Image impact

[asterroc]

Having a very interesting conversation with Foxtrot comparing a couple of images. Rather than recreating the discussion here, I'll post the two images and see what y'all think of them.



Edit: Some people weren't seeing the proper image on the left before. I replaced it with a different version of the image, should work now.

Comments

[zandperl.livejournal.com]

I don't read the second one as bin Laden specifically, I read it as Arabs, and therefore a racist statement.

[kadath.livejournal.com]

It's supposed to be Bin Laden. It's just another in a long series of comics being used in support of whatever the current war is, but anti-Arab racism pervading society, plus the extra-special title, give the it that extra bit off "comics artists are tasteless hacks" oomph.