except Heels Up Harris is ugly and based on that photo above, she has a gross body, too. The “cartoonists” who praised her looks at liars or nuts. In other words, typical Dirtbagocrats.
Oh yes, she’s beautiful as was, is, Big Mike, er, Michelle. There are dozens of Vogue, People, and so forth covers in her future. A super model who speaks five languages and is married to the President? Nah. Not beautiful at all. /s
Is she one of those who looks into aa Mirror and it shatters like every time a Ugly Person looks into a mirror
Yes. Yes she is. “Mirror, mirror on the wall. Who’s the nastiest skank of all?”
I wonder if she’s ever been to Haiti.
i doubt it. She’s an elitist and Haiti is a Hellhole. Even the Dominican Republic is Heaven in comparison.
“I love how Kamala Harris’ default emotion seems to be joy.”
Yup, the irrational joy of dim wits and dullards. I look into her eyes and I see a vapid bublehead.
‘large searching eyes set in a block of granite
A block head?