Human rights activists don’t use humour and cartoons half as much as they should. May be the seriousness of the subject matter makes the use of such tools seem inappropriate? What ever the reason these can be great ways to mock a regime’s acts of oppression. Enter ‘Green Dam Girl‘!
This example focusses on the so-called ‘Green Dam Youth Escourt‘ content control software initiative by the Chinese government. Publicised in some media as yet another internet censorship tool, the story appears not so clear cut. But for our purposes that is beside the point. The cartoon uses language and image to take the piss out of the whole affair. What ever the truth ‘Green Dam Girl‘ uses popular culture and humour to make what could be a rather dry and technical issue more accessible.
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Filed under: Campaigning, Cartoons/Animation Tagged: | Asia, censorship, China, East Asia
