I love cartoons… it feels weird to be almost 20 and watching them but hey, adult cartoons have made it to the hearts of millions of TV sets in America. I was raised on The Simpson’s, Ren and Stimpy, South Park, Rocko’s modern life, and many others. Thank god my parents didn’t care what I watched on TV; otherwise I wouldn’t know of these great cartoons and probably wouldn’t know the great adult cartoons of today’s media.
Most of the adult cartoons of today are actually quite clever. They relate the audience to controversial and taboo subjects that really make the audience think about what exactly they are laughing at. A lot of new age adult cartoons that are popular in America media confront the audience with controversial subjects of politics, war, and culture using black comedy, satire, parody, and post-modernism.
My thesis: “Many popular American adult cartoons of the 21st century are influential forms of art that confronts the audience with controversial and important topics of politics, war, religion, and culture using black comedy, satire, parody, and post-modernism.” The cartoons I will include in this paper are Wonder-Showzen, The Boondocks, South Park, Morel Orel, and possibly a few more.
I also want to express in the paper the controversy of whether these cartoons are beneficial or just trashy drug-humored TV. It is a very touchy subject, but here’s an interesting quote from the creators of Wonder Showzen commenting on the standards of the MTV, the network that aired the cartoon:
“Vernon Chatman: It's not standards, it's protection. Everyone's protecting themselves. Standards are such a weird thing at a network like MTV. What's your moral standard when you're celebrating 16-year-old kids spending $2 million on a party? That's always our argument—"You show this stuff that's actually offensive!"
Most of the adult cartoons of today are actually quite clever. They relate the audience to controversial and taboo subjects that really make the audience think about what exactly they are laughing at. A lot of new age adult cartoons that are popular in America media confront the audience with controversial subjects of politics, war, and culture using black comedy, satire, parody, and post-modernism.
My thesis: “Many popular American adult cartoons of the 21st century are influential forms of art that confronts the audience with controversial and important topics of politics, war, religion, and culture using black comedy, satire, parody, and post-modernism.” The cartoons I will include in this paper are Wonder-Showzen, The Boondocks, South Park, Morel Orel, and possibly a few more.
I also want to express in the paper the controversy of whether these cartoons are beneficial or just trashy drug-humored TV. It is a very touchy subject, but here’s an interesting quote from the creators of Wonder Showzen commenting on the standards of the MTV, the network that aired the cartoon:
“Vernon Chatman: It's not standards, it's protection. Everyone's protecting themselves. Standards are such a weird thing at a network like MTV. What's your moral standard when you're celebrating 16-year-old kids spending $2 million on a party? That's always our argument—"You show this stuff that's actually offensive!"
John Lee: There's not even any satire to it, just people yelling at workers.”
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