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Tuesday, February 26, 2019

Not So Grrreat!

This is a disgusting depiction of Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY). This was done by a far-white cartoonist named Ben Garrison. He still is allowed to promote this bullshit on social media. We should hold social media accountable.
Ben Garrison is the resident cartoonist for the far-white. He is an infamous troll who lives in Big Sky Country drawing his GrrGraphics. In his cartoons, he makes Donald J. Trump, a 280 lb man at 6'1'', a hunky golden hair superhero, while he draws Barack Obama, 210 lb at 6'2'' as a timid, inept, big ear twerp.

Garrison is a racist editorial cartoonist from Montana whose stated goal is "to help raise awareness of the drift toward tyranny".He is a self-described libertarian, although his cartoons tend to contain a strong paleoconservative and alt-white streak as well. While his work demonstrates numerous conspiracy theories and much pseudoscience, it also reveals that he is a very skilled and talented illustrator; his comics are commonly featured on far-white websites.

He often gets plugs on Breitbart and Infowars.

Since 2018, his wife Tina has occasionally also been drawing cartoons with a "TinaToon" signature. One of her comics was retweeted by Donald Trump.

His cartoons often lionize conservative figures and right wing politicians.

You may have remembered some years ago, I have posted about this guy.

This guy is a controversial figure who draws horrible caricatures of individuals who go after Trump.

As RationalWiki explained it best, this turd draws Trump like he's a demi-god. As with all political cartoonists, it is very easy to tell whom Garrison is sympathetic towards in his cartoons, as they will likely be the only ones who aren't drawn really really ugly. Trump in particular is unsurprisingly depicted very positively — bold, handsome, even bulky — in many of his illustrations.

Trump is an overweight, balding, 72 year old man who has a history of predatory behavior.















This is a taste of the hateful nonsense that you find on those 4chan, 8chan and reddit pages.

So here's my question to you?

Should social media shut down Ben Garrison and his racist comics? (Expect trolls to pick the dumbest answers)

Yes. Facebook, Twitter and Google are private companies. They have a responsibility to not allow hate on their platforms. Ben Garrison's cartoons are troubling. He is a far-right conspiracy theorist and a bigot. Social media should not give him or his supporters a platform (at least on social media).
No. This is freedom of speech. The cartoons are funny. They depict progressives as timid weaklings and conservatives as bold and courageous. Ben Garrison loves President Donald Trump. You guys should "lighten up." Far-left cartoonists have done far worse than Garrison.
I have no opinion of the matter. I don't care for the cartoons. If you love them or hate them, that's your decision.

Should we demand Facebook, YouTube, Twitter and Instagram put an end to hateful bigots like Garrison?

Study the face of this guy, you're going to see more of him during the 2020 election. It's up to us to throw his dirty ass back the cesspool of right wing nonsense.



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