I’m a professional illustrator with a strong fondness for political, social, and human issues, having collaborated with several publications and companies across 18 countries and four continents.
I’m always producing new stuff, and after the success of last year’s post in Bored Panda, I’ve decided to show you another selection of my best works to show some of the problems afflicting the world.
“Who are the vital people to our society during the coronavirus pandemic?” “Is technology drawing us together or pulling us apart?” “Are hate speech and censorship prevailing on social media?” And many others. So what do you think about these issues? And what are your questions regarding the world nowadays? Let me know! Check out more on my Instagram linked below.
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Invisible Heroes (Coronavirus)
We call them heros, yet we treat them like they are disposable.
Load More Replies...@Diane Patrick, you say there's no pandemic? HOW FRICKIN' DUMB ARE YOU??? 'There is no pandemic,' God, take a look around! There are people DYING! This virus can attack your lungs! There are several cases where it attacked a person's heart!!! You know, amid this PANDEMIC, some people are dying not because of the virus, but because of other issues and they couldn't get immediate treatment. They had to be tested for COVID-19 in fear that those people had it. Oh, and did you know that good ol' America has the highest number of cases AND deaths to this 'non-existent' disease? It's thanks to Karens like you that people actually believe your c**p.
@Tim McAdams, I'd liken myself to a human, just like you. However, I am unlike you, too. For example, I don't go around calling people 'brain-dead sheep' and saying that trained medical workers are dumb. I don't mind the 'brain-dead sheep' part but I do mind the 'medical professionals are dumb' part. NEVER SAY THAT AGAIN. There are people risking their lives to put an end to this goddamn pandemic. THEY ARE WORKING THEIR ASSES OFF. And do you know what they receive? Slander and insults, people saying this virus isn't real. These brave men and women are RISKING the lives of their families and themselves to get our sorry asses out of this situation. They are risking EVERYTHING to save other people's lives, not their own, and you sit here and insult them. Mr. McAdams, you are a GREAT BLOODY GIT-SNOGGING A*S WHO'S WORSE THAN AN INBRED POISONOUS BUNCH-BACKED TOAD!!! (Shakespeare, for you idiotic dunce) P.S. I've noticed the choice of insults you've chosen to hurl at other people. 'Brain-dead sheep' (again...) 'Stay in your box sheep' 'Goat' Are you developing some sort of fondness for them? Then I'd suggest that you go live with them, stay in a pen with them. Or rather, a box. Yes, a disgraced, brain-dead sheep in a box. Once again, Mr. McAdams, never call those brave people dumb or stupid ever again. Otherwise, you'd have me and countless other people on your heels.
Load More Replies...No way are they invisible! These ordinary people doing their jobs and taking extra precautions necessary are the true and just heroes of our day.
This one is way too skewed towards men. The majority of people in essential jobs are women.
Is the guy with the backpack and smartphone an IT worker? My best friend works in IT at a hospital. I have yet to see one out there. Congrats!
I think he's a food/groceries delivery person.
Load More Replies...Key workers. Funny, they keep the country running but what do they get in return? Oh, I forgot. We clap.
We are realizing more and more during the pandemic that the essential people keeping society together are not bankers or politicians, but healthcare professionals, food distributors, cleaners, etc. Sadly, when this is over, they will still be disregarded and underpaid.
Corporate Justice
Does anyone still remember a man called Roger Stone?
Load More Replies...This is were all the power has gone now. Big companies use their money not only to bypass laws, but to create their own courts with their own judges and their own lawyers enforcing their own private laws, always in their favour and overcoming existing civil laws. Within a few years it will be the end of the political systems we have known so far - the end of citizenship and democracy.
When was the last time a poor man or bankrupt company gave you a job?
Racism In The USA
Great piece. The tragic irony however is that there are actually as many non-white stars as there are white stars. And we are past the point in time when more non-white stars are being born every day than white stars.
This isn't true. There are many countries where racism is everywhere. I've lived in Russia and I felt it all the time and I'm only slightly tanned. Each state is different too. And in my home country (central Asia) even in private schools many children are racist. USA isn't half as bad. Sorry if I offended someone, I hope I didn't.
Racism isn't a national systematic problem. No need to mess with the flag. It's the one good thing we have in-common.
Yes! The American Flag is for all Americans. People need to stop looking for racism hidden in the stars lol
Load More Replies...Racism
To believe that you are better than someone because of the pigment in your skin is an EVIL IDEA - Prince EA
I think one is more about white privileged and how the mainstream narrative says that's that everyone has equal opportunity to succeed if only they work hard enough but POC don't start out on an even footing and for the majority, they will NEVER be able to dig themselves out of the hole that was dug FOR THEM and their ancestors. We are taking generational oppression. And there's too many white people that are unwilling to grasp the simple concept that the American Dream demands not just hard work but also luck if you are a POC.
Load More Replies...Wow! This one is very powerful. A good way to explain to kids when I can't think of the words.
,,All lives matter" is hate speech now, thanks to BLM terrorists. So yes Im against racism, but Im against every form of it.
okay, we are equal... but... what about that reversed racism that start to spread? Okay, I got it, what that policeman did was wrong! He needs to be punished... but... if the victim does not have the 'right' skin colour, NOBODY WILL CARES!!!!
Amen. It's only white people that are ever publicly insulted or excluded to otherwise okay to insult about their race. That's just a fact. You can lose your livelihood for a perceived slight against a POC (I hate that term) but it's pretty much open season on white people. The pathetic part is that my comment would be viewed as racist. It's like logical opposite day.
Load More Replies...They can't, because if they do they'll drop the equal sign.
