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.

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.

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.

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.