{"id":23946,"date":"2018-05-11T22:02:44","date_gmt":"2018-05-12T05:02:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/amptoons.com\/blog\/?p=23946"},"modified":"2018-05-10T22:16:11","modified_gmt":"2018-05-11T05:16:11","slug":"cartoon-is-marriage-a-magic-wand","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/amptoons.com\/blog\/?p=23946","title":{"rendered":"Cartoon: Is Marriage A Magic Wand?"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Panel 1
\nThis panel shows a reporter standing in a back yard, taking notes in a little pad, as a woman in a lawn chair speaks to him.<\/p>\n

WOMAN: Marriage wasn’t a magic wand that got me out of poverty. I worked really hard, and I lucked into a good job. I didn’t get married until after all that.<\/p>\n

Panel 2
\nThe same reporter, now standing in an academic office (we can tell it’s academic because there’s a bookcase in the background). A woman wearing glasses and holding up some papers is talking to him.<\/p>\n

WOMAN 2: As a social scientist, I know marriage isn’t a magic wand. Evidence shows that what matters most is having a full-time job, and that’s not always under people’s control.<\/p>\n

Panel 3
\nThe same reporter is talking to a man wearing a suit and tie; they’re standing in front of an office building in a city.
\nMAN: At our think tank, we don’t have real-world experience, or the best evidence. But we do have a simple narrative that blames poverty on single mothers.<\/p>\n

Panel 4
\nThis panel only shows a newspaper’s front page. The newspaper, which is called “Daily Opiate,” has a big headline, a sub headline, and a photo of the man from panel 3, with a pull-quote next to the photo.
\nBIG HEADLINE: RESEARCH: MARRIAGE IS A MAGIC WAND!
\nSUB HEADLINE: SINGLE MOTHERS ARE POOR BECAUSE THEY’RE FLOOZIES!
\nPHOTO PULL-QUOTE: “It’s just common sense!”<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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