{"id":22769,"date":"2017-02-15T12:35:29","date_gmt":"2017-02-15T20:35:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/amptoons.com\/blog\/?p=22769"},"modified":"2017-02-15T12:35:29","modified_gmt":"2017-02-15T20:35:29","slug":"cartoon-the-six-kinds-of-republican","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/amptoons.com\/blog\/?p=22769","title":{"rendered":"Cartoon: The Six Kinds of Republican"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"republican-6-kinds-1500\"<\/a>This was originally published on Fusion<\/a>. They have a lot of great cartoons in their archives<\/a>.<\/p>\n

If you like this, consider supporting my Patreon!<\/a><\/p>\n

There’s a tendency among conservatives to act as if racists are unicorns<\/a> . That is, they consider racism to be exclusively the province of people who not only consider non-whites inferior, but who say so explicitly.<\/p>\n

But real racism happens in many more forms – and often these subtler forms are more incidious and harmful. One that especially infuriates me is the ongoing Republican party assault on voting rights. And as bad as it’s been, it could easily get worse, now that the Supreme Court has gutted the Voting Rights Act and Jeff Sessions is Attorney General. (Talk about putting the racist fox in charge of the henhouse….)<\/p>\n

At this point, to be aligned with the Republican party at all is a form of racism.<\/p>\n

Artwise, there’s some subtle differences in this cartoon, that reflects that my cartoons are being designed more for web than print. (Thanks to my Patreon supporters!) I wanted more room for words and art, so I made the cartoon taller than usual – which would be a problem for cartoons I draw for print. And I put the “kicker” image below<\/em> the cartoon, rather than in a little box in<\/em> the cartoon.<\/p>\n

And a special thanks, in the sidebar of this cartoon, goes to my Patreon supporter SocProf. Occasionally I use the sidebar to thank patrons supporting at a $10 level, because that kind of support is awesome! So, thanks SocProf!<\/p>\n

Transcript of cartoon:<\/p>\n

CAPTION AT THE TOP OF CARTOON: The Six Kinds of Republican<\/strong><\/p>\n

Panel 1
\nCAPTION: 1. Overt Racists
\nIMAGE: A natty white man, with a shaved head and a pinstripe vest, is standing on a sidewalk talking directly at the viewer with an intense expression.
\nNATTY MAN: Obviously white people are better at civilization. That’s why we need to stop Blacks from voting.<\/p>\n

Panel 2
\nCAPTION: 2. Strategic Racists
\nIMAGE: Same scene as panel one, but now an older, successful-looking white man, in a jacket and tie, has entered and is talking to the Natty Man, putting one hand on the Natty Man’s shoulder.
\nOLDER MAN: No, my friend! We have to stop Democrats from voting. But most Blacks vote Democrat, so we’ll find some excuse to keep the Blacks from voting.<\/p>\n

Panel 3
\nCAPTION: 3. Enabler Racists
\nIMAGE: We are looking closely at the screen of a smartphone, being held by a hand. On the screen, a well-dressed white woman with a straight haircut is talking.
\nPUNDIT LADY: Voter I.D. laws don’t literally say “we hate Black people.” It’s unfair to call them racist!<\/p>\n

Panel 4
\nCAPTION: 4. Pragmatic Racists
\nIMAGE: A suburban-looking white couple stands in front of a two-story house. The man is holding a baby.
\nMAN: Maybe voter I.D. laws do suppress the Black vote.
\nWOMAN: But we’re white, so that’s not a deal-breaker.<\/p>\n

Panel 5
\nCAPTION: 5. Willing Dupe Racists
\nIMAGE: Two young white men are talking. One, with a chinstrap beard and a plaid shirt, is waving his arms and has an angry expression. The other, with neatly combed hair, a t-shirt, and a lecturing expression, has his arms folded.
\nPLAID SHIRT: In what way is systematically making it harder for Black voters to vote “racist”? (Stop playing the race card!)
\nT-SHIRT: We need I.D. laws because millions of “illegals” are voting! (But you’ll never see that reported by the lamestream media!)<\/p>\n

Panel 6
\nCAPTION: Not Racist
\nIMAGE: A blank white panel, other than a caption in the middle of it.
\nCAPTION: (No example found)<\/p>\n

Little “kicker” panel at the bottom
\nThe plaid shirt guy from panel 5 is angrily gesturing.
\nPLAID SHIRT: This cartoon is why Trump won!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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