Honest question -- What is the difference between a meme and a political cartoon within the context you are describing?

Hmmmm, good question. Couldn't the posting of some of those be considered a "drive by post"? Not sure how it is different from a meme, other than they are usually created by someone who was paid for their work. Is that the reason? Or is it because those cartoons are, in the words of Robert Crumb, just "lines on paper"?

Oh, and this forum needs a "travel and leisure" section. Just replace Book Talk with it.

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I'd say the difference between the two can be slight, but that the cartoons are sort-of self-contained, self-explanatory editorials.

Memes are often incendiary devices meant to (or at least function to) enrage people.

If Memes are allowed again, perhaps I'll ask to be reinstated after 3 years into my 3 month exile, same with mspmms who is probably 5 years into his 1 month suspension.

I'm not trying to be combative, but honestly, I still don't see the difference. If you study the history of political cartoons, one of their primary purposes to invoke an emotional response using hot-button imagery. I mean, hell, recent political cartoons over there have featured loading Jews onto a train, a jet flying into the World Trade Center, numerous Nazis, children at Gaza-Lago listening for the ocean in the skull of a Palestinian . . . .

Satire and political commentary are not defined by the art style.

Did you not see the words 'slight' in regards to differences, and 'often' regarding meme usage?

The point is moot, but I'll elaborate: yes, memes often function in a manner similar to editorial cartoons, but they just as often don't. Cartoons are done by professionals, while any moronic chud with an axe to grind can make a meme, which can be as incorrect and offensive as they want, and are often used simply to troll and foment hatred, and then they get posted here. An editorial cartoon is a Swiss Army knife. A meme is a jacked up ghost gun.

Kurt is correct. DVDTalk is in the "Travel & Leisure" division of IB. Others include FlyerTalk, Bike Forums, Fodor's Travel, RC Universe.

Thanks for the clarification.

I feel so traveled and leisured now.

Man, I suddenly feel like we're over-indexed on the Leisure side here. Maybe you should merge us with one of the Travel forums?

Maybe we can hide the political meme thread in Book Talk! No one will ever see it there.

High-Def Forums and High-Def Digest were both in the "Shopping" division, so I have no idea why DVD Talk is in my portfolio

But you... you like us, right? We're cool? Please say that we're cool!

I mean I post here everyday and it's not even in the tech forum. I will neither confirm nor deny that I like you guys. I will deny that you guys are cool.

That last goes without saying.

Wait... so we can have memes in the "Memes in Politics?" thread?

I think we've found a loophole...

Hey! I’m cool!