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A Failure of Satire | 30 comments (30 topical, editorial, 0 hidden)

Re: A Failure of Satire (none / 0)

I don't think a black panther would become President, but I also don't the that the Panthers somehow equate with evil or bin Laden..

By claiming the image was a an exaggeration of mis-conceptions about the Obamas, the artist implied that those exaggerated characteristics were BAD. Here are the rediculous BAD things people are saying about them. I think a lot of folks could rightfully be offended by the list of BAD things because from a certain perspective several of the BAD things are actually part of a patriotic history essential to American progress in the 20th century.

The assassination of black leaders does in no way imply that they deserved it or that they and their movements should forever be thought of as BAD. All we ever get taught in school about the Panthers was that they were scary. There was a LOT more to it and a lot of folks who know that should not accept the execution of the satire, even if they can get with the general premise.

And this is the primary place I think this cartoon fails in it's message: it's insensitivity to the fact that the Panthers are still heroes to a lot of people.

It might be hoho funny to white elites (Elites to self: "OBVIOUSLY she is not as BAD as a Panther is! She's so well assimilated."), but not so much to folks who appreciate the Panthers (to self: 'I WISH she was able to be as forceful as they were.'). To me the Panthers are as apple pie as the Minute Men. I realize most other don't agree. Yet.

Kind of like saying 'She's as horrid as that rogue Patrick Henry'! The Americans and Brits of post-Revolution 18th century would get very different things from that.

Personally, I find no offense to myself and totally get the point of it. But, I definitely have spoken with a few folks that were offended precisely for the reason I state above. If they had green skin in the cartoon to further exaggerate their BADness, how would Martians feel about it?

Do or do not, there is no try.

by anarchronarchist (mincers (-at-) hotmail (-dot-) com) on Tue Jul 15th, 2008 at 05:52:40 PM EST
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Re: A Failure of Satire (none / 0)

it's bad politically. I don't care if you think burning flags and put Usama on your mantle are great and groovy things to do. It doesn't matter if you think Islam is the world's best religion. What matters is that people don't vote for people that hold those views.

by BooMan on Tue Jul 15th, 2008 at 05:56:47 PM EST
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Re: A Failure of Satire (none / 0)

That's a kind of exclusive analysis, no? People DO vote because of a candidate's relationship to their religion (a crusader against your faith is less attractive than someone mistaken for an adherent), their relationship to our freedoms (flag burning), to their culture (robes, fist bumps). Basically it was white satire that is only funny from the dominant culture's elites' perspective (one that presumes assimilation is 'good') and that's why it sucks, IMO.

Do or do not, there is no try.

by anarchronarchist (mincers (-at-) hotmail (-dot-) com) on Wed Jul 16th, 2008 at 01:38:39 PM EST
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