To most Nigerians, cartoon is nothing more than the animated film that children watch, especially in Cartoon Network. To some literate ones, who see it in Newspapers, it is a funny drawing that elicits faint smiles and nothing more.
Elsewhere, especially in developed countries, it is much more than that. It is an effective means of communication, a million dollar business, which is so reckoned with that it could bring a whole continent to a standstill.
That was the case in France when a controversial cartoon by Charlie Hebdo, a French satirical magazine led to the death of 12 people, including the cartoonists and the 3.7 million man march that attracted an array of world leaders.
It all started with a cartoon. Sure, cartoons are movies made using animation instead of actors, especially those humorous films intended primarily for children. It is also a sequence of drawings in newspapers or magazines that tell a short story and always accompanied by a caption. But more than that, it is always satirically commenting on topical events or theme.
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