More Cartoons!

I've previously posted some cartoons about gender-roles, and came across some really great ones on LGBT rights. I love the messages cartoons can covey and found an interesting article explaining the political power cartoons have.

   

[Cartoonist Pat Opilant, 73,] delights in controversy and told me that he draws only about what annoys him or "gets my blood boiling. That's the point in cartooning -- to draw attention to situations you don't agree with. It's kept me alive," he said from his home in Santa Fe, N.M. He's a political liberal, as are many, though not all, of the better-known political cartoonists. "Cartooning should challenge the status quo," Oliphant said. "Whoever is in power draws the antagonism of editorial cartoonists." 

 Another article states:

"Political cartoons have their own particular style of humor however, and this
style is based on a certain blending of serious topics and humor.  The origin of
political cartoons is believed to date back to the 16th century, and from that
time on, political satire has been used as an effective means of criticizing the
establishment. "


Check out the articles, and enjoy these cartoons!