Load More Replies...Violence Against Women
I'd upvote this a million times if I could. Though domestic-violence does happen to men, it just happens more to women because there are idiots who like to take advantage of them.
There was a case today. Where the husband baught meat, and spices were not there in the house . So he cracked open his wife's skull with hammer. Likely nothing will happen to him. Even if he goes to jail, the wife will end up on street and die of rape and starvation. Ofcourse life is a beautiful thing. A******s
Load More Replies...my new husband hit me the first time, the first day in our new home - for cooking breafast without his say so, it continued for a few years, but I hit him back almost every time and he got fed up eventually, but sometimes women need to hit them with a heavy object so they can't get up to hit you again, and then call the police. Don''t put up with this whatever sex you are, but especially women. Your children will repeat what they observe in the home
I dont understand this picture. I dont mean that violence against women doesn't happen, I mean that I dont understand what the artist is trying to portray and what it has to do with violence. All I see is 3 women with shadow lines across their faces. Can someone help me understand what I am missing?
This needs to stop. But defunding police ensures it never will and in fact, will get worse.
Let's not forget psychological violence. Manipulating. I sometimes wish my exes would beat me so I'd have proof.
Yes, except this certain image is showing the women, but it doesn't say that it doesn't happen to men, anyone could struggle with abuse, a victim is a victim
Load More Replies...Don't cry, we're all aware that this happens, too. This site brought that up a lot in the past. Though I have a feeling you don't care about men all that much, you just want to relativate and diminish violence against women. It is, quantitively, a much bigger problem, you see...
Load More Replies...Smartphone-Free Vacations
I think it's a bit judgy. I have access to all of my books on my phone: much easier to carry than the actual paper work
I'm not trying to judge, I just like the fact that she could maybe like books like me! Each to his own. I get all those reasons.
Load More Replies...What's the difference between reading a book on your phone vs. reading it on paper? Maybe stop judging people who are slightly different than what your ideals call for.
I'm not judging, I like that she could potentially like books like me. Sorry if I offended you. Just... look at my first comment. Did it even LOOK judgy? Seriously. If I was anti-internet-I'm-better-than-everyone else I wouldn't even have a BP account.
Load More Replies...Yes very good but I read books on my phone because it’s easier to carry. Times are changing. I do hate seeing people on their phone while their child Is asking to be read to though.
*hits you with my walker* I already explained it a gazillion times!!! HOW IS MY FIRST COMMENT EVEN JUDGING???
Load More Replies...I only bring my phone for something to do in the car and when not doing fun activity's
To be fair, I use my smartphone to read books.. lot and LOTS of books that I would otherwise have to carry around with me.
Donald Trump And Twitter
Harassment
Happens to men too :) not that it doesn't happen to women obviously
this is about women. you shouldn't use men's issues to compete with women's issues, as they both different and important
Load More Replies...@John Smith, are you insinuating that women are weak? What's wrong with you?!! You know, I think pathetic people like you are weak.
Such a great illustration! It's difficult to explain harassment because of plausible deniability. But this says it all, without using words. Brilliant.
How about an illustration showing him ruining her job prospects after she rebuffs or reports him?
Cycle Of Violence
Just because your bosses are d***s doesn't mean you should take it out on your family.
It's not exactly a cycle. The child at the end can't get back at anyone.
International Women's Day
"If women are paid less companies will only hire women."
Load More Replies...Hmm... I should say there are a lot of factors to wage gap. Hours, overtime, time off, types of jobs, etc... so I feel like the artist is missing the point here. When all factors are adjusted, there are not really any substantial wage gap at least in US. Also there are some places where women make more money than men... There are few places that need to be addressed like teachers who should have higher salaries than they actually do
It is a complex issue, but these issues still exist. "Not substantial" is still typically a $0.19/hr gap. Let's also not forget the underrepresentation of wome in board-rooms, management, science/engineering jobs... there are still enormous problems to address.
Load More Replies...Here's an irreverent question: Has anyone looked into what transwomen make? I'd be curious to see if a person who until recently lived as a male but transitioned to female actually took a financial hit vs the reverse (female to male). I know they're a tiny minority, but it would be interesting to see the numbers
Women hold the lowest paying jobs bc of sexism and the patriarchy it's been proven over and over again. The system is rigged for white men period. It's not hard to see this w your eyes. The people w the most money in the whole world are white men. In the USA 8 white men hold the most wealth. Women don't get hired for the ceos even if qualified.
If it WERE actually true that companies deliberately paid women less than men for the same job, then why not just hire all women and save on their largest expense - labor? Less expense = greater profit.
And that's what they get paid. By law. Also, if women could be paid less, why would a company ever hire a man?
Load More Replies...My mother only hires women to fight with this. She has her own business in our birth country and there women experience gender issues all the time. Especially is art fields. It's believed only men can do it, but that's just a stereotype.
Mad About Likes
Who cares if people like that they drank orange juice on a Tuesday at 5:36 am? Really?
You'd be suprised....social media have made some people attention whores
Load More Replies...It has been fun the few times I've had hundreds of likes on a comment, but it means more to me when my mother likes a picture of my garden.
The others are really deep, but this one just makes me think of funny "LAMP" memes. That little moth is so cute!
Clean The Planet
What is so cute about polluted Planet Earth, goblin man???
Load More Replies...This virus is making a mockery of all the progress we have made over the past 20 years! Right now NOTHING! is being recycled! Everything is being put into small plastic containers for easy disposal and even if something was never in contact with a patron or the public it is still thrown away before the next person comes in. Masks and rubber gloves are being discarded anywhere are everywhere! We have simply traded one global catastrophe for another.
