Editorial Cartoonist Serving in Iraq Decries The Way Peers Use Imagery

Editor & Publisher has a story up about an editorial cartoonist on active duty in Iraq going after his peers for the way they use various images near and dear to the soldiers currently serving, from flag-draped coffins to the soldiers themselves.

This interests me for a few reasons. One, it doesn't seem to me there are a lot of editorial cartoons about Iraq given its importance as an historical moment, which would have made me guess that a criticism like this one would talk about lack of engagement rather than respectful engagement. Second, while it's not at all odd for soldiers to be resentful or critical of how certain elements of their efforts are depicted by cartoonists, it's eyebrow-raising that a fellow cartoonist wouldn't extend a certain amount of understanding for how cartoonists assemble their work. Third, the cartoonist is anonymous, which is understandable, but given that there was to my memory exactly one well-circulated story about a cartoonist being called up, it's really unfair to that person if this is another party going on the record.
 
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