Zapiro Removes Zuma’s Showerhead



As hinted at in the Sunday Times cartoon above, the Mail & Guardian reports that cartoonist Jonathan "Zapiro" Shapiro has removed the showerhead from his depiction of new South Africa President Jacob Zuma, a temporary respite in order for the cartoonist to gauge where the presidency is going before he decides on its further use. The showerhead, which references a statement by the politician in which he says he quickly showered after a specific instance of sex in order to reduce his chance to contract AIDS, was one of the funnier, more abstract and brutal characterization aids in recent editorial cartooning history. Zapiro was sued by Zuma for a cartoon in which it appeared, the award-winning Rape of Justice cartoon. It was also in full display in recent, brutal broadsides against the incoming president, whom many feel may end up being an opponent of free speech.
 
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