political cartoons

Misadventures in Misogyny: Bloomerism

Humor post by Kjerstin Johnson, Submitted by Kjerstin Johnson on June 25, 2010 - 1:40pm; tagged bloomers, misadventures in misogyny, political cartoons.

As a bit of a contrapositive to our weekly Adventures in Feministory, I have to include these 19th-century British political cartoons by John Leech that The Sexist linked to today.

a cartoon that depicts a woman writing at a desk amidst stacks of books and paper. Her husband says to her "Come dear, we so seldom go out together now - can't you take us all to the play tonight?" she says "How you talk, Charles! Don't you see that I am too busy. I have a committee tomorrow morning and I have my speech on the great crochet question to prepare for the evening"

Father of the family: Come dear, we so seldom go out together now - can't you take us all to the play tonight? Mistress of the house and M.P.: How you talk, Charles! Don't you see that I am too busy. I have a committee tomorrow morning and I have my speech on the great crochet question to prepare for the evening.

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Hana Hajar: Saudi Arabia's Female Political Cartoonist

Art and Design post by Kjerstin Johnson, Submitted by Kjerstin Johnson on November 25, 2009 - 2:21pm; tagged Cartoons, Hana Hajar, muslim women, Political Art, political cartoons, Saudi Arabia.

a Muslim woman, cloaked in a black hijab and abaya, is surrounded by a throng of hands wielding oversized magnifying glasses, all pointed at her. A fuse trails out behind the woman, as another hand reaches out to light it with a match.

Malika at Muslimah Media Watch has a great write-up and interview on Hana Hajar, who is currently the most prominent female cartoonist in Saudi Arabia.

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