Comments on: “Gaza Children” http://jilliancyork.com/2009/01/15/gaza-children/ Jillian C. York is a freelance writer and blogger. Fri, 10 Feb 2012 22:20:34 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1 By: Renata Avila http://jilliancyork.com/2009/01/15/gaza-children/#comment-2016 Renata Avila Sun, 18 Jan 2009 01:48:03 +0000 http://jilliancyork.com/?p=310#comment-2016 I just found an old book of three little kids on the post war Germany. Germans expelled from the area near Prague. Reading it you realize that to solve a State problem those little lives are invisible and the leaders ordering the bombings will never ever meet them, talk to them or really care about all the homeless people their orders caused. Probably they do not even say good morning to the housekeeper. But they are the "leaders" of the world. Elected by democracies. :( I just found an old book of three little kids on the post war Germany. Germans expelled from the area near Prague. Reading it you realize that to solve a State problem those little lives are invisible and the leaders ordering the bombings will never ever meet them, talk to them or really care about all the homeless people their orders caused. Probably they do not even say good morning to the housekeeper. But they are the “leaders” of the world. Elected by democracies. :(

]]> By: Hisham Sadek http://jilliancyork.com/2009/01/15/gaza-children/#comment-2014 Hisham Sadek Sat, 17 Jan 2009 09:52:25 +0000 http://jilliancyork.com/?p=310#comment-2014 There's much difference between those cartoons and the view in newspapers in Egypt, Mostly It's limited with the restrictions as the most popular newspapers are governmentally supported .. Very nice collection of cartoons .. Thanks for Blogrolling back There’s much difference between those cartoons and the view in newspapers in Egypt, Mostly It’s limited with the restrictions as the most popular newspapers are governmentally supported ..

Very nice collection of cartoons ..
Thanks for Blogrolling back

]]> By: Jillian http://jilliancyork.com/2009/01/15/gaza-children/#comment-2010 Jillian Thu, 15 Jan 2009 20:03:15 +0000 http://jilliancyork.com/?p=310#comment-2010 I think you're right; if the topic were Gaza on the whole, it would be a different story, but when it comes to children, I think the American cartoonists were out of line. And I say that first part while fully supporting the Arab cartoonists' work. That said, the job of a political cartoonist is to lampoon a person or situation...but there are times when it's taken too far. I think you’re right; if the topic were Gaza on the whole, it would be a different story, but when it comes to children, I think the American cartoonists were out of line.

And I say that first part while fully supporting the Arab cartoonists’ work. That said, the job of a political cartoonist is to lampoon a person or situation…but there are times when it’s taken too far.

]]> By: Simon Columbus http://jilliancyork.com/2009/01/15/gaza-children/#comment-2009 Simon Columbus Thu, 15 Jan 2009 19:57:59 +0000 http://jilliancyork.com/?p=310#comment-2009 Yeah, that one is great! Liked it very much; I think its rather minimalistic aesthetics fit this horrible situation more than the detailed accusations of many other cartoons. When it comes to the Arab cartoons being less propagandistic you make a point. Don't know how it would be if the topic was Gaza as a whole and not only Gaza Children, but for this it is nearly obvious. Yeah, that one is great! Liked it very much; I think its rather minimalistic aesthetics fit this horrible situation more than the detailed accusations of many other cartoons.

When it comes to the Arab cartoons being less propagandistic you make a point. Don’t know how it would be if the topic was Gaza as a whole and not only Gaza Children, but for this it is nearly obvious.

]]> By: Jillian http://jilliancyork.com/2009/01/15/gaza-children/#comment-2008 Jillian Thu, 15 Jan 2009 19:37:22 +0000 http://jilliancyork.com/?p=310#comment-2008 I suppose you can make the argument that Arab cartoonists don't show any more diversity, but I would argue that in many cases, they reek less of propaganda. The one by Emad Hajjaj (http://www.cagle.msnbc.com/news/GazaChildren/images/hajjaj.jpg) on page 2 is a good example. I suppose you can make the argument that Arab cartoonists don’t show any more diversity, but I would argue that in many cases, they reek less of propaganda.

The one by Emad Hajjaj (http://www.cagle.msnbc.com/news/GazaChildren/images/hajjaj.jpg) on page 2 is a good example.

]]> By: Simon Columbus http://jilliancyork.com/2009/01/15/gaza-children/#comment-2007 Simon Columbus Thu, 15 Jan 2009 19:25:04 +0000 http://jilliancyork.com/?p=310#comment-2007 This collection really shows how badly biased US media is. I won't say everything is better over here in good old Europe (and one should also note that the Arab contributions don't show any diversity either) - but hey, that's extreme. And as always I wonder how people can accept this. I mean, I cannot believe they're not seeing that this is not true! This collection really shows how badly biased US media is. I won’t say everything is better over here in good old Europe (and one should also note that the Arab contributions don’t show any diversity either) – but hey, that’s extreme.

And as always I wonder how people can accept this. I mean, I cannot believe they’re not seeing that this is not true!

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