Greta Thunberg
Geez, @Chris Watson, you're nearly as bad as @Diane Patrick and @John Smith
Load More Replies...Go Greta. What bravery it must take to keep trying to do what’s right when there are so many trying to cut you down
Greta is all talk and no game. Why dont we talk about Autumn Peltier, a native american activist since the age of nine I believe, who is actually making a difference?
That's great. Call your (local) newspaper of TV station and promote her work. That's how Greta got promoted. She started in her town and an environmental organization "used" her to promote its agenda.
Load More Replies...Yes, and for that the haters have down-voted you, Sabse.
Load More Replies...The moment she actually shows she has an understanding about the complexity of solving the climate problem and can actually learn to talk about solving them instead of blaming people is the day i actually consider taking her serious and not just see here as a naieve autistic polarizing twat who is actually doing more harm then good in the debate about climate change.
Education And The Future
Too much indocrination. Not enough real world skills being taught.
Load More Replies...Maybe we should be teaching our kids life skills for when they go out into the world, or at the very least teaching them to make smart choices about college - there is no need to pay $50k a year for a liberal arts degree. Let's start making a push to the trades as well - our local college does a wind energy program (with the giant windmills) and every single person who graduates has a job lined up with like a $70/hr starting pay.
Does college actually teach you anything to use as a basis for a career? Did you go there to actually learn or just pay hundreds of thousands of dollars for the experience?
I think we should be more concerned with what and how much people have learned rather than if they "graduated." Graduation doesn't seem to be much of a measure in today's world where "graduates" can't spell, construct a grammatically correct sentence, read a book and exp;lain what it was about, make change without a machine telling them what is owed, determine what are the best terms on various types of loans, correctly fill out a job application or write a resume, speak another language, and these are just for starters.
I had 20k in loans and started at 70k a year in a poor area
Load More Replies...Black Friday!
As a former retail worker, I can speak so much about the scams manufacturers and stores use to make you think you're getting a crazy deal, when in fact you're just being duped into buying an inferior product for more than it's worth, or buying something that's old and on closeout anyways.
Hate Speech And Its Relation To Media And Terrorism
The common misconception in the US is that the right to free speech includes the right to hate speech and inciting to violence, xenophobia, racism and homophobia.
It does. The problem is that if I don't like you, then all your speech is an "ism" or "ist". Free speech is only free if people are free to offend others without the government stepping in. If you are not free to offend, then it makes it really easy for the government to exploit speech laws for its own ends. Consider Donald Trump. I assume you don't like him. Imagine he has decided that all "fake news" must be abolished, and so the news networks are forced to censor, if not outright shut down. People on twitter find themselves arrested . You know what keeps this from happening? the first Amendment.
Load More Replies...In my ideal USA, MAGA's would be labeled a hate group. So would fundamentalist/right-wing churches. Because they are.
If we're gonna be fair, then far-left organizations would be labeled hate groups? Nah. Far-Left organizations help much more than harm. But so do Right-Wing churches. MAGA, debatable. I think they're just brainwashed people, but might as well..
Load More Replies...That’s our media nowadays... left and right wings. I see a lot of hate on fringe sides of left and right wings... unfortunately
Chose the ones which are impartial, PBS perhaps?
Load More Replies...Your people ALWAYS say that after saying something incredibly stupid and getting grilled for it. There was no sarcasm there - he really IS a colossal idiot. Your leader has said he doesn't kid/joke. (Which means we can't believe him.)
Load More Replies...You mean as opposed to the fringe lunatic ones?
Load More Replies...Man-Made Boxes
Uh guys we're literally in quarentine this is our only form of communication
This happened LONG before quarantine. Quarantine is now just an excuse.
Load More Replies...highly advanced devices with almost infinite amounts of information and entertainment bad!!!book good!!
Great illustration, but a tired take. Yes we do spend time on our phones, I use mine to communicate with distant friends. We re currently able to reach out to people on the other side of the world, instantly. So yep, if I'm on the train or waiting for a coffee you bet I'll be on my phone, talking to my friends. I don't see how it's different to reading the paper.
I disagree. The internet is the best thing ever, it connects minds from a great distance like never before. Especially if you think about how much more open people are on the net. For introverts, it's a blessing.
Load More Replies...It's a great and terrible irony that the very devices and services that are supposedly there to bring us together are in fact isolating us more than ever.
As an introvert living abroad, I disagree. It just prevents awkward staring into random people's directions.... Meanwhile, I keep in touch with my family and friends far away.
Load More Replies...I don't blame the internet, I blame the people who allow it to run their lives.
I think smartphones can be seen as a closed window to physical space but an open window to international space. It is misleading to think of social media in particular as a means of closing off from other people. Socialization has not ended, it has simply changed.
These people are so addicted. Try to break them of it is difficult
you know what? I was once outside such box. But things I liked back then was 'so extreme' for others and start bullying me. For me, that box was my world, without pain and bullying... I once again step out of my box once again, thinking, thw world can't be that bad aye?... I fell in love, I offe rhim everything, i was happy... Until he left me because I was different from his Ex he still loved even she was long taken away... He hurts me once again... More than anyone else... Took me 4 years to fix that broken wall of my box to feel okay again.... Better my box of my favorite thing for myself than another dissapointment
You're Fired!
Due to the fact that we had to pay the CEO a $1 million bonus, we have to cut back on expenses so regrettably we have to end your employment. Your personal belongings are already packed and waiting for you at the reception. Your email account and access code is disabled. Have a nice weekend.
This ties in so well with #2 Corporate Justice (rather Corporate Injustice)
Load More Replies...My co-worker's husband was fired after 22 years due to cutbacks. He hasn't gotten his unemployment check yet (it's been more than a month since he applied) and he's basically over qualified for every job out there. And he was fired maybe a month into our state's quarantine. He'd been working from home too.
