Monday, December 21, 2020

'Washington Post' Cartoon Depicts Republicans as Rats. Is Horrible History Repeating Itself?

 

Article by Alex Parker in RedState

'Washington Post' Cartoon Depicts Republicans as Rats. Is Horrible History Repeating Itself?

 

In the words of Charlie Brown, “Rats.”

Such may be the response of many Republicans to The Washington Post.

On Friday, the paper seemed to indicate a less-than-favorable view of the GOP.

Its editorial cartoonist, Ann Telnaes, crafted a comic of “All of the state attorneys general and U.S. Congress members who collaborated with President Trump in his attempt to subvert the Constitution and stay in office.”

Such depiction of said cohorts was accomplished by a generous display of long-tailed, sneaky-lookin’ rodents:


 It wasn’t Ann’s first use of many a cat’s delectable delight:

We’ve seen the comparison elsewhere as well:

 

But some online noted a disturbing parallel.

Rats, they suggested, were a means by which to dehumanize.

And in the past, such employment hasn’t taken us to a wonderful place:

“According to researchers, comparing people to rodents is the language used before a Genocide happens.”

 

As reported by The Daily Wire, in January, Ann suggested changing the Republican symbol from an elephant to a rat.

And in April of last year, over the issue of abortion, she drew Donald Trump as Satan.

Ann’s a very accomplished artist — she won the Pulitzer in 2001.

But she’s not known for a complimentary take on Red State representatives.

In December 2015, Ted Cruz released an ad in which he read “How Obama Stole Christmas” to his 7- and 4-year-old daughters.

In response, Ann drew the children as monkeys.

The cartoon was quickly kiboshed.

 

The animator defended her inclusion of the kids:

“When a politician uses his children as political props, as Ted Cruz recently did in his Christmas parody video in which his eldest daughter read (with her father’s dramatic flourish) a passage of an edited Christmas classic, then I figure they are fair game.”

 

https://redstate.com/alexparker/2020/12/20/washington-post-cartoon-republicans-rats-dehumanize-n297870



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