Eh, now let me tell you, them political cartoons on sports, they ain’t no joke. Ya see, them fellas who draw these cartoons, they got a way of talkin’ about what’s happenin’ in the world, but they do it through them sports pictures. Ya might be thinkin’, “Well, what does sports have to do with politics?” Oh, let me tell ya, they got plenty to say about it, they do.
Now ya see, political cartoons, they talk ‘bout things like them famous folks, ya know, them politicians and such. But lately, they been drawin’ ‘bout them athletes too, and not just ‘cause they’re throwin’ a ball around. No, no, it’s ‘cause them athletes, they get caught up in all sorts of business—betting, cheating, even politics, ya know? Like, ya hear about that time they drew ‘bout Tom Brady, eh? All ’bout his big Super Bowl win and folks whisperin’ ’bout them deflated balls, huh? Now, that’s somethin’.
Then there’s them cartoons ‘bout college football too, oh boy! Some of them artists, they ain’t just makin’ fun of the game itself, no, no. They makin’ fun of all the money these schools make off them young players, and them athletes hardly gettin’ a dime. Ya ever think ‘bout that? Big men up top gettin’ rich, while the boys doin’ all the runnin’ don’t see nothin’. Ain’t that a bit funny, in a sad way?
And don’t get me started on them sports betting cartoons. Back in the day, if ya bet money on somethin’, folks might give ya the side-eye. Now? Well, they got big ol’ companies bettin’ on everything, from football to basketball, and even them horses! Some fellas draw cartoons that poke fun at how folks can’t even watch a game anymore without thinkin’ ’bout losin’ their house ‘cause they bet too much. That’s some heavy stuff, huh?
But lemme tell ya somethin’ else, these cartoons ain’t just about sports bein’ fun or silly. Sometimes, these fellas, they use sports to talk about big ol’ problems in the world. Like, ya know, them Olympic Games and how they make all this fuss about which country’s better. And don’t forget, they love makin’ fun of them rich athletes who think they’re kings. Oh, boy, the way they poke at ‘em, you’d think them cartoonists don’t like anyone too high and mighty.
- Some cartoons might show athletes kneelin’ for causes, like that big fuss ’bout kneelin’ during the anthem, remember? Well, that got everyone talkin’, even the big shots in politics. Them athletes weren’t just playin’ ball no more—they were standin’ (or kneelin’) for somethin’ bigger.
- Then there’s them cartoons ‘bout football teams switchin’ around, conference this, conference that. Folks can’t keep up no more! Some folks, they just wanna watch a good ol’ game, but them business deals, they always in the background.
Now, ya can’t forget ‘bout them athletes gettin’ pulled into political races too. Like that cartoonist fella drawin’ Kamala Harris and some sports playin’ men. Ain’t it funny how they try to mix the two, like sports folks are right there with them politicians? Well, that’s how things are these days, I suppose. If ya make a big enough name for yourself, you end up in the funny pictures one way or another.
And them editorial cartoons? Oh, they’re somethin’ special. You got them drawers makin’ a mess of all sorts of things, from footballs to basketball players, and even them big bosses of sports. Ain’t nobody safe, not even them top fellas who own the teams! They like pokin’ fun at how these big bosses care more ‘bout them dollars than they do ‘bout the game. A bit of truth there, huh?
So, what’s the point of all these cartoons? Well, like I said before, it ain’t just about the sports. They makin’ fun of what’s wrong with the world. Sometimes, ya see a football player in a cartoon, but they ain’t talkin’ ‘bout the game no more—they talkin’ ‘bout the money, the politics, or the way folks get treated. Them sports cartoons, they ain’t just pictures for laughin’—they makin’ folks think, even if it’s just a bit.
Now, maybe ya ain’t never thought ‘bout it like that, huh? Sports and politics all tangled up, and folks makin’ cartoons ‘bout it. But once ya see it, well, it’s hard not to notice how them political cartoons on sports, they got somethin’ to say, and it ain’t always funny. But that’s how it is. That’s how them cartoon folks work—they use them jokes to say the serious things. Who woulda thought?
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