Sorry to hear that. It's a terrible situation, not only financially, but also psychologically.
Load More Replies...Anyone can be the aggressor. The most common aggressor is the one being portrayed, because that is where the power has sat recently.
Load More Replies...Coronavirus Eclipse
Except it should now be mostly over the US, since our Moron-in-Chief has turned us into a hotspot where COVID spreads like wildfire.
I'm from Canada and my heart hurts for you guys down there..... Hope things turn around soon for you all and SOON ! ! !
Load More Replies...Alzheimer's Disease
Sad. I almost feel though that the one coiling up the line should be a monster of some sort. Because it's not a gentle or peaceful thing for many people.
I think it means that the worse the illness gets, the more child-like a person becomes
Load More Replies...I see it as his kid or grand kid trying to collect the string in his mind so that they can retell the stories of our elders....the ball of yarn is glowing like it is still alive and has more to give.
To me it looks as though the boy is the man when younger and his mind is unravelling until nothing is left.
Oh no! That must be very difficult for you. ♥️
Load More Replies...Corrupt Doctors
Step on the right tile and you win, if you don't it's terminal. Mwahhaha!
This is big one; what business is not corrupt? Yes, medicine used to be a profession, now it's business. Consumer never wins; the best bet is to do everything in your power not to get sick, and there's a lot we can do.
Load More Replies...It's ironic that he used a Euro bill because doctors in Europe do not make money from their prescriptions. In the USA on the other hand....
I think the pharma is getting a foothold here as well. I got a different type of meds when the old ones became unaccessible, a third of the cost, had been around for years
Load More Replies...This is why when someone pushes "But it is science" I take a pause. Making money isn't science. Medicine is science. And when you let your love of money overcome your desire to practice good medicine, it is bad science, bad medicine, and the person paying the most is the patient. With their lives.
If you went into medical school to be a rich doctor, think again, and go apply for business school.
As a young American physician, I'm going to call some B.S. here. Don't focus on the physician. Focus on the industry itself and decisions that are made based on profit. Focus on the insurance companies, pharmaceutical industries, and hospital companies. I spend countless hours arguing with hospital administration, gathering data, going up chain of command, because decisions are made by BUSINESS experts that are NOT in the patients' best interest. We have a for-profit medical system in this country, you bet money drives the decisions. Ask a medical student or a resident physician how much they make vs how much educational debt they've accrued. Ask them how much professional society fees/dues are, or how much board certification exams cost. It was taught to me in medical school, and I say it to medical students now: ifyouIntoInto n
Say Hello To Your 1,000 Dollar Phone!
And then they make a new one with a new name and price, but exactly the same
Load More Replies...I don't understand the mentality of people who line up to get the latest over expensive gadget. Just to say they were first? When 1 second later, who cares?
You don't even get a charger and cable anymore but have to pay $ 50 extra... Thanks, Apple!
Like a car... it depreciates big-time the minute you walk out with it.
I have never understood the desire and willingness to pay 1000 for a phone.
Yes, pathetic, what is it with us and phones these days? - it's a load of crazy bollocks
i always thought they were called smartphones because they suck the smart out of you to use themselves or transport to the government
Jealousy
The fact that you censored her nipples and made an effort to draw his nipples while portraying real issues is another issue within this issue. Ironic. Good work.
A lot of things are censored on BoredPanda. I guess it's just their policy (for some reason)
Load More Replies...I feel like this one portrays jealousy, but also I'm getting the message that he is trans. He is a woman inside but a man on the outside
The problem is that many women still think that jealousy is a sign of love: "He is so jealous because he loves me so much". I've heard it soooo many times, even from some of my teenage students. It's terrible. A jealous person is a mentally ill person, who will destroy you eventually. The sooner women understand that, the better.
I am really confused by this one. Is he jealous because he can't express emotions without looking un-manly? Is he hurting his own heart by being jealous? Why is the heart a jail? Why a naked woman? Why is she sad?
I think it can mean many things - without the title, one wouldn't assume 'jealousy' as the topic at all. Maybe it's that if you are jealous so often, your poor heart gets tired and old and beaten-down? Or maybe that his jealousy destroys the life and spirit of the one he 'loves'? I don't know, but I like it
Load More Replies...Why do women have to cover their nipples but men do not when it is women's nipples that have a function?
Cover the nipples, they often take a trip to the south.
Load More Replies...It’s interesting that people are so distracted by the nudity in this one that the message is lost
Values
I don't understand this either. Is this a man vs. women concept? Young vs. old? Privileged vs. Homeless? Then why are the man's values "falling apart?" Because he is a man? eldery? Nope, I have no idea.
I think it means that when you are young and you have a good life it's easy to preach about the integrity of your values, but older and less privileged people sometimes have to betray their values in order to survive. From the comfort of our home, when we have food and heating we think we are generous and we care about others, but if we lived on the streets we would realise we are not so generous and we only care about ourselves.
Load More Replies...I think it depicts her as standing up and fighting for her values which keeps them strong and he is disillusioned with his and so they are crumbling and weak. I think the message is that you have to fight for what you believe in. He is old and his older values are in ruin. STAND UP FOR YOUR VALUES AND SHOUT ABOUT THEM! (I'm a pacifist by the way!!!) N.B If I were painting this and I wanted to get this point across I would have had her holding a lighted torch as he has got a small candle which is soon to quench.
Fighting for our own values: that's exactly where the problem is - "our own". As they say: 'My rights do not end where your values begin.' ....or something like that.
Load More Replies...This is what happens when you take away any accountability to God.
