Monday, March 15, 2010

Stereotype and the Ethics of Representation


Uh-oh. No styles to mimic. I hope I got the likenesses down well enough. I had considered doing this whole thing with the racist stereotypes I represented at the bottom, only having it revolve around their respective world leaders (Obama as the blackface one, of course), but that ended up being too obscure. In this version, Seinfeld's joke ends up being NOT a joke, as a 1940's cartoonist ends up drawing out what is essentially Minoriteam, minus the genius of Jack Kirby's influence. Somehow, that's less obscure than the world leaders gag. Little known facts: Dave Chappelle is indeed a Muslim. The 1940's cartoonist is portrayed by Casablanca's Humphrey Bogart. And I don't like Carlos Mencia, but it was either him or George Lopez (or Antonio Banderas) and I wanted a contemporary fat man to be a part of this. Higher resolution available upon request!

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