#43: Snitches Get Stitches
There’s something funny but also deeply upsetting about taking a child’s character – innocent and joyful – and turning him into something violent and cruel. The Santa/Mom affair narrative is one thing, but keeping kids quiet by threats of physical intimidation is something else entirely. A line might just have been crossed here.
We’re wondering if this artist should have their cartooning license revoked for creating an illustration that causes harm to public wellbeing. We need to keep our Christmas cartoons safely within the realm of “non-traumatizing.” We’ll be filing an official complaint with the International Board of Christmas Cartooning (IBCC).