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This Cartoon Is Thinly Disguised Misandry
It may be my poorly tuned sense of humor, but this supposedly sympathetic-to-fathers cartoon merely continues the feminists' attacks on men and dads.
The right-hand panel lists allegations of being a deadbeat, being an alcoholic, and extorting money from relatives.
How is this in any way anything other than a not too subtle assault based on feminist screed?
What part of the pro-men sub-text am I missing?
Any semioticians on board?
It appeared to imply a double standard
My take on the cartoon was that the children were being portrayed as ungrateful to their father, in contrast to their appreciation for their mother. While one has no way of knowing for sure what is meant by "You were never there for us" or "Where's the money you owe me?" the cartoonist at the bottom is saying "Talk about a gender gap." I took this to mean that the cartoonist meant that there was a double standard in place against fathers.
Steve
not clear
This is a fascinating cartoon and it’s not clear to me where it’s coming from. The big question I see is: Why do the children have these opinions? I can think of three reasons:
1. Their father truly is a drunk who chooses not to spend time with them and does not pay child support.
2. They have a good father and don’t know it because of the mother’s parental alienation campaign.
3. This cartoon is simply an illustration of the feminist belief that mother = good parent / father = bad parent.
I also think the question marks in the father’s thinking could indicate that he doesn’t understand why his kids feel the way they do as easily as they could indicate that he doesn’t care or know what to do about it.
Anyhow, Happy Father’s Day to all the dads out there, especially those who have had their children wrongly taken away from them.
I think I understand it, or at least hope I am right..
My general sense is that the cartoon is trying to show the ungrateful kids, and the "gender gap" comment highlights their treatment of the mother vs. their treatment of the father. I think the general intent of the cartoon is to show kids' relative ungratefullness toward their fathers. This is not so much a pro- or anti-male cartoon, instead it has the effect of being anti-anti-fathers.
On second thought, it may also be intended to be a micro-cosm of society's view of fathers.
("where's the money you owe me"..view of fathers as wallets; "you were never there"..view of fathers as neglecting kids; being blamed for this even though fathers working long hours to earn money). In light of that interpretation, the gender gap comment makes even more sense.
-ax