{"id":25665,"date":"2020-06-04T02:36:24","date_gmt":"2020-06-04T09:36:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/amptoons.com\/blog\/?p=25665"},"modified":"2020-06-04T02:38:35","modified_gmt":"2020-06-04T09:38:35","slug":"cartoon-looters","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/amptoons.com\/blog\/?p=25665","title":{"rendered":"Cartoon: Looters!"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a><\/p>\n

\n

Help me make more cartoons by supporting my Patreon<\/a>! A $1 or $2 pledge really helps.<\/p>\n

\n

I usually post my cartoons on Patreon a week or two (or more!) before I post them in public (like on “Alas”). It’s a way to say “thank you” to the folks supporting my cartoons.<\/p>\n

The exception is when I do a cartoon about a current news story. Which I usually don’t – my “beat” is less daily news than it is long-term social justice issues. But sometimes, I really want to comment on something in the news… like with this cartoon. And in those cases, I do post the cartoons in public and here on Patreon on the same day. (I think my patrons would also want a cartoon like this seen while it’s timely.)<\/p>\n

I do think looters are a legitimate news story – but they shouldn’t be the <\/strong>story. They’re a part of what’s happening, but a relatively small part. But hoo boy, does the mainstream media looooove them.<\/p>\n

I thought of this cartoon on Monday, after reading a tweet from writer\/comedian\/actress Ashley Nicole Black<\/a>. She wrote:<\/p>\n

I keep seeing news anchors say “It’s unfortunate that the looters are taking attention away from the real issues” while they, the media, talk about looting instead of the real issues.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

I sketched out the cartoon Monday night, putting in way too many words, and then my friends Becky and Kip helped me pare it back. (Thanks, y’all!). Then I drew and drew and drew until my shoulder hurt. And here we are!<\/p>\n

As always, thanks to my patrons for supporting these cartoons. I really, seriously, honestly couldn’t do this without you.<\/p>\n

\n

TRANSCRIPT OF CARTOON<\/strong><\/p>\n

This cartoon has four panels. All four panels show a news show of some kind, with an anchorman who has very carefully combed hair. In panels one and four, we see the news show on the screen of a smartphone being held in someone’s hand; in panels two and three, we only see what’s on screen. At the bottom left of the screen in every panel is two rows of chyron text, a small block of text on top of a larger block of text.<\/p>\n

PANEL 1<\/strong><\/p>\n

A smartphone is being held in a hand. On the phone’s screen, we see a news anchor talking seriously, straight to the camera. A graphic on the upper right shows a hand in a striped sleeve holding a bag with “$” on it.<\/p>\n

ANCHOR: And worst of all, looters take attention away from real issues!<\/p>\n

ANCHOR: Here to talk to us about those issues is Denise Johnson of “Police Accountability Now.” Welcome, Denise.<\/p>\n

CHYRON TEXT (upper): We think for you! #News12<\/p>\n

CHYRON TEXT (lower): \u00a0Looters! Live in fear!<\/p>\n

PANEL 2<\/strong><\/p>\n

The news screen is now in a split-screen, divided by a vertical line in the middle. On the right, the news anchor is talking with an inquisitive expression. On the left, a middle-aged Black woman, dressed in a professional fashion (blazer, black shirt, necklace) is speaking, with a friendly expression.<\/p>\n

DENISE : Thank you for having me on.<\/p>\n

ANCHOR: We’ve been talking about looters all day – but what about the underlying issues?<\/p>\n

CHYRON TEXT (upper): There’s no #News12 without “ew!”<\/p>\n

CHYRON TEXT (lower): \u00a0Are Looters Outside Your Door?<\/p>\n

PANEL 3<\/strong><\/p>\n

The same shot. Denise is now speaking with a serious expression, her hands raised in a “I’m explaining” gesture. The anchor is suddenly angry looking, fists and shoulders raised.<\/p>\n

DENISE : Okay. The first big reform we want is demilitarizing the police. Studies-<\/p>\n

ANCHOR: Yes, exactly! It’s so frustrating that looters take attention away from proposals like that!<\/p>\n

CHYRON TEXT (upper): #News12 is your only friend<\/p>\n

CHYRON TEXT (lower): \u00a0Looters Stole Your Housepet<\/p>\n

PANEL 4<\/strong><\/p>\n

Denise has been replaced by a black screen with a little electronic “blip” in the center, indicating that she has disappeared from screen. The anchor is smiling at the camera as he talks.<\/p>\n

DENISE: Um… Okay. As I-<\/p>\n

ANCHOR: Sorry, Denise, we’re out of time. Next up: Footage of looting!<\/p>\n

CHYRON TEXT (upper): #News12 is your mom<\/p>\n

CHYRON TEXT (lower): \u00a0Looters Looters Ratings Looters<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Help me make more cartoons by supporting my Patreon! A $1 or $2 pledge really helps. I usually post my cartoons on Patreon a week or two (or more!) before I post them in public (like on “Alas”). It’s a … Continue reading →<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[17,39,54],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-25665","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-cartooning-comics","category-in-the-news","category-media-criticism"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/amptoons.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/25665","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/amptoons.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/amptoons.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/amptoons.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/amptoons.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=25665"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/amptoons.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/25665\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":25668,"href":"https:\/\/amptoons.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/25665\/revisions\/25668"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/amptoons.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=25665"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/amptoons.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=25665"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/amptoons.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=25665"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}