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scott⚡️mccloud @scottmccloud.bsky.social

Funny how that pose is a funny, overused cliché in American political cartoons, but in France, the statue's birthplace, it feels like a fresh and legitimate cry of protest.

jul 4, 2025, 4:16 pm • 184 25

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Bensaret @bensaret.bsky.social

Wouldn't exactly call it "funny" 😢

jul 4, 2025, 5:16 pm • 0 0 • view
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scott⚡️mccloud @scottmccloud.bsky.social

It's funny when @kartoonistkelly.bsky.social does it, but otherwise, yes... No laughing matter.

jul 4, 2025, 5:25 pm • 1 0 • view
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Feenixfire90 @feenixfire90g.bsky.social

To be fair, no one protests or does political satire like the French!

jul 4, 2025, 6:55 pm • 0 0 • view
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scott⚡️mccloud @scottmccloud.bsky.social

And not without risk…

jul 4, 2025, 6:58 pm • 1 0 • view
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Feenixfire90 @feenixfire90g.bsky.social

Of course...

jul 4, 2025, 6:59 pm • 0 0 • view
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Jenny Fleming 🌻🍉 @jnyfmg.bsky.social

I think it helps that it's executed really well

jul 4, 2025, 4:17 pm • 2 0 • view