Editorial+Cartoon+TS



media type="custom" key="591661" This is a cartoon that uses juxtoposition to make fun of different political figures and other people's haircuts. This cartoon does not have an event or issue that inspired this cartoon, but the basic reason of this cartoon is to make fun of the different hairstyles of mostly presidential candidates (as well as other people). So if there was any possible inspiration to this cartoon it would probably be the presidential election. It does feature real people. The people include Rudy Giuliani, Hillary Clinton, Barack Obama, John Edwards, Fred Thompson, Mitt Romney, George W. Bush, Joe Biden and Britney Spears. There was exaggeration present with the haircuts that were very large on some of their heads. It also was exaggerated with their faces that looked stranger than they truly are. There was labeling with the different people and the prices of their hair styles. There was also the title that basically told the point of the cartoon. Juxtaposition was also there as all the different people were placed side by side together. http://www.cagle.com/news/EdwardsHaircut/main.asp

I think that political cartoons are so popular because they are very amusing and instead of made up people and things, like Charlie Brown, they use real events and people. The cartoons that make fun of the different issues with the president could possibly contribute to a debate, because some people agree with Bush for his reasons, while others definitely do not agree. Also for example, the Presidential Race this year, with Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama. The cartoonists detract a lot of the seriousness from the cartoon. The cartoons are not very serious and some may not even have a true meaning, like the cartoon that I found. There are some things that are too sensitive for editorial cartoons. They shouldn't really make fun of the September 11th because it is a sensitive thing that has happened to the U.S.



The event that inspired my cartoon was Dick Cheney shooting a man when he was hunting for quail. Dick Cheney is a true figure but the doctor is fictional. The eye test is basically symbolizing how Cheney shot someone and that he needs to get better eyesight. Cheney's glasses are largened and his head is enlarged. There were speech bubbles to add emphasis to the eye testing. I somewhat added exaggeration with the eye chart by putting the human and quail on the chart. The main point that I wanted to get across was that Cheney's eyesight needs to be checked and to make fun of him for shooting someone.