Feminism Used To Be Good
April 25th, 2021 Barry Posted in Becky Hawkins collaborations, History, Sexism & Misogyny | No Comments »
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TRANSCRIPT OF CARTOON
This cartoon has four panels.
PANEL ONE
We are looking at a smartphone being held by a hand. On the phone, a man is cheerfully talking to the camera (and presumably, to the person holding the phone). He’s wearing a t shirt that says “Make Orwell Fiction Again,” and on the wall behind him is a “V for Vendetta” poster with the Guy Fawkes mask pictured, and a poster showing a sad kitten face and the caption “FACTS don’t care about your FEELINGS.” In the upper right corner of the screen, there’s a smaller image of a woman’s face, presumably the person he’s talking to.
MAN: Feminism used to be about fixing inequality but now that’s solved and it’s just about giving women unfair advantages!
PANEL TWO
A group of protestors stands holding protest signs, mostly about apartheid and about President Reagan – “Musicians against apartheid,” “human rights now,” “Reagan sucks,” and “Divestment now” can be read. A big red brick building and trees in the background make this look like it’s probably a college campus in autumn. Centered on the panel, A man with glasses is talking to a woman (the woman is wearing a pink triangle button). This panel is pretty much how I remember protests at Oberlin College in the 1980s.
MAN: Feminism used to be about fixing inequality…
PANEL THREE
A hillside in what looks like a public park on a warm, sunny day. In the background, we can see groups of young people sitting on the grass. In the foreground, we see a man and a woman dressed as hippies – her in long straight hair, loose floral dress, flower headband, and holding a tambourine, him with long hair and a full beard, wearing a necklace of large beads, and a vest, and holding a guitar.
MAN: But now that’s all solved…
PANEL FOUR
We are inside a cave, looking at two stereotypical cartoon cavepeople, one female and one male. They are holding big drumstick-looking pieces of meat and sitting around a small fire.
CAVEMAN: …and it’s just about giving women unfair advantages!
