Dalai-Dilemma

President Obama is trying to steal the Dali Lama, but since he was drawn too lanky, his rubber legs are wobbly and he looks really really sad.  Maybe a piggy back would have been the better choice. The Dali Lama is sleeping and has no idea Obama is trying to shoplift him out of China, who looks rearry rearry angry! Oh no.  If we don't start making China our allies soon (by returning the Dali Lama and saying we are rearry rearry sorry), we'll all be speaking Chinese at the largest concentration camp ever, called New York Shity!

A Good Taliban

Alright, this should make for an interesting dialogue.  If it's your first time coming to the site and you are seeing this, you may be thinking, "huh, that is a little insightful.  It's not the sharpest wit I've ever seen, but they are making fun of American Soldiers and actually trying really hard to make a point - so yeah, let's give them some credit."  WRONG!  If you've seen any other international cartoon posting, you'd quickly realize that Koreans can be racist, ignorant and blind about the rest of the world and what goes on in other places.

Usually I would laugh at a stupid cartoon like this and forget about it.  I'm very anti-war, very pro-make fun of the troops, but I guess I find it offensive because someone else is saying it.  Also, because Korea has never been in a situation like ours before in their countries short official life.  But Korea has never been a country in which there was a large amount of perspective being used everyday.  One of our students asked a friend why he was using Korean money.  They said, "Teacher, You American, You use America money!"

The Oscars

The little Golden Oscar man is shocked to see that there is another like him, similar in shape and frozen pose.  Yet this other is blue, huge, and it actually has hair.  Also, it has a really creepy smilie as if to say "bend over tradition.  I'm a take you all for myself!"

Rumors of Military Coup in Thailand

Captain Obvious is trying to overthrow Thailand's Government again...what a douche.

Karzai Extends Hand to Taliban

This is some Harry Potter shit:

Uncle Sam and some guy from the Taliban have agreed to meet at one of those coffee shops where the tables are all artsy and look like a chess board, except they are way too big to function properly. Uncle Sam and the Taliban representative then pull out their favorite American Girl Dolls to compare and Uncle Sam's starts to do the robot! This frightens the man from the Taliban (but not his Stereotype Taliban Girl doll!), so he ducks halfway under the table (like that ever helped anybody). Whilst Uncle Sam seems curious as to why his Stereotype Afghan Girl Doll has the power to dance.

Misguided Angels of Haiti

Well, I knew sooner or later they would make another Haiti cartoon. This one takes the cake for "Most Ridiculous Symbolism"

So, Haiti looks a lot worse than the last time we saw it. It's turned very gray, even those poorly drawn palm trees that used to be all green, have withered away on the god-forsaken tiny island that is, apparently, Haiti. A blind angel is stealing a child with it's eagle feet and his enlarged heart is exposed, which he is using as some sort of compass. He will probably die in a matter of seconds. But he doesn't know it because, you guessed it, he's blind. Hell, he probably doesn't even know he has eagle feet. I feel a lot worse for the mutated angel bird man than i do for the child. Besides, she'll land safely in the water.

But the situation in Haiti is no different than the situation in most U.S. states, (or in Korea, for that matter). Human trafficking is the second largest growing crime in America and my state, North Carolina, is the third largest state to bring, sell, buy and use humans against their will. Oh yes, there are a ton of trafficked humans in North Carolina, mainly focused in the Raleigh area and slowly moving out to surrounding cities. I think last year, they even found 150 trafficked men working on some guys farm about 20 miles outside of Chapel Hill.

Steve Jobs Unveils iPad

Boy Howdy! Today, I present you with a religious Parody!

And we thought the cartoonist didn't have a shred of wit! Steve Jobs is Moses, coming down from Mt. Sinai, although here, it's more like Jobs was taking a stroll with his new iPads. It seems he's been chatting it up with God (Steve Wozniak) again and has a new commandment: "Thous shall read a newspaper everyday again." What the hell? It's not like just because someone buys an iPad means that they will start reading the newspaper again. If you haven't been reading the newspaper everyday it's because you have either have no time, no money, or no motivation to ask the delivery boy to toss the paper on your doorstep. It's no amazing feat in this day and age to get a newspaper daily and I don't see how it's any easier when you have an iPad. Besides, those things cost like $500. If you weren't broke before (and you are my age) you will be broke when Steve Jobs finishes with you.

