CAJ+Editorial+Cartoons

\ [|Credit]  The event that inspired this cartoon is that the Government is trying to put bans on trans fat in restaurants/fast food places. Yes, there are real people portrayed in this cartoon. The man in the red vest is supposed to stand for us, the consumers. The police, in my opinion, stand for the govenment. I think the artist used exaggeration, labeling & irony. He used exaggeration because a man was being arrested for eating trans fat...which is an exaggeration from the truth. This exaggeration adds humor to the cartoon. The little phrases that the police are saying make everything clearer. "Homicide? Burglary? Worse. Trans Fat." Without these sayings the viewer probably wouldn't know that the cartoon was about. The author used irony by showing that .. You would think that the Government would be worried about important issues such as homicide and burglary, but no they are too busy being worried over trivial things such as trans-fat in restaurants, etc. The artists opinion on this topic was that the Government obviously has their priorities out of order & that the government should just leave consumers alone. If a guy wants to eat his fried chicken he should be able to in peace! I feel the same way as the cartoonist. I think that the Government should let people run their own lives and stop trying to involve themself in ever aspect of people's lives including what food they choose to eat. It's a free country, if somebody wants to eat fast food everyday they should be able to without the government involving themselves .
 * __Editorial Cartoon Analysis__** -Step One

Sentence: Trans-fat is being banned from restaurants. Subject > Trans-fat Action Verb > Banned Object > Restaurants
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__**My Editorial Cartoon**__ - Step Three

Elements of my Editorial Cartoon:

The event that inspired this cartoon is the controversy over whether Obama has enough experience to be president. Yes there are real people in this picture. One is Hillary Clinton and the other is Barack Obama, both are presidential candidates. I used symbolism, exaggeration & labeling (explanations below.) The artists opinion is that Barack Obama is inexperienced. symbolizes that he is inexperienced & too young to become president. || inexperienced I dramatized it to the point where he was a toddler in a crib, with little or no experience during the presidential debate. || "no experience." really clears up what the cartoon is about. ||
 * Symbolism || The fact that Obama is in a crib
 * Exaggeration || Even though Obama is young &
 * Labeling || I think the label "Hillary, what do you mean
 * Analogy || not used ||
 * Irony || not used ||

__**Questions about Editorial Cartoons**__ - Step Four

Why are political cartoons so popular? I believe political cartoons are so popular because they are really daring, they convery everything that people want to see about politicians or the government but are too scared to say. What do these cartoons contribute to public debate? The cartoons usually point out the flaws or basically anything wrong or worthy of being made fun of about or government/politicians. What do they detract from it? The cartoons detract the seriousness of the issues, also usually they don't point out all of the good things because most of the cartoons are really pessimistic and they almost always make fun - after all they are meant to give the reader a good laugh. Are there any subjects that are too sensitive to editorialize through cartoons-issues that can be written but not drawn? In my opinion, yes there are some issues too sensitive to put into a cartoon form. What are they and why are they too sensitive? One issue I think is too sensitive is death such as the death of people in the public eye such as Heath Ledger or Anna Nicole Smith. I don't think that death is a funny thing & we shouldn't be making fun of it. Also, trajedies that happen in the world shouldn't be put into a political cartoon form. This is being these are very sensitive issues and editorial cartoons are meant to be sarcastic, or make fun of something to give the reader a laugh and trajedies & deaths should never be exploited in this way.

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