Lemmy Shitpost @lemmy.world ekZepp @lemmy.world 2y ago

Xitter Tanks

Ward Sutton Art

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Is it just me getting unreasonably irritated when the artist captions the things they're depicting, as if we're either too dumb to understand or they suck at making subtle references?
- It's a political comics thing that has its roots in England around ~~250~~ 300 years ago. The comic is meant simultaneously to be funny (and therefore disarming) and legitimate political propaganda. To ensure that the political propaganda message is not lost on the masses they label everything to make sure their message most clearly gets across.
  
  For example, see this political cartoon from 1903. Panama_canal_cartoon_1903.jpg
  
  That's actually cool to know, though I dislike the practice, they kinda look like previous century memes lol
  
  For example, see this political cartoon from 1903.
  
  That was lost on me either way, but I guess it's just my lack of knowledge on US's history 👀
- These sorts of comics have been captioned like this for decades. I'm not sure if they were ever not captioned.
  
  If anything I think they were even more obvious back then... The Troll would have had "Troll" written on their laptop and so on...
  
  Decades indeed. Thomas Nast made his first cartoon in like 1860 or something.
- That's just the way political comics goes. It's expected and common. It's not a web comic, bruh; there's a tradition to maintain.
  
  Not all political comics are like that though, the best ones don't need the labelling.
  
  Well, I guess so, wasn't expeting a whole culture around these
- This reminds me of a Ben Garrison cartoon. Way too heavy handed.
- It's just you
- Ben Garrison does the same thing. It's pretty common
  
  Well, his audience seems to pretty obviously need things spelled out for them. In very, very short words.
  
  Damn, now that's one that goes overboard!
Ah yes, they're standing in x-crement.
- Xitter.. pronounced like shitter.
they forgot the saudi king sitting on a throne of dead migrant bodies
This post is difamation against goblins.
- I think that's a troll....
  
  but agreed.
  
  Also where's the crowd of khaki-wearing nazis?
  
  Supposed to be a troll I think, but that blatantly a goblin
  
  Also the military cosplay guy has a swastika on his arm.
- yes.
Truly a shitpost.
- Nah this is just accurately stating the actual status of X as a metaphor, I like it.
Lol i recently heard someone refer to tweets as xcrements now. Fits perfectly with this
𝕏itter
BRRRR skibidi bop bop bop yes yes
Xitter, Jesus, you guys are amazing.
- Shitter would have worked too
  
  That’s why you pronounce the X the Chinese way!
Who’s the guy on the right supposed to be?
- De Santis
- Of course!
4chan edgelord convinced that his shit don't stink made this possible.
Ah yes my (least) favorite! Political comics!
Errrrhmmmm, it’s X, actually
- But Xitter will make Elon fanboys mad, so it's worth the misspelling.

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