{"id":27283,"date":"2024-02-26T16:46:40","date_gmt":"2024-02-27T00:46:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/amptoons.com\/blog\/?p=27283"},"modified":"2024-02-26T16:46:40","modified_gmt":"2024-02-27T00:46:40","slug":"cartoon-homophobic-woke-parents-are-turning-gay-kids-trans","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/amptoons.com\/blog\/?p=27283","title":{"rendered":"Cartoon: HOMOPHOBIC WOKE PARENTS ARE TURNING GAY KIDS TRANS!"},"content":{"rendered":"

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This cartoon is drawn by Becky Hawkins<\/a> – back on the set of The JAQ Off, which she created, and which may be the only purposely repeating setting in Leftycartoons. (Not counting repeating settings like “Barry is drawing characters walking through the park for the thirtieth time because that’s fun to draw”).<\/p>\n

Becky writes:<\/p>\n

\u201cThe JAQ-Off\u201d is my favorite contribution to the Barry political cartoon extended universe. It\u2019s also handy to draw because I have the setting and one character designed already. Unfortunately, my plan of \u201cscroll social media til I find a ‘model’ for the JAQ-off guest\u201d turned into \u201cscroll til my brain hurts and British TERF\/Islamophobe rage is dripping out my ears.\u201d Occupational hazard. I didn\u2019t base this guest on a real person, just an average face, haircut and sweater from a group photo.<\/p>\n

When I was sketching panel 3, I had to draw the guest\u2019s face in more detail. I had some trouble drawing her cartoonishly-round but not circular head from this angle. I set my phone to selfie mode and mouthed \u201chomophobic\u201d and \u201cwoke\u201d (the photo on the left).<\/p>\n

I go back and forth on whether my characters have upper lips, and that makes this pose difficult to draw. I remembered feedback that this expression was hard to read in an earlier cartoon, so I mouthed \u201cfor REAL\u201d and went with the photo on the right:<\/p>\n

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(Now Playing on those headphones: the Bechdel Cast episode on Sorry to Bother You<\/a>).<\/p>\n

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(Back to Barry!)<\/p>\n

Sometimes, when I parody something ridiculous that the transphobes did or say, I worry that people will think I made it up.<\/p>\n

For instance, there really is a prominent right-wing “medical” organization (The American College of Pediatricians<\/a>) \u00a0which clearly chose its name in the hope of being confused with a long-existing, prestigious medical organization (The American Academy of Pediatricians). They really are that shameless.<\/p>\n

It’s also true that transphobes have been spreading the idea that gay kids are being pressured to “turn trans” because of homophobia. This is an obviously ridiculous theory that many internet randos have put forward, but it’s also been supported by non-randos like J. K. Rowling<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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I’m happier than usual with this script, mainly because I think it’s funnier than my usual – every panel has something I find funny. I’m also in love with how well Becky drew the host’s indifference in panel two.<\/p>\n

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Thanks to our friend Rachel Swirsky, who suggested the name “American Medical Approximation<\/em>.” (I had “American Medical Appropriation.”)<\/p>\n

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

This cartoon has four panels. Each panel depicts a TV talk show, called “The JAQ Off.” \u00a0There are a couple of plants (with “The JAQ Off” written on their pots), and between them a desk with “Just Asking Questions” painted in large letters on the front. We can see big TV lights pointing at the desk.<\/p>\n

Two women are seated behind the desk. On the left is the host of the show, who has short, nicely styled brown hair, and is wearing a suit jacket over a green blouse. On the right is the guest, an older woman with long white hair wearing a blue turtleneck. We’ll call them HOST and DEEMS.<\/p>\n

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

The Host is smiling and speaking to the camera as she gestures at her guest. Deems is speaking and holding her palms up as if denying an accusation.<\/p>\n

HOST: Our guest is Doctor Debbie Deems of the prestigious American Medical Association! She’s here to talk about protecting gay teens.<\/p>\n

DEEMS: Technically, we’re the American Medical Approximation<\/em>. It’s a common mix-up we’re certainly not trying to encourage.<\/p>\n

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

The host takes a sip of her water while she makes a shrug with her other arm. The guest lifts herself up from her seat a little, her expression conveying urgency.<\/p>\n

HOST: Tomayto tomahto. What’s the main danger gay teens face?<\/p>\n

DEEMS: The big danger is they’re being force to turn trans.<\/p>\n

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

A close-up on Deems as she makes a point to the camera, a forefinger upheld. She looks pretty frantic.<\/p>\n

DEEMS: There’s an epidemic of homophobic woke parent who can’t stand their kids being gay so they turn their kids trans! This is definitely something that happens verifiably and for real!<\/p>\n

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

The host has put a hand over her mouth, looking concerned. Deems is calm and very composed all of a sudden.<\/p>\n

HOST: That’s terrible! Do you have any examples you can tell us about?<\/p>\n

DEEMS: No.<\/p>\n

HOST: Well, I’m convinced!<\/p>\n

CHICKEN FAT WATCH<\/strong><\/p>\n

“Chicken fat” is a cartoonist expression for little gags and details that the cartoonist put in that don’t actually matter, but are fun anyway.<\/p>\n

In this strip, the “chicken fat” in in panel three, where there are a few chyron lines crawling across the bottom of the panel. (Chyrons are the text scrolling across the bottom of news networks). \u00a0Chyron line one just says “Coming Up.” Line two says “Expert: trans people peed on her cat, sofa” and line three says “Did Soros invent the trans activist movement? We imply yes!”<\/p>\n

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