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Xitter Tanks
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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 I believe originally started in England like ~~250~~ at least 350 years ago. The comic is meant simultaneously to be funny 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.
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 👀
The cartoon shows the US aligning with Panama separatist factions to break from Colombia so that they can permit the construction of the channel.
Panama was a separate colony from Colombia, but they joined when becoming independent.
I find it utterly hilarious that the cited purpose is clarity, but the referenced comic required explanation. Bravo.
Also thanks for the explanation because I wasn't getting it, either. Makes sense, though. Give it a few hundred years and English might be so different the labels wouldn't have mattered at all, let alone missing context.
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Thanks for the explanation!
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.
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Ah yes, they're standing in x-crement.
Xitter.. pronounced like shitter.
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.
they forgot the saudi king sitting on a throne of dead migrant bodies
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!
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this post was submitted on 21 Aug 2023
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