Ramos. 1 Karen Ramos Professor Batty / ve English 113A ee ve 4 pesca 16 October 2014 7D Infetioity Jn today’s media, there i a numerous amount of people that normally ook atthe newspaper to see the dsily activites and exciting evens that have occured in the world. we walt |\ so" In those newspapers, they sometimes contain humorous cartoons or comies that are placed in the very bottom comer ofthe pages. When you do come across these particular cartoons, people may just see these short comics or cartoons as some sort of sw Sloe entertainment and amusement, However, these political cartoons actully contain a " political or social message than can relate to certain events. Meaning that several political cartoon can havea significant importance behind it Even ifitjust seems Fike they are og yy Whe! ‘tying to mock a person, an event, or exaggerate a joke inthe photo to appeal as funny, "8°" pret - «sl lithor There isa various amount of these cartoons that can truly reltoo a controversial topic” oS such as cis, aoe ee latg,, SATIS 18 «B11 Vay ue : 2 Toodee 1) 3 aved wen Yad first look atte politcal cartoon that i located onthe last page. His w = Sean ee U drawn entirely in black and white. The Tirst ‘thing that you see is an ordinary )frican ‘American man and White poliewoman replaced in th eral aca of he image 4 aA Tepelilion (pot 7 lathe background, there are a couple of aim wes that are inthe comer of he mage e ( DC tid tcarbeind th two people, Te two mn abject ofthe pot ae both eokng at pr off (_cxchotter, fiom eye w oye, because they seem ook woted and afi of the { - situation. The defended police officers showing a sense of action and motion by having ie ——— cs ~ 7Ramos 2 certain stance, Whe ¢ she is standing away at a fair distance from the “criminal” and bling a dangers weapon in he hand thas being detly pointed at the oxy ving ther the power aud bold of th n. However, the African American man seems to show some emotional distress and acting in an unresisting manner by placing his hands up for the officer. {naddition, the woman is wearing a formal uniform to show that she is a clearly thorized police officer. She has the official police eap, an equipped belt, a walkie- + and a badge or stitching on the side of her arm representing the law. Then the aceused vieti is wearing a very casual and appropriate outfit for any ordinary day, such as wearing a fitted polo, slim fitting slacks, and a belt. Lastly, there is some text in the cartoon that specifically refers to the African American saying, “Gang member! I'm not a sing member, I'm the newest sailfish elub member!!” For this political cartoon, itis uncovering the idea of racism and discrimination r Jing place. It is expressed by showing the actions of the policewoman, who is accusing him of being a gang member. If he were to be any other person, such as someone who was White, Hispanic, or Asian, the likelihood of her stopping them instead is much lower compared to those who are African Americans. Although, she may have only stopped him because she thought he was acting in a suspicious behavior. In the text below ‘ahaa pea , it states how the man was just waiting to pick up his wife from work, but the accusing policewoman just assumed he was a gang member. From her assumptions, it created an unnecessary tension between the two even, though he wasn’t doing anything wrong at that moment. She just judged him based on the way that he looked and assumed that he was dangerous because of his ethnicity.ee Ramos 3 cay Making it seem like she particularly targeted him. Just vse ene different to ‘someone else, it doesn’t entirely mean You ate a bad person. Some people just react a conan way esse ofthe serene teed and elias tw eenon in that specific ethnie group. Overall tis political cartoon relates toa contemporary event that occurs regularly, today. Itis considered as the “driving while black phenomena”, which is referred to how 4 ns ‘mostly African American males are often stopped on the road more than White people yp a 114 es reer eat a police officer for certain tafe reasons. As wells, being stopped, beaten, or searched — M1, wn the most. However, many officers claim they are fair and dont stop a person based on their race on gender, but only by suspicious acts and behaviors. & ae _When, considering the ide of safety for an individual. Some people ean act differently when it comes to avoiding a certain ethnic group. They might think their instincts of reflexes are helping them from avoiding dangerous situations, especially when it comes to being out in public ares. Although, {ei seins can be beneficial for {oa} very own safety and helping you avoid negative consequences tan be pointes to ‘5 worked up and scared ofa particular person based on their physical appearance because the person could be completely harmless. From the story, “Black Men and Public Spaces”, theauthorSgtes, “Asa softy who is scarcely able to take a knife to a raw cae ces we skort oneal ito prs ou —1 was pie mare and oo 36 aisrpaye all at once. was indsingushable fom the muggers who occasionally seeped Flaten ino the area from the surrounding ghetto,” (Stplesypx¢ 183) FPS Brenan experience, Xs relauble othe poitcal carton because hey both go throuRamos 4 discrimination fro "crimination from people on the street that just judge them based on their physical ‘Appearance and automatically assume that they are criminals. Even though they are just like any other ordinary person. Although, political cartoons are very short and brief, they are able to incorporate a huge story behind i, You are able to see the whole meaning of the image based onthe ‘many details that are provided such as the text, the objects in the image, the background, or the subjects that are involved. Which creates a whole story or having multiple how discrimination Gin be preventable and unnecessary, "aking preventable not targeting a certain racial group or assuming the worst ofa person, Nevertheless, there are ( just many people who have differen beliefs and perspectives, Making i ifcult for them a ‘to understand how they feel and what they go through. In other words, just because 0 someone looks a certain way, fou} .oulda’t judge him or her right away without even knowing the person,Works Cited ‘Staples, Brent. "Black Men and Public Spaces.” N.p.:mp.m.d.N. pag, Print “Eliminating Racial Profiling Not Just about Changing Rules." Eliminating Racial Profiling Not Just about Changing Rules. N.p.,1.d. Web. 30 Sept. 2014. Karen R., you make some good points here. Your thesis isa bit vague, but I think you state your ‘argument more clearly in the conclusion. You do a good job of relating the Staples essay to the cartoon. T think you point out good details in he cartoon, but you need to explain the significance of these details and how they contribute to the message, otherwise the reader doesnt know why you're ‘mentioning these things. You have a fot of sentence fragments here; make sure you check for this when revisinglediting your work, Also, avoid the pronoun “you.” 79/100