If you want to do it in a political cartoon, think very hard about how you present it. The Washington Post has removed an editorial cartoon from its website that showed Republican presidential candidate Ted Cruz as an organ grinder dressed as Santa Claus with is daughters depicted. Do it on-air while discussing the commercial. Ted Cruz obtained new ammunition Tuesday to shoot at his favorite bogeyman, the mainstream media, after The Washington Post depicted his two young daughters as monkey-like characters doing the. Her cartoon, which aimed decisively at Cruz heart, backfired as the outrage mounted, resulting in the removal of the offensive drawing. Knowing kids are off limits, she justified her position by stating if Ted can do it, I can do it. The cartoon portrays Cruz as an organ grinder. Do it in words: "I don't think the way Cruz uses his children is appropriate-it feels like they're props, and he has them repeat political views that they probably don't even understand." Do it in an opinion piece. Pulitzer Prize-winning cartoonist Ann Telnaes went for Ted Cruz jugular, when she inappropriately brought his daughters into her political cartooning commentary. The Texas senator was responding to a cartoon from Washington Post cartoonist Ann Telnaes captioned as, Ted Cruz uses his kids as political props. It was a remarkable turn of events in a presidential primary race that seemed destined just weeks ago to end in a contested convention this. This doesn't mean it's impossible to criticize at all, though. Ted Cruz bowed out of the Republican presidential race Tuesday following a crushing loss to Donald Trump in Indiana, clearing the path for the real estate mogul to clinch the GOP nomination. I watched CNN and MSNBC all day, and nobody defended. Since political cartoons are basically never nuanced, and the subjects are generally caricatured, this does mean that it's going to be close to impossible for a cartoonist to criticize this sort of thing without being seen as violating the norm. Ted Cruz sent out an email with the cartoon to his supporters, saying he needed a million dollars within 24 hours to send the Post a message.
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This necessarily means that criticism of politicians using their children as props, when it is not done in a nuanced way, or when it is perceived as peripherally attacking the children alongside the parent, is going to be criticized. One way to keep this sort of norm strong and prevent it from being watered down is to treat cases that are less central the same way you would treat central cases. The way this norm is maintained is by strong disapproval from both sides of the aisle whenever it is violated. We have a strong norm in US politics against attacking the kids of politicians. Washington Post Retracts Editorial Cartoon Depicting Ted Cruzs Daughters as Monkeys By Michele Gorman On 12/23/15 at 9:24 AM EST Republican presidential candidate Ted Cruz speaks at a Second. Ted Cruzs daughters, Caroline, 7, and Catherine, 5, are 'fair game' for criticism now that theyve appeared in a Christmas-themed video with their father, a Washington Post editorial. A cartoon that depicted Ted Cruzs daughters as a pair of trained monkeys has become a potential fundraising bonanza juggernaut of sorts for the Texas senator as he seeks the Republican.