There's not much on your mind besides a woman vs man angst, eh? It shows a privileged person (in this case, a woman), and a homeless person (in this case a man). Open your frickin' eyes.
Load More Replies...Women Chains
In almost every country the introduction of Christianity meant liberation of women. There is no Biblical basis for oppression of women; in fact, it explicitly says "there is no longer Jew nor Gentile, male nor female, slave nor free" ; that is, Christianity does not draw these lines. I understand that in many places, especially in America, there are a lot of assumed beliefs about Christianity (held by Christians and non-Christians alike), a lot of false Christians who don't really understand the Gospel, and unfortunately a lot of people who misinterpret the Bible out of context to use to their own ends. However, true Christianity does not restrict women
What about the half dozen or so verses in the New Testament that say women are to submit to their husbands or similar words to that affect?
Load More Replies...I think it means that woman feel chained by religion and sexualism
Load More Replies...Very true - there are many different chains. More than is depicted here. Veils and guilt being two more I can think of. I like the fact that she’s breaking the chain though.
Just because you individually aren’t suffering does NOT mean others aren’t.
Load More Replies...Of course we find you here. If you find being a woman so desirable, try walking in their shoes for a bit. One learns quickly, or in your case, at all.
Load More Replies...Looking For The Coronavirus Vaccine
@Diane Patrick, ARE YOU OUT OF YOUR BLASTED MIND? Less deadly than the flu, you say. It's not going to kill anyone, you say. Then how come America has the highest amounts of COVID-19 cases and deaths?! It's a miracle that some people actually believe your ridiculous nonsense.
Attention! We have another one just like @Diane Patrick and @John Smith! His name is @Chris Watson and he's gonna be the end of us all! Run!
Load More Replies...@your mother she's all over Bored Panda spewing vitriol and misinformation. She doesn't even care. She's either a troll or very dumb or both
Load More Replies...Antisemitism On Polish Media
It's sad to think that, of all places, that anti-semitism should be rising. Do they not see the remains of the concentration camps and the atrocities they hold?
I would like to add as a side note that the camps in question are the remains of the German invasion of Poland and the sick Nazi-German extermination plan.
Load More Replies...We- as in "nation" are not. At least 50% is not. 50% is, they voted for Duda to be re-elected. But polish media as TVP is totally antisemitic, human-rights-stripping shithole. And I am from Poland too. And I am afraid to live here now.
Load More Replies...Antisemitism? Huh... I've got the impression they are increasingly against anything not Polish/ Catholic. My aunts live there. You should hear them talk about Muslims and LGBT!
Not everyone and fortunately not a majority of society is anti-everything
Load More Replies...Unfortunately, some Polish media shout about anti-Semitism every time someone disagrees with the policy of the State of Israel. In Poland, we have far fewer cases of anti-Semitism than in other European Union countries based on examples of hate crimes.
Funny that the artist criticizes antisemitism which is horrible no doubt while furthering Islamophobia. How 'woke' of him!
Hungary has a real problem, too. It's chilling to see history repeat itself.
No matter what government television says, it is always wrong according to the opposition. When someone tells you that television is anti-Semitic, ask for an example, then your interlocutor will either become silent or start making excuses. At a time when anyone can write what they think on the Internet, you have to look for facts not opinions.
Load More Replies...The System
Tourism And High Rents
Yup. Sadly this is true. my family can not afford a vacation, bc the cost of living is so high we can't afford to.
That is not the point. The point is the locals cannot afford a HOME because people on vacation cause housing prices to become unnaturally high
Load More Replies...Yes Airbnb being the main culprit. In the Netherlands more and more councils are limiting the number of days that people are allowed to rent out their homes to tourists via Airbnb. People can't rent a place to live because it's much more profitable for owners to rent out to tourists. Who'd settle for € 1000 rent per month when tourists pay that for a 10 day stay?
This has ruined Barcelona to the point that locals are leaving and now it is like Disneyland. I know we are not the only ones.
No you aren't. Amsterdam, London, Paris and so many other attractive cities and towns have this problem now. The trouble is that authorities rarely clamp down on it because the tourists bring in so much income Our towns like York and Chester would have real problems as they have lost their manufacturing bases but youngsters struggle to leave home
Load More Replies...Fake News
A man complained to a Washington Post journalist: 'You didn't say one nice word about Donald Trump!' The journalist answer: "It's not my job to say nice words, or bad words, about anybody. My job is to report the truth, the facts, what have happened." !!!! Than there are commentators, and they might, or might not, inject their own opinions and feelings into the comments they make.
This has always been the worst. It used to just be "spin". Now its stories made up out of whole cloth.
USA vs. China
Would be more accurate if China slipped done dollar bills in Donald's pants
Would be more accurate if he portrayed 300-pound Donald in his suit and tie, eating a cheeseburger while sending in Jared to do his actual fighting.
Load More Replies...As much as his deep-rooted corruption and covid mismanagement, this is Trump’s legacy. Naively instigating a trade war believing the US to be the economic powerhouse it no longer is, and having his a*s handed to him. Pressuring China can only be done via an alliance of countries working together - the US can’t do it alone. So what does Trump do? Alienates the very same allies he needs. All our old friends - every one of them. This man-child, boy king buffoon has been way over his head from day one. No clue what he’s doing. At this rate, the only voting block left standing in November will be his cultish, knuckle-dragging MAGA zombies.
Chris, I’d be glad to, but I’m afraid he wouldn’t comprehend my vocabulary, which consists of more than “yuge” “make America great again” “Pocahontas” and “China”
Load More Replies...Why can't they just hug each other and be friends? Most people just want to live in peace. It's usually the leaders who have a problem with each other and start wars.