French Ban on Burqa

So France decided to ban women wearing Burqas. News to me...

There are now two Eiffel Towers, (because that is how France rolls), but OH NO! The naked slutty one is terrified of the one wearing a Burqa (although if it were accurate, we couldn't see the bitches ankles). The only statement this fishnet-ho cartoon is making is that Burqas are what the enemy wears and an all black wardrobe is, indeed, truly terrifying (you heard me stage crews-you look awful in those black jeans).

What the cartoon fails to acknowledge is 2 major things:

1. France isn't at war with these lovely people and are therefore not scared of international garb. But,

2. They banned Burqas on a womens rights platform and not because of their National Dress Code, which includes berets, mustaches and cigarette extenders.

Sri Lanken Elections

Tigerz with strype hatz r not kool enuf 2 vote!         Lionz Rul!

Davos 2010

alright, this is weird.

As we know, (and for those of you who don't know) Davos is the annual world economic meeting. It is a cow.


For anyone that knows anything about America and Wall St. for that matter, know that if Wall St. were to be represented by any aminal, an giant cow-eating eagle would not be it. Maybe a crippled alley cat, but a giant Eagle, smoking a cigar with what appears to be a faucet coming from it's right eye-No.


So the giant mutated Wall St. Eagle is taking the little starved Davos cow and carrying it away from something-whatever, they are in the mountians. Also, it's nice to note that the cow has also been modified as patches of it's skin have been resewn into squares...

Go Away

Honestly, what a good example of media that is totally one sided and only gives it's citizens the facts that it wants you to hear:

In the West, our news has been that Google is deciding, and they decided a while ago, that they were leaving China. Majorly, this is because China doesn't want Google searches to come up with any Chinese Liberal Media (or some crap like that). Actually, Google said that in addition to that type of censorship, paired with the fact that Google believes that there are internal spies trying to shut it down specifically in China, it doesn't really give them much reason to pour millions of dollars into a project that will bear no fruit.


In Korea, however, Google is hardly used. I think there may be one Google Headquarters in Seoul, but everyone here uses Naver. It returns searches mostly in Korean (even if you search for something in English) and it's kind of BS, only pandering to the Korean population. With Naver, Korean's don't have to worry about spies or some corporation letting the population see something too liberal because Naver is Korean owned and managed. Besides, nothing can sway the conservative hearts of the Korean people. Not even Google.

The cartoon reminds us that China is BIG and STRONG whilst Google and the West in general are WEAK and really PALE.

Haiti AGAIN

I had just finished posting about the cartoon on Osama Bin Laden (and how bad the other Haiti Cartoons were), when I ran across this little gem:

It's the new Monday cartoon. I would say more about it, it's just that I'm so tired of this crap. If you are going to make a statement, either good or bad, then by all means, make a statement. But this...this? This is ignorant and a waste of my time.

War on Wall St.

At first glance, it seems that they finally got it right:


I mean, it's not the BEST cartoon I've seen, but it certainly kicks the crap out of those terrible Haiti cartoons. Anyway, it does seems like an honest portrayal of what is going on, sort of, and it even includes some original thought, (at least Obama isn't flying a plane on Wall Street). But really, two things stick out about this particular cartoon, the first being that Obama is firing torpedos at Wall Street in a desert of what is probably Iraq. Yes-we know the war in Iraq is about money and oil and yes-it does take place in a desert, but shouldn't a President who is trying to end the war be dipicted as someone a little more calm and NOT flying a Bomber in the desert?

The second issue I have with this isn't that the Fat-Cat-Wall-Street-Exec is with Osama Bin Laden. The problem I have is that Osama Bin Laden is levitating and sitting in a meditation position. Really? I figure that in Eastern Asian they might know the different between Buddhism and Islam. Isn't this guy known for being a radical Islamist? WTF.

Haiti Aid

Well well well, the korean newspaper has done it again! Another amazing analytical take on what is happening in Haiti.

