Freedom of speech: the power
or right to express one’s
opinions without censorship,
restraint or legal penalty. If you
believe strongly in this idea of
freedom of speech, then the
thought of silencing cartoonists
should evoke many different
emotions within you, and it is
vital that you fight for their
voices to be heard. Good day to
major social concerns. As a
result, political cartoonists
emphasize abuses and excesses
of power, holding governments
and leaders liable. If cartoons
are censored, this may be the
first symptom of a much larger
pandemic. Cartoons are
invariably up in arms with its
rival: censorship. Censorship is
the suppression of words,
everyone present, and thank
you for giving me the chance to
speak on this particular issue.
Freedom of speech is a
fundamental human right; but
it also designs the foundation
for various other rights.
According to the textbook
definition of a cartoon: it is a
simple a simple drawing
showing the features of its
images or ideas which are
termed “offensive” and occurs
when certain figures are
successful in infringing their
own political or moral views
upon others. It is the control of
information and ideas
dispersed within a society and
has been a trademark of
dictatorships thought history.
Censorship of the media has a
subjects in a humorously
exaggerated way, especially a
satirical one in a newspaper or
magazine. They can comment
on modern day issues in such a
way that it ensures the message
is spread effectively and in a
timely manner. Termed as the
“canary in a coal mine,” political
cartoons are an accurate
depiction of a country’s
vast crippling effect on a
society, depending on its
extent. Due to the large role
that the media holds in our
everyday lives, it is our primary
source of information, thus
censorship would render
societies benighted. Global
communication and
development are leading
advances in our world.
democratic health. They are
potent spaces, in which
discussions of contention are
conveyed. By the utilization of
an unparalleled form of art,
they raise questions and voice a
truth to power in manners
which others are refused of,
thereby presenting insight into
power relations, as well as
However, if we are fed only
one- sided information,
depending on governments, we
lack conceptual understanding
of everything that is around us.
Censorship paves a clear path
to freedom of speech being
taken away, because when
political pressure meets
political correctness, freedom
of speech perishes. Cartoonists
are a representation of the
disorderly, unbeatable forces
upon which corporate suits
have consistently unleashed
fire. They illustrate intuition,
and work within the utmost
effective and ominous of
vocabularies: Images. They
strike the reader in a manner
which words can only fathom.
Issues were ignited in 2018
after President Trump deserted
the nuclear deal; thereafter
reestablishing penalties
resulting in the country’s deep
recession, cause the conflict
between the two to build up. In
this cartoon, Trump ‘changes
the chess game,’ after the
assassination of Major general
Qassem Soleimani. Labelled as
a terrorist by the Americans;
the general who lead the
country’s proxy forces across
the Middle East was killed by a
US drone strike, resulting in Iran
vowing severe revenge. It
shines the limelight on a major
current political concern
affording slight relief from the
all-time-increasingly dismissal
political disclosure. It combines
humor with current political
news, thereby reinforcing the
message. The analytical voice of
cartoonists act as a safety valve
for all societies. Their open
defiance does not translate to
them willfully testing the limits
of their freedom, but rather
that he or she is also excited by
the consequences of their
actions. Censorship is a serious
battle that cartoonists all over
the world face daily, but if a
picture says a thousand words,
a cartoon says a million, and
censorship to art is wat lynching
is to justice.