Because other countries "are in the way" of their argument I assume
Load More Replies...Online Dating
Met my husband online :). Both widowed and neither of us did the bar scene.
Like, you can meet online, but don't be dating online all the time and stuff.
Now you're passing judgement on how people meet? Who the f**k cares if people meet online? Lots of people have met their spouses through dating websites. Jesus I hate judgemental people
This is just shallow as f**k. Some people don't need physical contact to get to know each other.
Met my husband on social media. Been married 8 years and very happy. Just have to be careful which online dating site you use. Some are safer than others.
The Big Words
When did humanity ruled itself in any remotely just manner and co-existed in peace? There's a reason for it.
Quit throwing the word "racist" around just because you don't like something. Where does it say immigrant? Oh wait...it doesn't. This is more of a corporate vs blue collar illustration. And both men in this picture have the same skin tone. Your argument is invalid on all levels.
Load More Replies...The Art Market
And here I am trying to sell paintings at cost of canvas and materials.
All you really need is a banana and some duct tape.
Load More Replies...Does anyone want to make a donation to my 'Starving Artist Fund'? ( Editor please don't delete, this is a joke to make a point!)
If this is representative of contemporary art than it is not reflective of fact.
I have a garage full of my art and I'm running out of space but I must create before it's too late.
I'm an artist and looking for donations for my 'Starving Artist Fund' - please pledge!
There’s a place called r/delusionalartist... basically pretty much that
Depression
For the record there's nothing wrong with taking medication for depression if you feel it's right for you.
Some people are against meds, saying it's unnatural or whatever. But I don't care. My meds could be a placebo, but I just know that I'm mentally so much better when I take them.
Load More Replies...I call it "better living through psycho-pharmacology". It's taken a long time to find the right meds to keep me going.
I think this one could be saying that for people with depression, medication is sometimes the only support offered. Medication can be useful as part of the treatment for depression, but should be the only thing offered.
Yes. Depression is a thing that is helped by medication in many cases. It is caused by a chemical imbalance in the brain that medication can help to correct. Now are you going to mock people who put casts on broken bones?
I think pills can be just a lick of paint covering cracks caused my a serious underlying problem.
It should be darker, with maybe the light being the pharmaceutical. I know. But even some days this doesn't work.
Depression can be exacerbated by external forces, yes, but it is primarily a chemical imbalance. So yes, if all of the ills of our society were removed, there would still be depressed people. Would you say that someone on chemo is "dependent" on it and that's wrong? No. If medication helps, then it is necessary for some people to stay alive. STOP with this narrative that being on antidepressants is somehow wrong.
Load More Replies...Editorial Line
Why don't we drop the sticks, turn the line into a balance beam and perform a complicated gymnastics routine on the line, then jump off. Not that I can do gymnastics.
Load More Replies...I'm not sure either, but since the title of this is "Editorial Line", it might have to do with journalism and the struggle to keep the balance between many issues, like funding/advertising vs the truth, or even finding the truth in an issue that's so complex that they might not find any REAL one. And how to write a piece about it without falling into a bias-trap. Tiptoing the line between chasing interesting articles while trying to keep the paper above water, giving their journalists free reign but knowing someone needs to pay the bills ... all sorts of things, I'd imagine. Not sure if htis is in fact the issue meant here, though.
Load More Replies...Remember at the beginning of the Cheeto era when no one would use the word 'lied'?
In Vitro
please sign for the package, the receiver has been requesting it's delivery for far too long.
I would rather have a mom say I'm not ready then have a kid that is not taken care of
Load More Replies...Censorship At Work
I have a piercing in that exact spot. Not attached to dynamite though. ;)
That's a s**t load of teeth! Either she has the biggest mouth or the smallest teeth!
What color do you need to paint a man so that you don't pay attention to his race?
Load More Replies...Freedom/ Liberdade
This one boils my blood from time to time. It's so subtle at times that people think it's not a big deal.
I'm old enough to remember the carnation as a symbol of World War 2 honoring the veterans who lost their lives in that war. The VFW sells them around November 11th, Veterens Day, to help veterans of any war.
The word "freedom" encompasses all of our Amendments to Constitution. See, our Founders didn't know everytg~~so why do The Supremes forever squawk about 'original intent'? Those white boys weren't around w/airplanes, computers, electricity, phones...they knew zip about living in a modern world. So honor freedom until Trumps tries to stomp on those too. [For 4 yrs, he's messed w/our freedom to breathe clean air & have clean water w/his EPA slime cutting rules, laws & cleanups.]
Shark Tank
This made me laugh, though I'm not sure I understand its meaning. But I love the sharks being in a meeting, wearing a tie. 😄
I am not quite sure if this is meant to represent sharks as drug companies trying to market cbd and kill the grower, or if they are going to eliminate the grower and licensing altogether to keep from it ever getting above a class one controlled substance in the U.S. so they can still make money on drugs that don't work and cost more.
Art
Is it a coincidence that the ignored art is a portrait of a little Black girl? And the big one getting all the attention is just sort of- a flashy picture of nothing?
That's not a picture of nothing... It's Guernica, a Picasso painting of an attack in the Spanish civil war that killed upwards of 1600 people. Just because it looks abstract doesn't mean it's without meaning.
Load More Replies...My art teacher always said that if you need to explain the meaning of your art, you failed.
Hate Speech
So. Is this saying the speaker of hate speech causes as much damage to themselves as everyone else?
#Catalonia vs. #Spain, And People Caught In The Middle
Many people in Catalonia (the region where Barcelona is) want to secede and be a separate country. The Spanish government has used its power to crush the movement violently.
