{"id":24235,"date":"2018-08-29T07:53:50","date_gmt":"2018-08-29T14:53:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/amptoons.com\/blog\/?p=24235"},"modified":"2018-08-29T07:58:11","modified_gmt":"2018-08-29T14:58:11","slug":"cartoon-the-brave-truth-teller","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/amptoons.com\/blog\/?p=24235","title":{"rendered":"Cartoon: The Brave Truth-Teller"},"content":{"rendered":"

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I’ve met this guy dozens of times – the (typically) white (typically) male guy who seems to be constantly patting himself on the back for his own bravitude in stating forbidden views that, somehow, despite being forbidden and despite the iron grip that “political correctness” has on our national dialog, people are in fact saying all the time.<\/p>\n

Some of these folks – Jordon Peterson comes to mind – have really built a brand on this silliness. Arguably, Donald Trump was elected president on this silliness.<\/p>\n

Speaking of which, this comic originally had a different kicker, which I had actually drawn before trading it for the one I used.<\/p>\n

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As my mom pointed out to me, the Trump comparison is so obvious that it pretty much goes without saying, so why even say it? (Also, looking at it now, “massive” might be taken as a fat joke, which certainly wasn’t my intent.)<\/p>\n

This one took FOREVER to draw! In my original layout, panel 3 pretty much looked like panel 2, except with a crowd gathered in front of the main character. But repeating the layout like that just seemed so boring… So I decided to use this bird’s eye perspective instead. <\/p>\n

It was an interesting challenge, I had fun drawing it, and in the end there were 36 (I think) people visible in that panel. See above re: Taking forever. I hope y’all enjoyed looking at it!<\/p>\n

In panel 2, if you look in the far background on the right, you can see a tiny figure way in the distance, also waving his arms and yelling. That was my little (literally) nod to how these folks, despite their worship of their own individuality, are really a common type one runs into again and again. <\/p>\n

For the final panel, I tried to make it look just a bit more “real”; more detailed coloring and shading, and populating his room with some details (an open book, sneakers kicked off on the floor, etc), to contrast with the character’s daydream.<\/p>\n

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TRANSCRIPT OF CARTOON<\/p>\n

PANEL 1
\nA white man with an exaggerated “fashy” haircut – shaved close on the sides, longer and neatly combed on top – stands on top of a hill, one hand raised, declaiming. He’s wearing a blue polo shirt. Cumulus clouds cross the sky behind him. He is speaking loudly with a stern expression.<\/p>\n

BTT: I am the Brave Truth-Teller!
\nBTT: I speak the truths that ordinary people are too cowed to say!
\nBTT: Come hear my incredible courage!<\/p>\n

PANEL 2
\nThe same scene, but the “camera” has backed up a bit, and in the foreground a couple more white people – a man and a woman – are looking at the Brave Truth-Teller in delighted surprise. Waaay in the background, we can see a tiny figure on a distant hill, who also seems to be declaiming.<\/p>\n

BTT: I’m the only one who dares to say:
\nBTT: I will not used your “preferred pronoun!”
\nBTT: Men are the real victims of sexism!
\nBTT: Whites are the real victims of racism!
\nBTT: Fat people are objectively gross!
\nMAN: Gasp! That man! He’s speaking the truth!
\nWOMAN: Is that allowed? He is so BRAVE!<\/p>\n

PANEL 3
\nThe “camera” is now straight above the Brave Truth-Teller, pointing down at him as he goes on. He is now surrounded by a big crowd of smiling admirers. They seem to be almost all white people. <\/p>\n

BTT: Hitler was a lefty!
\nBTT: Liberals are totalitarians!
\nSOMEONE IN CROWD: Brave Truth-Teller! May I put you on TV?
\nSOMEONE IN CROWD: May I give you a million dollars?
\nSOMEONE IN CROWD: May I give you a book contract?
\nSOMEONE IN CROWD: May I have sex with you?
\nSOMEONE IN CROWD: Me too!
\nSOMEONE IN CROWD: You should run for office!<\/p>\n

Instead of having a bottom panel border, panel 3 turns into a thought balloon at the bottom. The thought balloon leads to…<\/p>\n

PANEL 4
\nThe Brave Truth-Teller is sitting in an ordinary looking home. He’s in a plaid armchair, with a laptop on his lap. There’s a non-matching ottoman in front of the chair. Next to the chair is a little round table holding a lamp, a coffee mug, a pencil, and an open copy of “12 Rules For Life” by Jordan Peterson. His sneakers lie on the floor nearby. There’s a window, through which we can see a bush and a tree outside, and a dresser with some books on top and a half-open drawer. The colors in this panel are a bit more naturalistic than in the previous panels.<\/p>\n

The previous panel’s art is in a thought balloon, leading to the BTT’s head.<\/p>\n

BTT (thought): Someday…<\/p>\n

SMALL KICKER PANEL UNDER THE CARTOON
\nThe BTT, smiling, is speaking with Barry the Cartoonist, who isn’t smiling.<\/p>\n

BTT: Until then, I’ve got my own youtube channel.
\nBARRY: Of course you do.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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