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* Thomas Nast, who created the [[http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v518/Tannhaeuser/Nast_AssInALionSkin.jpg Republican elephant and popularized the Democratic donkey]] (and created the modern image of Santa Claus). Also famous for leading a revolt against the [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_M._Tweed Tweed Ring]].
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* RightWingMilitiaFanatic: Left-wing cartoons often depict stereotypical Republicans (especially conservative white men from rural areas) as heavily-armed, trigger-happy, gun-toting extremists.
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* RightWingMilitiaFanatic: Left-wing cartoons often depict stereotypical Republicans (especially conservative white men from rural areas) as heavily-armed, trigger-happy, gun-toting extremists.heavily-armed and trigger-happy extremists obsessed with their guns.
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* BombThrowingAnarchist: If the classic DirtyCommunist archetype doesn't work for a right-wing cartoonist, then left-wing activist groups (especially Antifa) will be stereotyped as such.
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* BombThrowingAnarchist: If DirtyCommunist doesn't work for Right-leaning artist, then left-leaning group(especially ANTIFA) will be stereotyped as such.
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* BombThrowingAnarchist: If the classic DirtyCommunist archetype doesn't work for Right-leaning artist, a right-wing cartoonist, then left-leaning group(especially ANTIFA) left-wing activist groups (especially Antifa) will be stereotyped as such.
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* RightWingMilitiaFanatic: Left-leaning cartoon will usually portray any conservatives or people who are living in a rural area (usually located in South) as nothing but a whiny PsychopathicManchild who holds gun all the time.
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* RightWingMilitiaFanatic: Left-leaning cartoon will usually portray any conservatives or people who are living in a Left-wing cartoons often depict stereotypical Republicans (especially conservative white men from rural area (usually located in South) areas) as nothing but a whiny PsychopathicManchild who holds gun all the time.heavily-armed, gun-toting extremists.
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* PressHat: Cartoons that make fun of the press or mainstream media will have strawmen wearing these. If not press hats, they will have microphones or cameras.
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** If the cartoonist supports Joe Biden, they tend to draw him in a more realistic and heroic way. However, for the detractors of Biden, they will draw him as either a manchild, exceptionally ignorant, or a disgrace to American society.
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** Cartoonists, usually right-wing ones, but sometimes [[{{Hypocrite}} left-wing ones too]], will portray women they dislike as old and unattractive. This can get very ridiculous.
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** Cartoonists, usually right-wing ones, but sometimes [[{{Hypocrite}} left-wing ones too]], will portray women they dislike as old and unattractive. This can get very ridiculous. The same can be said about AOC (Alexandria-Ocasio Cortez).
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* AuthorTract: The whole purpose is to promote the cartoonist's ideology after all.
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* CorruptCorporateExecutive: An anti-corporation cartoon is likely to portray the heads of businesses as being bad people.
* CorruptPolitician: Any government official or electoral candidate that the cartoonist dislikes will be depicted as one of these.
* CorruptPolitician: Any government official or electoral candidate that the cartoonist dislikes will be depicted as one of these.
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* CorruptCorporateExecutive: An anti-corporation anti-corporate/anti-capitalist cartoon is likely to portray the heads of big businesses as being bad people.
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* CorruptPolitician: Any government official or electoral candidate
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* DependingOnTheWriter: Harvey Weinstein is portrayed by the left as a symbol of male supremacy. By the right he is often representative of the problems surrounding the Democratic Party or Hollywood.
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* DependingOnTheWriter: Harvey Weinstein is portrayed by the left as a symbol of male supremacy.chauvinism. By the right he is often representative of the problems surrounding the Democratic Party or Hollywood.
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* TheKlan: Left-wing cartoons will likely portray Republicans as KKK sympathizers and white supremacists.
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* PropagandaMachine: Right-wing cartoonists ''always'' love to go after pro-Democratic news media. Creator/FoxNews is a popular left-wing target, especially whenever Republicans are in power.
* PropagandaPiece: Most political cartoons come with their own pre-packaged political message, though it is technically possible to make a cartoon about current events from a more objective perspective.
* PropagandaPiece: Most political cartoons come with their own pre-packaged political message, though it is technically possible to make a cartoon about current events from a more objective perspective.
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* HeManWomanHater / StrawMisogynist: A common caricature of right-wing politicians.
* HypocriticalHumor: A politician accusing the other side of doing something immoral while doing that same thing as well. Or a politician denying a claim about him [[BlatantLies while demonstrating otherwise]].
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* HeManWomanHater / StrawMisogynist: A common caricature of right-wing politicians.
GodwinsLaw: It's not uncommon for political cartoons (whether made by the left-wing or right-wing) to portray their opposition as [[ThoseWackyNazis literal Nazis or fascists]].
* HypocriticalHumor: A politician accusing the other side of doing something immoral [[PsychologicalProjection while doing that same thing aswell.well]]. Or a politician denying a claim about him [[BlatantLies while demonstrating otherwise]].
* HypocriticalHumor: A politician accusing the other side of doing something immoral [[PsychologicalProjection while doing that same thing as
* MemeticMutation: With the rise of the Internet in the 21st century, it's likely that some political cartoons will reference contemporary memes and jokes, or for people to create and share memes online about politics or the news in general.
