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[–] [email protected] 68 points 1 year ago (6 children)

Is it just me getting unreasonably irritated when the artist captions the things they're depicting, as if we're either too dumb to understand or they suck at making subtle references?

[–] [email protected] 68 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

It's a political comics thing that has its roots in England around ~~250~~ 300 years ago. The comic is meant simultaneously to be funny (and therefore disarming) and legitimate political propaganda. To ensure that the political propaganda message is not lost on the masses they label everything to make sure their message most clearly gets across.

For example, see this political cartoon from 1903. Panama_canal_cartoon_1903.jpg

[–] [email protected] 17 points 1 year ago (2 children)

That's actually cool to know, though I dislike the practice, they kinda look like previous century memes lol

For example, see this political cartoon from 1903.

That was lost on me either way, but I guess it's just my lack of knowledge on US's history 👀

[–] [email protected] 16 points 1 year ago (2 children)

The cartoon shows the US aligning with Panama separatist factions to break from Colombia so that they can permit the construction of the channel.

Panama was a separate colony from Colombia, but they joined when becoming independent.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (2 children)

I find it utterly hilarious that the cited purpose is clarity, but the referenced comic required explanation. Bravo.

Also thanks for the explanation because I wasn't getting it, either. Makes sense, though. Give it a few hundred years and English might be so different the labels wouldn't have mattered at all, let alone missing context.

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

Thanks for the explanation!

[–] [email protected] 22 points 1 year ago (2 children)

These sorts of comics have been captioned like this for decades. I'm not sure if they were ever not captioned.

[–] [email protected] 14 points 1 year ago (1 children)

If anything I think they were even more obvious back then... The Troll would have had "Troll" written on their laptop and so on...

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

I've seen some done in the 1800s. Captioned.

At this point it's a staple of the genre.

[–] [email protected] 16 points 1 year ago (2 children)

That's just the way political comics goes. It's expected and common. It's not a web comic, bruh; there's a tradition to maintain.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

Well, I guess so, wasn't expeting a whole culture around these

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[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago

This reminds me of a Ben Garrison cartoon. Way too heavy handed.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago

It's just you

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago (3 children)

Ben Garrison does the same thing. It's pretty common

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[–] [email protected] 53 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Ah yes, they're standing in x-crement.

[–] [email protected] 19 points 1 year ago

Xitter.. pronounced like shitter.

[–] [email protected] 29 points 1 year ago

they forgot the saudi king sitting on a throne of dead migrant bodies

[–] [email protected] 29 points 1 year ago (2 children)

This post is difamation against goblins.

[–] [email protected] 17 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I think that's a troll....

but agreed.

Also where's the crowd of khaki-wearing nazis?

[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Supposed to be a troll I think, but that blatantly a goblin

Also the military cosplay guy has a swastika on his arm.

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[–] [email protected] 23 points 1 year ago

Lol i recently heard someone refer to tweets as xcrements now. Fits perfectly with this

[–] [email protected] 22 points 1 year ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

Nah this is just accurately stating the actual status of X as a metaphor, I like it.

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[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 year ago

BRRRR skibidi bop bop bop yes yes

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Xitter, Jesus, you guys are amazing.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Shitter would have worked too

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Who’s the guy on the right supposed to be?

[–] [email protected] 13 points 1 year ago
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