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Jen Sorensen cartoon (Original Post) surfered 7 hrs ago OP
Hopefully Group Y is paying attention and then does the legwork to get registered and votes accordingly dutch777 7 hrs ago #1
Y is the male chromosome; 'toon would have worked better w/X,Y exchanging roles. nt eppur_se_muova 7 hrs ago #2
As a female... littlemissmartypants 6 hrs ago #3
Cartoons aren't supposed to make me want to cry. Biophilic 6 hrs ago #4
Great cartoon LetMyPeopleVote 4 hrs ago #5
And if people continue to swong19104 3 hrs ago #6

dutch777

(5,100 posts)
1. Hopefully Group Y is paying attention and then does the legwork to get registered and votes accordingly
Wed May 6, 2026, 09:14 AM
7 hrs ago

I think we as Dems have to prioritize assisting the folks that need help to stay or get registered to vote. I know with many states decreasing number of polling places and putting other obstacles in place to limit access to vote, we need to help. More states should do as WA state has done and make mail in voting the rule, not the exception.

littlemissmartypants

(34,213 posts)
3. As a female...
Wed May 6, 2026, 09:53 AM
6 hrs ago

The artist is most likely critically aware of the symbolism.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jen_Sorensen

Jen Sorensen (born September 28, 1974, in Lancaster, Pennsylvania) is an American cartoonist and illustrator who creates a weekly comic strip that often focuses on current events from a liberal perspective. Her work has appeared on the websites Daily Kos, Splinter, The Nib, Politico, AlterNet, and Truthout; and has appeared in Ms. Magazine, The Progressive, and The Nation. It also appears in over 20 alternative newsweeklies throughout America.[1] In 2014 she became the first woman to win the Herblock Prize,[2] and in 2017 she was named a Pulitzer Finalist in Editorial Cartooning.[3]

swong19104

(652 posts)
6. And if people continue to
Wed May 6, 2026, 12:30 PM
3 hrs ago

discriminate based on race, what does one do? Just shrug and say, “oh well”?

Imagine if a jurist would say, “the way to stop crime is to just not do criminal activities!”

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