Gay Abortion Repository: The So Far Worst Political Cartoons of 2016

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nobodyssweetheart: Sep 26, 2015; I'm so proud my brother
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I'll make the case for the Britoons.

Worst Caricature:

(although the dick-nose Theresa May is worse, someone already nom'ed it)

'Nonsense, This Is An Election Year':

(I love you, Bell, but this is insane)

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nobodyssweetheart: Sep 26, 2015; I'm so proud my brother
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Silver2195 posted:

It's a reference to a famous painting.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gabrielle_d%27Estr%C3%A9es_et_une_de_ses_s%C5%93urs (NSFW, naturally.)
Though I admit I'm not sure what it's being used to represent here.

I know the reference; the artist (School of Fontainebleau) is credited in the lower right. The second half of your statement is key, not the first.
_{and he added Gimp George Osborne as a non-reference flourish}

nobodyssweetheart fucked around with this message at 06:02 on Jul 15, 2016

# ¿ Jul 15, 2016 05:58

nobodyssweetheart: Sep 26, 2015; I'm so proud my brother
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spoon0042 posted:

Yeah I'd probably have some respect for dumb "Obama did a thing" cartoons if they referenced some 16th century painting.

Go to the Britoon's thread... a third of them are fine art painting parodies. It's the last refuge of the cartoonist with nothing to say-- dazzle 'em with art.

# ¿ Jul 15, 2016 06:04

nobodyssweetheart: Sep 26, 2015; I'm so proud my brother
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Cat Mattress posted:

He stands in for the maid sewing a layette.
I don't remember the context for this brittoon, but I'm going to say it's about Cameron being pregnant with a Brexit.

But she isn't hanging from the ceiling, is she? That's the Bell magic. The coup d'grace.
Sure, show the PM and his (then) presumed heir having a bath and nipple tweaks, but then take it up a notch.

The 'pregnant with Brexit' is possible but this was way before the actual vote. It was on the distant horizon, but Boris hadn't picked a side yet. And he's expecting a lot from readers to not only recognize the painting but also know the context of when/why it was painted, apply it to contemporary events, as well as know his own backlog of cartoon symbols for people involved. From a neutral standpoint, this is an insane cartoon.

nobodyssweetheart fucked around with this message at 06:26 on Jul 15, 2016

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nobodyssweetheart: Sep 26, 2015; I'm so proud my brother
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_{doubled. whoops. sorry about that.}

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