Week 6: Visual Argument Responce #3

Visual Arguments Question 3
In what ways do the cartoons by Mike Thompson and Signe Wilkinson make similar arguments? How do the arguments differ?

The cartoons by Mike Thompson and Signe Wilkinson about Affirmative Action are similar in thier approach to the Affirmative Action issue. Each cartoon expresses some sort of a blame game played by people who are not included in the Affirmative Action boundaries. The cartoon by Mike Thompson shows a young man of color growing up in an inner city and the things that he might see in his youth, violence, drugs, gangs, poverty, racism and very poor schools and then makes the connection that Affirmative Action helped get this youth into college. There is an angry, overweight and yelling white lady in the corner who is exclaiming "Hey, why does he get all the breaks?" This image is humorous, but underneath it there are someinconsistencies . Not all minorities live with violence, drugs, gangs, poverty, racism or poor schools and not all white ladies or people for that matter are of the impression that minorities get "all the breaks." The cartoonimplies that Affirmative Action is a positive thing but that it is misunderstood.
In the cartoon from Signe Wilkinson, there is a "daughter of alum", a "son of a big donor", a "soccer player" a girl "raised in a different state" and a "minority". Next to the minority is a person called "didn't get in" who is yelling at the the minority saying "its all his fault."
This cartoon is making a similar point to the first one in saying that Affirmative Action is misunderstood and an easy target for someone trying to find a scapegoat.
These two arguments differ in their approach at showing who is impacted by Affirmative Action. The cartoon by Mike Thompson specifically shows an african-american youth and a white lady while the cartoon by Signe Wilkinson is outlines only and doesn't seem to be totally race specific with its "minority" label. Everyone else in the cartoon is white looking and it would be assumed in reading it that they are, but the "minority" is more non specific.