Top Ten Reasons Not To Regulate Dangerous Chemicals In Cosmetics
Cartoon by Barry
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A Brief Guide To What Society Values
Cartoon by Barry
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Going To The Scary Place
Cartoon by Barry
TRANSCRIPT OF CARTOON
This cartoon has six panels, with a caption at bottom. The caption says “GOING TO THE SCARY PLACE.”
All the panels depict two woman, talking as they walk through a residential neighborhood, with fences and houses and trees. One woman is wearing jeans and a peacoat; the other is wearing a sweater over a long flowy skirt.
PANEL 1
PEACOAT: I’m still not sure if subprime mortgages were a good or a bad thing.
SWEATER: How so?
PANEL 2
PEACOAT: On the one hand, when credit companies tempt poor people with mortgages they can’t afford, we end up with lots of poor people losing their homes and life savings!
PANEL 3
A closeup of Peacoat. She’s looking a bit angry and making a palms-up gesture with her hands that I’d roughly translate as “what the fuck?”
PEACOAT: But without subprime mortgages, who’d make it possible for poor people to buy homes and build up security? Poor folks get screwed either way.
PANEL 4
Sweater talks seriously, her arms folded on her chest. She’s got her mouth open WAAAAY wide, and I have no idea why I drew it that way (I’m typing this transcript in 2019, and this cartoon was drawn in 2007).
SWEATER: I see what you mean. But we can’t even begin to get out of that trap without looking at the root problems of an economy that values profits over people.
PANEL 5
Close-up on Sweater. She’s getting a bit excited/angry as she talks, waving her arms and with an intense expression.
SWEATER: The left has to stop being so afraid of questioning capitalism, and so afraid of looking at socialism when it makes sense!
PANEL 6
Sweater has a questioning expression as she looks up into a tree. Peacoat can no longer be seen, and her word balloon is coming down from the tree.
SWEATER: er… Why are you hiding in that tree?
PEACOAT (speaking from tree): Y-y-you said th-th-the “S” word!
SWEATER: See, this is exactly the sort of thing I’m talking about.
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Free Market Man in “Health Care Adventure”
Cartoon by Barry
Originally published in Dollars and Sense. A tip of the pen to Ezra Klein’s blog, my favorite health care policy blog.
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It’s a Tidy System
Cartoon by Barry
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History Marches On; Nativism Marches In Place
Cartoon by Barry
TRANSCRIPT OF CARTOON
This cartoon has four panels, with a caption running under the entire cartoon.
PANEL 1
A white man dressed in upper-class American Revolution era clothing punches his fist into his open palm as he angrily makes a point. He is balding on top, with the rest of his hair pulled back into a short ponytail. (I intended this to be a caricature of founding father John Jay, but it’s not an especially good one!)
CAPTION: 1780
MAN: Papist immigrants are wrecking our economy with their fecundity! We must erect a wall of brass around the country for the exclusion of Catholics!
Footnote: (“Wall of Brass…” is quoted from John Jay, the first chief justice of the Supreme Court.)
PANEL 2
A wealthy-looking white man in 1850s clothing, sitting in an armchair, looks very snooty as he holds up a forefinger, making a point. He has a newspaper held in his lap by the other hand, and a teacup on a little round table next to the armchair.
CAPTION: 1850
MAN: Chinese immigrants refuse to assimilate… and if we let too many in, they’ll undermine our economy!
PANEL 3
A white man in a dull green 1920s suit and hat talks cheerfully, looking straight at the viewer, “talking with his hands.” There’s a house and a tree behind him.
CAPTION: 1920
MAN: Now, I’ve not nothing against Jews…. but the Jews are coming in huge numbers! The economy can’t take it!
PANEL 4
A modern-looking family – a white man, white woman, and their small child – are standing inside what’s probably their house. The man is pounding his fist into his palm as he angrily speaks. The woman has her arms crossed. The child, holding a teddy bear, looks curiously up at her mom.
CAPTION: NOW
MAN: We’ve got nothing against Mexicans. But they refuse to assimilate! They’re ruining our economy!
WOMAN: We should erect a wall.
GOING ACROSS THE ENTIRE BOTTOM OF THE STRIP
CAPTION: History Marches On; Nativism Marches In Place
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The Story Of Bob And Race
Cartoon by Barry
The colors for this cartoon are by Peggy von Burkleo. Check out her webcomic Samhain Night.
Transcript of cartoon.