So now there are 3 Haitians, and their skin color has been assigned accordingly. Those barefoot, housedress wearing, stiff pigtail having, watery-eyed Haitians are at it again. They are trying to recieve aid, (we finally got it right and sent more than one guy!), but they can't get it fast enough (a statement that has been made in 2 prior cartoons). The aid guy is pouring single grains of rice to the family, who can't seem the get the rice into their mouths fast enough, (those greedy bastards). Even if they situation looks dim, it seems that time is on their side. But I don't know how they will get those water bottles through that little slot.

Japan Airlines Bankrupcy

So, Japan Airlines went Bankrupt, making Korea Air the more popular choice for closed minded Asians everywhere-Asians living the farthest East.


First of all, the plane has a cane, which I guess makes it Japanese. Other than that and the fact the plane says "JAL" on the side, there is no reason to think this airplane is any different than any other airplane from any other airline ever. Oh yeah, it also has creepy hands. Furthermore, the plane is moving from green grass, which we can only assume is a good thing, and into a desert where it will no doubt wither and die. (Unless we take into account that the personification of a plane going through a desert doesn't mean a damn thing to anyone.)

There you have it, another worthless Korean Newspaper Cartoon.

Avatar

This is an older cartoon from the newspaper, but I figured it was worth it, to bring it back from the archives. Holy Crap!




An avatar has arrived on Earth. He is loved by poor Arabs, Native African tribesmen, guys in 3rd world prisons, and some primitive Asian man. I mean, REALLY LOVED by them. The Avatar, instead of talking to them or hugging them, is being a total dick by coolly looking away, staring into thoughtful nothingness. What a jerk.

It seems that the Avatar brought with him several men from his time warp/space travel/whatev's and man oh man, are they confused. First there is a man from the old west (probably supposed to be a "Westerner"), but the cowboy boots, hat and spurs in opposition with those dainty white gloves, a gun holster and swords on his hat, make this man a walking contradiction. Also in the overdressed gaggle, there is a Frenchmen circa 1765, who is in the Legion in the Sahara. And lastly, he brought with him that guy who hunted Robin Williams in Jumanji.

Haiti Part 2

Today, Another cartoon about Haiti surfaced, surprising everyone, because there have already been 3 about the same subject.



How can someone even begin to analyze this, even in a comedic way? Mother Earth is crumbling? damn, who would draw this and then look at it and say "an entire country NEEDS to see this" ? I honestly can't tell if this is supposed to be serious or not.

Although, it is in the opinion section...

Haiti Quake

I found these 3 cartoons, each published 2 days apart, the last one being on the 19th:





To recap:

1. Because Haiti doesn't have telephones, it's only means of communication is to write "HELP" in the sand and hope the earth (as metaphysical as this idea may be) will fly by in a one man helicopter to save it. Apparently Haiti only has one inhabitant who, thank God, wasn't in his shanty at the time of the quake. And, of course, earth is crying.








2. It appears there was more than that one guy. Also, in this picture, we see how they are stretching aid very thin (which I think is the only point to this comic). There are dead people and people stuck under collapsed buildings. Also, it seems kinda racist to me, because while they are all barefoot, they are also wearing do-rags and most of the men have no shirts. And of course, the sun is crying.










3. In severe opposition to the first cartoon, it is now the white man who is carving a help signal into a tin roof and not a short black man alone on a beach. Also, it is important to note that the more inhabitants Haiti is depicted having, the lighter their skin becomes and the less clothes they have. It seems as though there is no relief, no amount of money or aid that can satisfy the Haitians, which is obviously our fault, since we only sent that one dude.

Incompetence of the US Secret Service

I tried for a while to figure this one out. I couldn't do it. Normally, I would find some semblance of a popular news story but unless someone unleashed Ninja Sharks with belts of dynamite into the fish tanks at the White House, I'm at a loss. Either way, that good 'ol incompetent US Secret Service certainly isn't doing a good job.

Actually, if their plan is to pick up the sharks with the net, they will simultaneously kill the sharks (without an explosion) and save the President! And since sharks don't have thumbs, they obviously can't set off those worthless detonators anyway. Maybe the Secret Service is so good, they foresaw the ridiculousness of this cartoon...good for thought my friends, shark food for thought.