Abortion Should Be Decided By The States
May 5th, 2022 Barry Posted in Abortion, Sexism & Misogyny | No Comments »
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I’m not at all sure it comes across, but attempting to draw 1980s hair in panel one was so much fun. And yes, Reagan’s campaign did use the slogan “Let’s make America great again.” (The only thing Republicans believe in recycling is ideas.)
TRANSCRIPT OF CARTOON
This cartoon has four panels. Each panel shows a different scene, with a different person or group of people talking to the viewer.
PANEL 1
A man with a “Reagan ’80: Make American Great Again” t-shirt and blonde hair in a mullet is talking with a somewhat angry expression, raising a forefinger to make his point. Next to him, a concerned-looking woman with a leather jacket and ENORMOUS hair is speaking with her hands clasped together.
CAPTION: 40 years before Roe v Wade is overturned.
MAN: Roe is wrong! Abortion is too important for the federal government to decide for everyone.
WOMAN: We should leave it to the states.
PANEL 2
A woman stands alone in front of a sidewalk; behind her is a patch of grass, a couple of trees, and a stone wall. She’s wearing a red skirt with a pattern of circles, and a t-shirt that says “GORE is a BORE.” She’s smiling and talking with her palms out.
CAPTION: 20 years before Roe is overturned.
WOMAN: Without Roe, every state could make its own abortion policies.
WOMAN: Which is how it should be!
PANEL 3
This panel shows a crowd of white men. All of the men are wearing dress shirts, jackets, and neckties, except for one man who is in “Tea Party” cosplay, including a tricorn hat, although I’m not sure that anyone can tell it’s a tricorn hat because it turns out that tricorn hats are hard to draw.
In the center of the panel, one man is grinning big and speaking to the readers. He has glasses and parted blonde hair.
CAPTION: 10 years before Roe is overturned.
MAN: Let the states decide. That’s all we’re saying.
PANEL 4
A man and a women, both dressed in gender-typical business wear, are speaking to reporters; the reporters aren’t in panel, but we can see their hands holding microphones, which are pointed at the speakers. We can see in the background that we’re on the steps of some sort of fancy, large building with pillars and arches (I’m hoping people will see that and assume it’s a government building of some sort).
The man is smiling big and holding a little stack of papers. The woman is clasping her hands and speaking with an earnest expression.
CAPTION: Ten minutes after Roe is overturned.
MAN: Our new law bans abortion nationwide.
WOMAN: Abortion’s too important to be left to the states!