Panel 1
A white politician in a podium is making a speech.
CAPTION: How Bob’s Great-Grandparents got into the USA.
POLITICIAN: Our immigration laws should make it easier for the right kind of people to immigrate.
Panel 2
An office environment (presumably a bank office). At a desk in the foreground, a smiling banker shakes hands with a smiling white couple. At a desk in the background, a white banker is speaking to an unhappy looking Black couple.
CAPTION: How Bob’s grandparents became homeowners.
BANKER TALKING TO WHITE COUPLE: We’re happy to approve your mortgage loan!
BANKER TALKING TO BLACK COUPLE: Sorry, we can’t help you.
Panel 3
In the foreground, a white, prosperous-looking man in a business suit puts his arm around a younger man’s shoulder, in a mentoring sort of way. In the background, another white businessman dismisses a young Black man in a suit.
CAPTION: How Bob’s Dad began his career.
BUSINESSMAN: We like you… You seem like one of US. We’re offering you a foot in the door.
OTHER BUSINESSMAN: Sorry, the position’s been filled.
Panel 4
A white woman with a clipboard talks to a young white couple. The man of the couple is whispering something to his wife.
CAPTION: How Bob’s parents became homeowners.
CLIPBOARD WOMAN: We only show homes in THIS neighborhood to the RIGHT sort of people.
MAN (WHISPERS TO WIFE): Lucky your parents can help us with the down payment.
Panel 5
In the foreground, a blonde cop speaks sternly to a young white man. In the background, a dark-haired white cop leads a young black woman away in handcuffs.
CAPTION: How Bob got through his teens.
BLONDE COP: I’ll let you off with a warning… But if I catch you with drugs again…!
DARK-HAIRED COP: Kid, you’re under arrest!
Panel 6
A young man with a somewhat puzzled expression shrugs as he speaks directly to the readers.
CAPTION: Bob.
BOB: I’VE never benefited from racism!
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Such An Easy Mistake To Make
Cartoon by Barry
TRANSCRIPT OF CARTOON
This cartoon has four panels, plus a tiny fifth “kicker” panel at the end. Below the entire cartoon, a large caption says SUCH AN EASY MISTAKE TO MAKE.
All panels show two women, on a suburban looking sidewalk, waiting by a sign that says “bus.” One woman has black hair in a ponytail, is wearing a hoodie and a calf-length black skirt, and is carrying a purse. The other woman has short, spiky blonde hair, a sleeve tattoo covering her left arm, and is wearing pinstripe pants with a black sweater-vest over a white tee shirt.
PANEL 1
The woman with the ponytail is leaning towards the woman with the spiky haircut. The woman with a spiky haircut is holding a cell phone. (It’s a flip phone, because this cartoon was drawn in 2009 and flip phones were the ultimate in cool.)
PONYTAIL: Excuse me, I overheard what you said on your cell phone… and I totally agree. A transsexual just isn’t a woman!
SPIKY: Oh! Well, thank you. It sometimes feels like the whole idea of “woman” is being attacked.
PANEL 2
Both women’s body language gets very energized as they bounce off each other’s ideas. Ponytail holds out her arms, palms up, in a “come on!” gesture; Spiky leans in, smiling, and holds up a finger to make a point.
PONYTAIL: Exactly! I’m sorry, but there’s so much more to being a woman than wearing a dress or having some surgery!
SPIKY: Yes, yes, yes! There’s something essential that men can’t just buy from surgeons!
PANEL 3
Ponytail looks annoyed as she thinks about being called a transphobe; Spiky angrily agrees with her, spreading her arms wide.
PONYTAIL: You wanna know what I really hate? The word transphobia!
SPIKY: Me too! The word is a scare tactic they use to silence anyone who disagrees with the trans agenda.
PANEL 4
Ponytail, very happy, holds her hands together in front of her. Spiky, smiling, holds a hand to her chest in a “me?” gesture.
PONYTAIL: This is so nice… I love meeting other radical feminists!
SPIKY: Radical feminist? Are you kidding? I’m a conservative Christian!
TINY KICKER PANEL AT THE BOTTOM
Ponytail facepalms as Spiky looks a little disappointed.
SPIKY: Does this mean we can’t be friends?
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Can’t They Just Water Their Crops With Coke?
Cartoon by Barry
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With God On Their Side / My God
Cartoon by Barry
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Objectivity Funnies
Cartoon by Barry
TRANSCRIPT OF CARTOON
This cartoon has nine panels.