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* PropagandaMachine: Right-wing cartoonists ''always'' love to go after the media. Fox News is a popular left-wing target but appears less often, although this has started to change after 2016.
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* PropagandaMachine: Right-wing cartoonists ''always'' love to go after the pro-Democratic news media. Fox News Creator/FoxNews is a popular left-wing target but appears less often, although this has started target, especially whenever Republicans are in power.
* PropagandaPiece: Most political cartoons come with their own pre-packaged political message, though it is technically possible tochange after 2016.make a cartoon about current events from a more objective perspective.
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* SoapboxSadie: Feminists are often portrayed like this in right-wing cartoons. In left-wing cartoons they are depicted as just ordinary people.
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* SoapboxSadie: StrawCharacter: Regardless of the cartoonist's political bent, the opposition will always be exaggerated into their worst possible stereotypes.
* StrawFeminist: Feminists are often portrayed like this in right-wing cartoons. In left-wing cartoons they are depicted as just ordinary people.
*StrawCharacter: Regardless StrawMisogynist: A common caricature of the cartoonist's political bent, the opposition will always be exaggerated.right-wing politicians.
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The UsefulNotes/PulitzerPrize for Editorial Cartooning is the top prize for these kinds of cartoons in the United States. Although it is mostly awarded to political cartoons, it has also been given to editorial cartoons with no political content, as well as two [[NewspaperComics daily comic strips]]: ''ComicStrip/{{Doonesbury}}'' in 1975 and ''ComicStrip/BloomCounty'' in 1987, both of feature topical political humor.
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The UsefulNotes/PulitzerPrize for Editorial Cartooning is the top prize for these kinds of cartoons in the United States. Although it is mostly awarded to political cartoons, it has also been given to editorial cartoons with no political content, as well as two [[NewspaperComics daily comic strips]]: ''ComicStrip/{{Doonesbury}}'' in 1975 and ''ComicStrip/BloomCounty'' in 1987, both of which feature topical political humor.
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The UsefulNotes/PulitzerPrize for Editorial Cartooning is the top prize for these kinds of comics cartoons in the United States. Although it is mostly awarded to political cartoons, it has also been given to editorial cartoons with no political content, as well as two [[NewspaperComics daily comic strips]]: ''ComicStrip/{{Doonesbury}}'' in 1975 and ''ComicStrip/BloomCounty'' in 1987, both of feature topical political humor.
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* Thomas Nast, who created the [[http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v518/Tannhaeuser/Nast_AssInALionSkin.jpg Republican elephant and popularized the Democratic donkey]] (and created the modern image of Santa Claus). Also famous for leading a revolt against the [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_M._Tweed Tweed Ring.]]
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* Creator/BillMauldin, who is remembered more for his wartime strips than for his Pulitzer-winning postwar political cartoons. The most famous is a picture of the Lincoln Memorial sobbing after JFK's assassination.
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* Creator/BillMauldin, who is remembered more for his wartime strips than for his Pulitzer-winning postwar political cartoons. The most famous is a picture of the Lincoln Memorial sobbing after [[UsefulNotes/JohnFKennedy JFK's assassination.assassination]].
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Most British newspapers still have political cartoonists on the strength. A typical example would be Steve Bell, who draws both editorial cartoons and a long-running daily political strip called ''ComicStrip/{{If}}'' for the [[UsefulNotes/BritishNewspapers Guardian]]. Cartoonists of other political hues are also available.
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Most British newspapers still have political cartoonists on the strength. A typical example would be Steve Bell, who draws both editorial cartoons and a long-running daily political strip called ''ComicStrip/{{If}}'' for the [[UsefulNotes/BritishNewspapers Guardian]]. ''[[UsefulNotes/BritishNewspapers Guardian]]''. Cartoonists of other political hues are also available.available.
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** Harvey Weinstein is portrayed by the left as a symbol of male supremacy. By the right he is often representative of the problems surrounding the Democratic Party or Hollywood.
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** Cartoonists, usually right-wing ones, but sometimes [[HypoCrite left-wing ones too]], will portray women they dislike as old and unattractive. This can get very ridiculous.
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** Cartoonists that oppose Donald Trump tend to depict him as very fat with an unrealistically orange face and tiny hands. Pro-Trump cartoonists are more realistic in his portrayal.
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** Obama is portrayed realistically by left-wing cartoonists. Right-wing cartoonists almost always exaggerate his ears, and may spark UnfortunateImplications by giving him large and purple lips too.
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** Cartoons they criticize lenient policies towards Islamic terrorism portray the terrorists as angry Arab men with beards and bombs. Anti-Islamophobia cartoons usually use women and children to represent innocent Muslims; the cartoonists who make the latter usually use the flag of ISIS rather than a caricature of the terrorist to symbolize the group.
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* RippedFromTheHeadlines: Virtually every major story is going to be covered, from every political turn in an election, to major legislation passed, to deadly tragedies, to deaths of well known figures (political or not) to even flash-in-the-pan fads (e.g. there were dozens of Ice Bucket Challenge cartoons when it was popular).
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