tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20278938447647549572024-03-13T13:29:20.366-07:00Malicious MallardA critical look at the humorless, meanspirited, grotesque comic strip Mallard Fillmore.Mike Thomashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16123944484404946254noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2027893844764754957.post-59269779894904085342009-03-25T13:47:00.000-07:002009-03-25T13:51:21.140-07:00Obama = Kerry reduxAs I suspected, Bruce Tinsley, the rightwing hack who scrawls the wretched Mallard Fillmore comic strip, based his Obama caricature on the one he used to do of John Kerry. It took a bit of doing to find one of Tinsley’s old grotesque caricatures of Kerry - they seem to have vanished from the Internet - but below is one example:<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_1H4wC3EtdJQ/ScqY5AL5gHI/AAAAAAAAAiQ/9D6Cq2lb4fo/s1600-h/Doonesburyvsmallardfillmore.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 299px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_1H4wC3EtdJQ/ScqY5AL5gHI/AAAAAAAAAiQ/9D6Cq2lb4fo/s400/Doonesburyvsmallardfillmore.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5317230415134163058" /></a><br /><br />And now compare it to his current drawings of President Obama:<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_1H4wC3EtdJQ/ScqZEqGkMLI/AAAAAAAAAiY/FoP30PBv-Vg/s1600-h/Obama-FDR.gif"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 125px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_1H4wC3EtdJQ/ScqZEqGkMLI/AAAAAAAAAiY/FoP30PBv-Vg/s400/Obama-FDR.gif" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5317230615364645042" /></a><br /><br />Note the similarities - the grossly elongated chin that sticks off the page, the bushy eyebrows, the buckteeth grin, and so forth.<br />It looks like Tinsley took one of his Kerry drawings and simply replaced the hair, narrowed the chin a bit and then added big “Dumbo” ears to jut out and flap around.Mike Thomashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16123944484404946254noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2027893844764754957.post-76852848557029311112009-02-18T14:40:00.000-08:002009-02-18T14:46:12.703-08:00Grotesque caricaturesOne of the things I object to the most with the Mallard Fillmore comic strip is the grotesque nature of the caricatures of people that the artist targets for ridicule and abuse.<br />A prime target is Hillary Clinton.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_1H4wC3EtdJQ/SZyK-33PXnI/AAAAAAAAAgU/2YOGHxTi57E/s1600-h/mallard_fillmore-waffling.gif"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 125px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_1H4wC3EtdJQ/SZyK-33PXnI/AAAAAAAAAgU/2YOGHxTi57E/s400/mallard_fillmore-waffling.gif" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5304267273887768178" /></a><br /><br />Everything about the caricature is meant to portray contempt, from the crossed eyes to the buck-teeth. The crossed eyes in particular seem to be an attempt to convey lack of intelligence or stupidity.<br /><br />You can see it to even greater effect in this highly offensive caricature of Barbara Streisand:<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_1H4wC3EtdJQ/SZyO35uEAjI/AAAAAAAAAgk/G2beSwrWZaE/s1600-h/gipperduck2.gif"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 125px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_1H4wC3EtdJQ/SZyO35uEAjI/AAAAAAAAAgk/G2beSwrWZaE/s400/gipperduck2.gif" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5304271552173572658" /></a><br /><br />Here, the crossed-eyes are paired with a witch-like nose and cheek bones that poke out like sharp angles.<br />Tinsley seems intent on portraying these women in the most unflattering and ugly way that he can.Mike Thomashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16123944484404946254noreply@blogger.com0