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Do you find this political cartoon offensive?

Are you upset?

  • Yes, it's racist, sexist, transantagonistic, lookist, ageist, cissexist, homophobic, etc.

  • No, I'm part of the problem

  • I like turtles

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madoka

madoka

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http://www.sheknows.com/living/articles/1121689/michelle-obama-melania-trump-cartoon

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If you're not upset about this Michelle Obama cartoon, you're part of the problem

Featuring our first lady, Michelle Obama, and Donald Trump's wife, Melania Trump, it misses the mark in regard to addressing government tyranny and instead expresses racism, sexism and transantagonism. And while the reasons it is offensive are many in number, an age-old message reads loud and clear: black women are held to a different standard of "greatness" than white women.

We want to provide a very explicit disclaimer that we in no way mean any disrespect to Melania Trump. Really and truly. We have zero qualms with the fact that she has chosen to pose for nude photographs and is an immigrant in the United States (something Trump himself is not in agreement with, as his “build a wall”/ “Mexican immigrants are rapists” rhetoric makes clear).

But Michelle Obama is the pinnacle for conventional respectability (which, admittedly tends to be problematic) — she is Ivy League-educated from both Princeton University and Harvard Law School. She is happily married, a devoted mother, a snazzy dresser and an incredibly competent FLOTUS.

None of that, however, is enough to protect her. The cartoon clearly shows her stylized as a man, her real-life curves replaced by male features, including a penis bulge. It portrays her with a scowl as though she never smiles, perpetuating the "angry black woman" stereotype.

The critiques of the uber-successful tennis player Serena Williams also accuse her obviously female-professional-athlete-21-time-grand-slam body of looking manly to denigrate her. Black women are often not even seen as people, let alone attractive, so any defense that this cartoon was just a joke will never be enough. This is harmful stuff.

That Michelle Obama is still not considered “great” despite her extensive list of accomplishments is questionable enough. Add to it the fact that the woman they compare her to has literally none of the same accomplishments, save being an attractive white woman and former model, is telling.
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"If you're not upset about this Michelle Obama cartoon, you're part of the problem"

I'm upset that Michelle Obama is obviously more masculine than her fey husband and I'm also upset that some douchebag trigglypuff princess thinks they can bully me into denying the obvious.
 
Yes I am offended. I have to live in a world where emotionally damaged people like the cartoonist get to shit on other people public ally and suffer no real consequences thanks to my he fact the poor emotionally damaged bastard can't be held accountable because he is captured in a state of robotic sleep. He piles a ton of garbage at my door, spreads hate and contempt and all I can do is forgive. He depends on me not losing it. Wonder if he has the courage to do one oh Mohamed.
 
Moonbeam said:
Yes I am offended. I have to live in a world where emotionally damaged people like the cartoonist get to shit on other people public ally and suffer no real consequences thanks to my he fact the poor emotionally damaged bastard can't be held accountable because he is captured in a state of robotic sleep. He piles a ton of garbage at my door, spreads hate and contempt and all I can do is forgive. He depends on me not losing it. Wonder if he has the courage to do one oh Mohamed.
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I'm offended by this lack of structure, clarity, and general grasp of the English language.
 
I think it's offensive and rude, so I'm mildly upset that someone did that because it seems unnecessary. However, I'm also upset that people care that much about it because it's a cartoon.

I'd be upset if anyone got upset over a cartoon. One about Hillary, sanders, trump, Mohammad, Jesus.

The only one that would really offend me is if they made a mean cartoon about me. 😛

EDIT: now I see the bulge. Now I see people being offended a bit more. I still don't care though
 
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The critiques of the uber-successful tennis player Serena Williams also accuse her obviously female-professional-athlete-21-time-grand-slam body of looking manly to denigrate her.
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This seemed unfair given how 22 time Grand Slam champion Steffi Graf also was criticized for being manly.

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But Serena takes it to another level.

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It's crass, but the US is a pretty crass country.
It's also interesting that so many find that cartoon offensive, while laughing about Trumps small hands alluding to his small penis.
Guess it all depends on who you hate. Though I don't like family being dragged into the political shit storm, they're just along for the ride.
 
What I find offensive is the total lack of policy discussion by everyone, politicians, pundits, and the voters. Its a presidential election year and we are discussing a retarded cartoon that appeals to lowbrow voters.
 
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