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This controversy over the Netanyahu and Trump cartoon is probably the final nail in the coffin, at least in print media. Nobody's satisfied to be slightly upset by a cartoon these days and just get on with their lives; they'll either pressure editors to censor artists with letters or letter bombs. What do you think?
I doubt it. Outrage pressures a medium, but also draws support from the outraged's enemies. All depends on who the medium believes their base to be.
I’ve seen worse than the Trump/Netanyahu cartoon. Sure, there was outrage, but it’s already been mostly forgotten as the world moves on to newer and fresher outrages. Political cartoons aren’t going anywhere. Period.
[QUOTE=DrNewGod;4332073]I doubt it. Outrage pressures a medium, but also draws support from the outraged's enemies. All depends on who the medium believes their base to be.[/QUOTE]
Yeah, I actually started reading The Boondocks shortly after 9/11 when Aaron McGruder became the first person I remember getting in trouble for criticizing the government "too soon" after the attack.
[QUOTE=WestPhillyPunisher;4332142]I’ve seen worse than the Trump/Netanyahu cartoon. Sure, there was outrage, but it’s already been mostly forgotten as the world moves on to newer and fresher outrages. Political cartoons aren’t going anywhere. Period.[/QUOTE]
Yeah, Pat Olphant's one on Israel comes to mind.
If Ben Garrison can't kill political cartoons, they can survive anything.
As we all know, a few people being salty about a piece of art causes the total eradication of that genre within a given medium.