As someone who studies humor as a hobby, I assert:
It’s not that deep.
There is no “hero” in this comic. It’s just a joke that combines two simple/known things:
Hitler was rejected from art school prior to becoming the infamous figure in all our history books (to put it lightly)
AI has faced a lot of backlash from people who reject it being used as a source of art
So now the rejected robot artist is implied to be becoming like Hitler as well, by painting a Hitler-like mustache onto its face, after it was rejected from being an artist.
Though it’s worth stating that it’s already basically an existing joke that Hitler became who we know him all as, as a direct result of his rejection from art school in Vienna–obviously that’s correlation, not causation.
Not to mention that there’s nothing in the comic itself that implies the robot being angry at anyone other than the one person rejecting it–Stonetoss has in the past depicted a character as being Jewish conspicuously (drawing them wearing a Star of David necklace/jewelry, etc.), in service of that comic’s punchline, but no such ‘indicator’ is present on the human doing the rejecting here. That’s obviously a deliberate omission.
I think it’s a bit silly to interpret this comic as endorsing Hitler or the Holocaust or anything like that, and that your perception of him as a person, true or not, has warped your assessment of what ultimately is a straightforward and uncomplicated gag.
P.S. Suppose this comic was exactly the same, except the robot just looks angry, no painted-on Hitler mustache. Would you interpret that comic as trying to make you sympathetic toward the robot? “designed to make us sympathize with robot-hitler” makes no sense to me on its face, especially since out of everyone who has an opinion on the subject, I’m pretty sure the majority agree with the rejection of AI in the role of artist. The robot is not a sympathetic character in the comic, no matter how you slice it.
Sounds like you’re the kind of person who’d show someone one of Hitler’s paintings without them knowing it was, and if they said they liked the painting, you’d call them a Nazi.
Try actually reading what I wrote. Hint: I wrote about this comic, and only this comic.
I wouldn’t show someone Hilter’s paintings. If I had them in my possession they would cease to exist.
You’re completely missing the point (and supporting mine about you, in the process). If you didn’t know who the artist was when you saw it, and ended up liking one of them, would that transform you into a Nazi?
Of course it fucking wouldn’t. The painting isn’t expressing or endorsing any Nazi ideology.
The last time this comic was posted, it was removed.
The artist of the comic, Stonetoss, is a nazi. The “hero” of the comic is the robot, and this is designed to make us sympathize with robot-hitler.
As someone who studies humor as a hobby, I assert:
It’s not that deep.
There is no “hero” in this comic. It’s just a joke that combines two simple/known things:
So now the rejected robot artist is implied to be becoming like Hitler as well, by painting a Hitler-like mustache onto its face, after it was rejected from being an artist.
Though it’s worth stating that it’s already basically an existing joke that Hitler became who we know him all as, as a direct result of his rejection from art school in Vienna–obviously that’s correlation, not causation.
Not to mention that there’s nothing in the comic itself that implies the robot being angry at anyone other than the one person rejecting it–Stonetoss has in the past depicted a character as being Jewish conspicuously (drawing them wearing a Star of David necklace/jewelry, etc.), in service of that comic’s punchline, but no such ‘indicator’ is present on the human doing the rejecting here. That’s obviously a deliberate omission.
I think it’s a bit silly to interpret this comic as endorsing Hitler or the Holocaust or anything like that, and that your perception of him as a person, true or not, has warped your assessment of what ultimately is a straightforward and uncomplicated gag.
P.S. Suppose this comic was exactly the same, except the robot just looks angry, no painted-on Hitler mustache. Would you interpret that comic as trying to make you sympathetic toward the robot? “designed to make us sympathize with robot-hitler” makes no sense to me on its face, especially since out of everyone who has an opinion on the subject, I’m pretty sure the majority agree with the rejection of AI in the role of artist. The robot is not a sympathetic character in the comic, no matter how you slice it.
Sounds like apologetics for a Nazi…
Sounds like you’re the kind of person who’d show someone one of Hitler’s paintings without them knowing it was, and if they said they liked the painting, you’d call them a Nazi.
Try actually reading what I wrote. Hint: I wrote about this comic, and only this comic.
No, I wouldn’t show someone Hilter’s paintings. If I had them in my possession they would cease to exist.
Stop apologizing for a Nazi Propagandist.
You’re completely missing the point (and supporting mine about you, in the process). If you didn’t know who the artist was when you saw it, and ended up liking one of them, would that transform you into a Nazi?
Of course it fucking wouldn’t. The painting isn’t expressing or endorsing any Nazi ideology.
And neither is this comic.
Stop being insufferably obtuse.
This comic is propaganda made by a propagandist in the Nazi ideology.
Edit: sharing his work allows an avenue for people to find him. Starve him of the oxygen needed to be an active propagandist.