Load More Replies...Political Chess
It's a game of skill. Sadly, barely any of the current MPs seem to have the ability to play.
With our current administration, I feel like America should be a p**n.
I was going to say something similar. It reminds me of the early 2000's version of Count of Monte Christo. The leads visit an island where Napoleon is living. He comments "In life we are all either kings or pawns" or something along those lines.
Load More Replies...Covid Fear
Covid is a deadly disease that spread around the planet in less than 3 months. But you're right, keeping up to date on it is totally something that's wrong with our society. God this guy is insufferable.
Lost Files
Somewhere out there, there's a New Folder waiting to be found anew. Somewhere out there, there's "asasldksaj.pdf" wondering when it's going to be opened.
Healthy Lifestyle
I don't get this one. Why is she in a desert? Is it to show that she doesn't do anything else in her life?
I think the dust storm represents how Marijuana "stirs up trouble" politically and socially (in the US at least). But really it is part of a healthy lifestyle. Just like exercise, eating fish, getting out into nature, oil, and getting rest or a massage. Just a guess. Can the artist please weigh in? I'm very curious.
Honestly Sam idk what’s going on in that picture
Load More Replies...Being so absorbed with your own mental and physical wellness that you fail to notice that the world around you is becoming a desert. In the Netherlands we call those people "Cloud Floaters".
Maybe it's because her healthy lifestyle is ruining the ecosystem? All of these examples promote high consumerism. I.E.: Sports - starting with gear and ending with sports clubs; vacations - high travel pollution; fish farms take out all the good bacteria and moves in leaving seas plots so messed up, that no living creature can be there for good 10 years. or other version that she's artificially thinking only about her healthy lifestyle, while Earth itself is dying.
Coronavirus Economic Crisis
Far-Right Rising In Europe
@John Smith, I don't know what to say. But damn your blasted, idiotic mind, you dunce.
You all do realize that John Smith, Leo whats-his-face, and other are just trolls looking to get a rise out of you all, right?
Load More Replies...Everything that is extreme is dangerous. It doesn't matter if it's far-right or far-left. The NSDAP was on the one hand a nationalist right-wing party, but a leftist socialist party on the other.
They were most ephatically NOT a socialist party. They threw that part in to rope in dumb people but no one was actually duped.
Load More Replies...I’d like to let you know that people don’t want to be illegal immigrants, but they don’t have a choice. Their home country is dangerous, the could be ppl after them, it could be a dangerous environment for their family ,maybe they don’t have any job opportunities or housing. Countries aren’t v nice to immigrants, and therefore they might have to stay illegally. Immigrants can actually be of big benefit to a country.
Load More Replies...Smartphone Addiction
The worst is when I'm driving to work, and pass a young person driving while scrolling on their phone... Not a clue what is happening in front of them and definitely not able to make any sudden decisions should they be required.
A lot of them think other pedestrians should get out of their way - I don't.
Neither do I. If they crash against me and they drop their mobile... well, not my problem
Load More Replies...As a kid I use it but I know when to be actively looking around so I don't mess up
Brexit (What Now?)
(Sung to 'What Comes Next' from Hamilton) What comes next? We've been freed. It's gonna be real hard to lead. We're on our own. Awesome! Wow! We don't have a clue what happens now! Oceans rise, unions fall! It's much harder when it's all our call. All alone, without the Union. When our people say they hate us, we don't know what happens now. Da da da da da! Da da da da dai ya da, da da da da da dai ya daah...We're on our own...
Artificial Intelligence
yes the robot programming will learn how to take over the world by beating people in a game
Anyone who is NOT afraid of AI clearly doesn't know much about the motivations of the big corporations behind AI.
Load More Replies...Globalization
No, these landmarks are from all around the world.
Load More Replies...I've never seen a picture of the tall building, I did a Google search for image & saw something in the Near East & the Far East (China) that sort of looked similar. Otherwise, I see the Statue of Liberty from New York City, the Eiffel Tower from Paris, Christ the Redeemer statue of Jesus Christ in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, and those low buildings look like they may be from Ancient Greece or Ancient Rome. That's all I see plus the multiple superhighways with individual future looking vehicles. So perhaps, the items within the colosseum type building are all 'our' historical landmarks grouped together because the globe of the future is too full of people and the things they need to live.
Copy Paste Magazines
Job Search
Putin, Sheiks And The Oil Prices Going Down
Yes I'll wonder which countries the USA is going to "liberate" when oil has become worthless because of the transition to non fossil fuels for vehicles, heating and cooking.
Technology & Speed
How so? Unless you compete for a rich nation you probably won't medal
Load More Replies...Since you obviously just came out of a 6 month coma, you can't be aware of the fact that racism isn't "funny" nor tolerated anymore. Search for Ahmaud Arbery (Februay) Breonna Taylor (March) and George Floyd (May). You'll get it...
Load More Replies...Football Isn't Dead
Startups!
Hate Speech 2
Nah it’s the organic form of the robot from Lost in Space
Load More Replies...no, its the cancel culture, got their eye on you and will haunt you relentlessly
OMG you are clueless. If it was a person of color on the television you would still say "it's hate speech/ racism because it's a person of color". You need to look closer at these images and do some critical thinking here. Can we ban you for being an idiot?
Load More Replies...In Your Head
Cloud Investments
Cloud storage. The perfect way for the government to snoop in your life without having to obtain a search warrant or even have a probable cause to do it.
Male Ego
Authors And Editors
Let's skip that part. Religious people might get offended. And that part will insult the homophobes so that's out too. No, no, no..No killing of animals or eating meat, vegans don't like that. Oof, a black rich man as main character? White supremacists won't like that, dude. Wait, he marries a white woman? Are you crazy? Do you want to get murdered by some racist?
