So Much In Common
January 8th, 2024 Barry Posted in Imperialism & War | No Comments »
TRANSCRIPT OF CARTOON
This cartoon has four panels. Each panel shows the same scene: Two women on a suburban or urban-but-not-the-core sidewalk. It looks like winter; the women are both wearing puffy jackets, and the trees are bare.
The woman on the left has black hair in a ponytail, is wearing a dark purple knit hat, a blue puffy coat, and dark pants. Let’s call her HAT.
The woman on the right has round glasses, reddish-brown hair, and is wearing a black puffy winter vest over a long-sleeve shirt, and a polka-dot skirt. Let’s call her SKIRT.
PANEL 1
Hat is holding her phone away from her face, as if she just finished a phone call. She’s got her back to Skirt, but is looking in skirt’s direction, and is slightly surprised to be addressed. Skirt is speaking to Hat with a sincere expression.
SKIRT: Excuse me… I overheard what you said on the phone, and I completely agree! This whole war comes down to the right to self-defense.
PANEL 2
Hat has turned towards Skirt. Both women have somewhat angry expressions, but the mood (I hope) isn’t yelling at each other, but a mutual griping session. Hat has lifted one hand in an “explaining my point” gesture, while Skirt has her arms akimbo.
HAT: Exactly! No other nation is expected to endure attack after attack without fighting back!
SKIRT: It’s unfortunate that some civilians die. But we’re not the ones who started it!
PANEL 3
They get more into their griping; hat is holding her hands in fists and leaning forward, and Skirt is waving her arms and leaning forward.
HAT: Right! They could end this anytime, but they don’t want to!
SKIRT: We’ve got no choice! We’re defending our right to exist!
PANEL 4
Hat turns a bit away as the conversation ends. Both of them look very pleased. The dialog this panel is all in thought balloons.
HAT (thought): So nice to meet another Israel supporter!
SKIRT (thought): So nice to meet another Hamas supporter!
CHICKEN FAT WATCH
In panel three, there’s a newspaper littering the ground. If you look super closely, the paper has the headline CARTOONIST LOSES PATRONS, and in smaller print, “Whoops! Says Drawing Man.” The newspaper’s photo shows a stickfigure man shrugging.
