Jimga Toons

Jimga Toons is heavily satirical, relying on the use of weighted symbolism and metaphors in order to suggest a point. In lands where political dissent via public speaking is denounced and even punished, webcomics often become a clever medium to point out the inefficacies of politicians and their regimes [1]. Jimga Toons is a perfect example of this usage. The format and art style also heavily support the satirical nature of the webcomic [2]. The posts are usually one frame and are almost meme-like. Compounded with that is the "mocking" art-style that Jimga uses in order to provide another layer of criticism against the politicians and policies he denounces.  Such measures allow Jimga Toons to encourage social change, similar to that of other webcomics arising from areas of heavy strife [3].

The image depicts United States President Donald Trump declaring his commitment to peace in the Middle East while essentially being puppeted by Prime Minister of Israel, Benjamin Netanyahu. As can be seen from the post, Donald Trump is shown to be void of self-rationality. Moreover, Netanyahu is illustrated in way to suggest a sort of scheming nature. In making this post, Jimga Toons is attempting to expose the falsehood in the United States' President's words to fulfill peace. The post also represents the fact that Jimga Toons is extremely adaptable to the flow of time, moving from one political ideology to another. One would assume that the intention of this post is to push for a change in ideology by ridiculing the current one.

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2. Dowthwaite, Liz, R. J. Houghton, and Richard Mortier. "Fame or Function? How webcomic artists choose

3. shelton, sarah, (2014). "Building Social Change Through Interactive Webcomics". Research Papers. Paper 553. http://opensiuc.lib.siu.edu/gs_rp/553