Talking points 1

In the article written by, Linda Christensen, I found it surprising when she brought up sexism in the cartoons. I have actually never thought about it, but after reading this, I remembered quite a few cartoons that did have some disturbing illustrations. For example, Roger’s Rabbit, Jessica has a beautiful figure, and many girls nowadays would want her figure. “Turning off the cartoons doesn’t stop the sexism and rascism.”(page 7) Meaning, after seeing the image of Jessica, even after banning them from watching the cartoon, they will still try to imitate the look they have in their heads. Along with sexism, there is racism. Where she claims that, “Kenneth noticed  that people of color and poor people are either absent or servants to the rich, white, pretty people.”(page 5) Even after being desegregated, in the cartoons, it still portrays segregation as colored people are still lowly people in the cartoons and poor people are still looked down upon the rich. I feel that we should be looked upon as equal in cartoons too, not just in reality. “There should be more woman of color who play the leads in these white-on-white wedding cake tales,”(page 6). I totally agree with her. As it would make more people feel equal to other races than feel intimidated by a race that they would think is more superior.