This is clearly a cartoon referencing the liberty with which pesticides are sprayed on food, even when they are known to be highly toxic to humans. Your eye is drawn first to the words in the "bubble", and then to the rest of the image. The skull and crossbones indicate that the spray is highly toxic, as well as the mask and gloves that the person is wearing. The squirrel in the image states that the situation is very ironic, because the person is spraying toxic chemicals on food that we eat every day. The meaning behind this is that we eat these foods without realize the poison that they come in contact with. The purpose of this cartoon is to raise awareness about the excessive amounts of pesticides that are sprayed on foods. Many people do not realize that these pesticides will end up in our body. It is directed towards a general audience of all ages and gender.
I personally think that this cartoon is a perfect representation of pesticide use. It is bringing attention to the issue and causing people to think about the short term and long term effects that this constant use of chemicals is having on us.
The use of pesticides is an argument that is currently rising in the media. It is interesting to see the to opposing arguments dealing with whether or not pesticides should be used. I think this visual accurately portrays the rhetoric of this argument.
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