Panel 1:
This panel shows a TV, and on the TV is an anchorman shrugging and looking sad.
Title: Objectivity Funnies!
Subtitle: Featuring the “liberal” media!
Anchorman: I just want to be fair!
Panel 2:
The TV again, with the anchorman, now smiling vapidly, as he will for the remainder of the cartoon.
Anchorman: Welcome to “Science Chat.” Tonight: Climate Change. Here representing the left is Mr. Boring T. Expert.
Panel 3:
The Anchorman gestures to an academic looking man wearing a tie, Mr. Expert.
Anchorman: Mr. Expert has taught environmental science at Stanford and Yale and now works for NASA.
Panel 4:
The camera shifts and the smiling Anchorman gestures to his other guest, an eccentric looking man with a bow tie.
Anchorman: And representing the right, Mr. Whatt A. Tool, who has appeared on Breitbart and on Fox News!
Whatt A. Tool: Hi!
Panel 5:
Anchorman: Mr. Expert, is climate change a threat?
Mr. Expert: Absolutely! If we don’t act quickly, we face worldwide disaster!
Panel 6:
Whatt A. Tool: But Mr. Expert forgets that magical elves will eat all the extra heat!
Panel 7:
Anchorman: I see! Well, I could make a judgment call here, but that could open me up to charges of “bias.” I don’t want that.
Panel 8:
Anchorman: So I’ll just say there’s no way to resolve these complex technical claims! That’s right, they both have equal merit!
Panel 9:
Mr. Expert leans forward to directly address the camera, with a sad and frustrated expression.
Anchorman: Thank you and good night!
Whatt A. Tool: Great show!
Mr. Expert: Why do I even bother?
CHICKEN FAT WATCH
This cartoon is from years before I started making a point of inserting chicken fat gags, so there’s not much. But in panel 2, a cheerful dog is watching TV. And in panel 7, the chyron at the bottom of the screen says “yadda yadda yadda.”
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Disney, Mickey Mouse and Copyright: How Do You Spell Contempt?
Cartoon by Barry
Panel five was so much fun to draw.
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It All Depends On How You Define The Problem
Cartoon by Barry
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Another Mom Gets Screwed Over By A Tiny Advantage
Cartoon by Barry
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The Modern Midas
Cartoon by Barry
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At The Bus Stop
Cartoon by Barry
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TRANSCRIPT OF CARTOON
This cartoon has nine panels. Each of them focuses on a green public bench, which is next to a bus stop sign.
PANEL 1
A woman in a polka-dot skirt and tee shirt is sitting on the bench. She’s picking up her backpack, which is beside her, taking up the other seat on the bench. A man with a rolled-up newspaper under his arm is standing next to the bench; we can’t see his face yet.
WOMAN (thought balloon): Better move my bag so this guy can sit down…
PANEL 2
The man has sat down next to her, and is now reading his newspaper. The woman looks at him, looking shocked.
WOMAN (thought): Wait, he’s Black!
PANEL 3
A close-up of the woman clutching her hands to each other and looking anxious.
WOMAN (thought): What if he thinks I moved the bag to keep him from stealing it?
PANEL 4
The woman continues looking anxious, biting her fingernails. Next to her, the man is still engrossed in his newspaper.
WOMAN (thought): Geez, he mus think I’m a total racist scum!
PANEL 5
A closer shot of the woman, concentrating as she things, a finger on her chin.
WOMAN (thought): But then, what if I hadn’t moved the bag?
PANEL 6
A close up of the woman, who is shrugging.
WOMAN (thought): Then I would have been racist for not offering him a seat!
PANEL 7
The woman leans her head on one hand, the other hand by her chin, and has a grumpy, resentful expression.
WOMAN (thought): It’s damned if I do and damned if I don’t!
PANEL 8
A close up of the woman, hands clutching the air in frustration, now looking quite angry.
PANEL 9
The woman turns and yells at the man. The man looks up from his newspaper, seeming a little surprised.
WOMAN: Why must you Blacks be son sensitive!
MAN (thought): ?
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Supporting Free Elections In Brazil
Cartoon by Barry
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Top Ten Reasons Americans Don’t Feel Responsible For Iraqi Deaths
Cartoon by Barry
I originally drew this during Bill Clinton’s administration, about the sanctions on Iraq. Unfortunately, although sanctions are long gone, the cartoon still sort of works today.
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