Yeah it’s there story don’t ruin by adding your racist mind to it
Load More Replies...Spy Satellites
Oil Help
Ive seen alot of your comments on these illustrations... and im thinking you must be a total troll or you really really really need to visit a school
Load More Replies...Happy Holidays
Is she sad because she is a victim of a commercialist Christmas? She realizes gifts are a poor substitute for having loved ones to celebrate with?
Technolgical Race
Yes, it's quite bizarre how humans manage to turn every invention that could make life better into some tool that does just the opposite.
Saving Money
The legos of the real word called adulthood. Kids, growing up sucks, get away from the screen and talk to real people and listen.
Not in every country are black people. In my country I meet a "black folk" propably once every two years.
Load More Replies...Doctors
In these days one doctor has to do the job of 4 people. And thanks to the covidiots it's not going to change soon. And still the politicians are debating if they should take more drastic measures, while the medical staff is overworked, underpaid and treated like shyte.
Cannabis Legalization?
It is quite funny how legalization often also means that criminality disappears. Remember the prohibition period in the US and how criminals thrived on the production and selling of cheap, and often very dangerous, alcohol? And how it ended when it became legal again? Perhaps it's time we should use that lesson and apply it on today's drug problems.
Starting The Year With Pandas
Robot Human Voices
Cause I don’t think you’d like it if a robot took over your life and you couldn’t do anything about it because it looks exactly like you, sounds like you, and acts like you
Load More Replies...Pressing The Right Buttons
Prisoners Of Our Own Device
I agree. But what is the little boy doing? Is the woman an object like all the other objects?
The artist is referencing how (nude) women are used to sell almost everything. From power drills and tools to cars, houses and holidays. Sex still sells and it's still mainly targeted at men. After all, (sarcasm =on) they are still the ones who make the financial decisions (Sarcasm = off).
Load More Replies...Paper
Unglued
Fake News
Well, it's only fake news if it doesn't fit the agenda of the one who is watching. Covid-19 is a new and deadly virus? No, Dianne Patrick knows for sure it's just a flu and anyone telling her different is just fake news.
Financial Nudging
Yeah, I started out with just a $20 million loan from my parents and look at me now....
It's Already Today, #brexit
This is what confuses me about 'leavers' .. The patriotism they all try to show never includes the correct usage of our beautiful language, is it only a select few things of our heritage that you are all trying to protect?
Load More Replies...Press On The Relationship Between The Polish Government And Journalism
I wonder how many people recognize the piece of art being referenced.
Tvp vs. Nielsen Ratings
The totally useless viewer ratings. "Based on some very marginal data, we as TV-producers, have learned that you love 50 minute shows that have 43 minutes of commercials in them.... So that's what you are getting. "
Elections In Catalonia And Cyberattacks
Summer Without Radio
I don't understand why some of these are listed as "what's wrong with our society". IVF, surgeons, healthy lifestyles, bell peppers? Why are these problems with society?
Some made me wince at how true they are, others confused me, a few made me think... But all are shockingly brilliant.
Serioysly BP, are there no mods to kick ot the trolls who comment hate on EVERY post day after week after month??!!
I got about half way through. I'll finish up if I ever start having any feelings of hope or optimism that need quashed. It's not that I've got my head in the sand but that we're bombarded by this 24/7 already and I don't see any solutions in these cartoons.
To the author: This is a wonderful post and I’m glad you’re thinking so progressively, but some of these comments on each and every post did not pass the vibe check. Society is not ready to be confronted with the truth. Maybe repost this in 20 years or so. I also find it interesting that people are looking to be offended and trying to find any grounds to be confrontational. If you need examples, look at the people getting offended because the CEO in one of the posts was a white man. That’s a statistical fact, but no, let’s get offended. Being offended a little is a good thing, that causes work for change, but really? I can’t say anything these days without people coming after me. Kinda annoying imo.
I really love these, nice job on the artwork. I really love your style.
This is awesome, but I still don't understand the bell pepper one. Could you explain that please?
Hi Daniel, I enjoyed these! I’m the archivist at www.projectcovid19.org, a public health site which receives art, letters, diary entries, songs, poems related to the pandemic. Please consider submitting a piece or two.
I don't understand why some of these are listed as "what's wrong with our society". IVF, surgeons, healthy lifestyles, bell peppers? Why are these problems with society?
Some made me wince at how true they are, others confused me, a few made me think... But all are shockingly brilliant.
Serioysly BP, are there no mods to kick ot the trolls who comment hate on EVERY post day after week after month??!!
I got about half way through. I'll finish up if I ever start having any feelings of hope or optimism that need quashed. It's not that I've got my head in the sand but that we're bombarded by this 24/7 already and I don't see any solutions in these cartoons.
To the author: This is a wonderful post and I’m glad you’re thinking so progressively, but some of these comments on each and every post did not pass the vibe check. Society is not ready to be confronted with the truth. Maybe repost this in 20 years or so. I also find it interesting that people are looking to be offended and trying to find any grounds to be confrontational. If you need examples, look at the people getting offended because the CEO in one of the posts was a white man. That’s a statistical fact, but no, let’s get offended. Being offended a little is a good thing, that causes work for change, but really? I can’t say anything these days without people coming after me. Kinda annoying imo.
I really love these, nice job on the artwork. I really love your style.
This is awesome, but I still don't understand the bell pepper one. Could you explain that please?
Hi Daniel, I enjoyed these! I’m the archivist at www.projectcovid19.org, a public health site which receives art, letters, diary entries, songs, poems related to the pandemic. Please consider submitting a piece or two.
