
Only watched the news once a day – cartoon

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by chrismadden
by chrismadden
by chrismadden
by chrismadden
Original version drawn: 2007
This version drawn: 2019
by chrismadden
by chrismadden
The cartoon is a comment on the fact that people tend to analyse things in black and white, as “either/or” or in binary.
by chrismadden
by chrismadden
by chrismadden
Cartoon drawn: 2014
by chrismadden
by chrismadden
The cartoon reflects the tendency to claim, for instance, that particular parts of dna are responsible for criminal behaviour – thus removing responsibility from the person and placing it on the dna
The image is not meant to imply that there is no neurological basis for behaviour, just that it can sometimes be used as an excuse for bad behaviour
The subject of neurological origins for criminal behaviour is dealt with in the book The Anatomy of Violence by Adrian Raine
The cartoon was first published in Prospect magazine in May 2013
by chrismadden
by chrismadden
by chrismadden
by chrismadden
A hammer nailed down.
Did the nails nail down the hammer to stop the hammer hitting nails?
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It’s also a image about questioning authority, questioning established viewpoints and about individualism
by chrismadden
by chrismadden
by chrismadden
The cartoon illustrates a couple who are a perfect match who relate perfectly, complimenting each other, with their thoughts and ideas linking perfectly (symbolised by their speech bubbles matching or complimenting).
The shapes of the jigsaw pieces can also be interpreted as having a sexual connotation.
The cartoon is linked to therapy, relationships, couples, communication, understanding, empathy.
by chrismadden
by chrismadden
by chrismadden
Self-help books often deal with subjects of popular psychology such as relationships, or in aspects of the mind and human behaviour which the books claim can be modified or controlled to the advantage of the reader. Self-help books usually promote themselves as being able to increase the reader’s happiness, self-awareness and performance.
by chrismadden
by chrismadden
This cartoon is part of a series about the phenomenon of gurus, personal counsellors, lifestyle coaches, motivational speakers and so on. In the series the guru, counsellor or what-have-you is a very ordinary middle aged woman rather than someone who is removed from the humdrum of everyday life, as a deliberate parody of the usual lifestyle advisers and self improvement gurus.
by chrismadden
by chrismadden
by chrismadden
by chrismadden
by chrismadden
by chrismadden