Week 4: Part 1 response. New Yorker Cartoons

In “Women and Men Speaking in New Yorker Cartoons” cartoons show the communication barriers between heterosexual couples. It is portrayed that in a sense that men and women speak a different language. The difference in the way men and woman communicate has been a topic for decades. Using cartoons to show the difference of communication in men and women is a good example But there are different ways to show that men and women communicate differently.


In everyday life you can see what is portrayed in the cartoons, you see it in grocery stores, at work, at school, and at the movies. The advantage of using heterosexual couples in the cartoons is that people can relate to it. A disadvantage of using adult heterosexual couples to portray the communication differences with men and woman is that a stereotype can be placed on both sexes. Their are different ways that communication between men and women could be portrayed. It would probably also be good to use children because in the “cootie stage” is were communication with both sexes begin. Another idea would be to use a mother with a teenage son and a father with a teenage daughter. A cartoon could have a teenager girl trying to go out on her first date but using a false excuse and the father giving a silly reason to say no, which would throw off the daughter.

Over all I think that the cartoons in “Women and Men Speaking in New Yorker Cartoons” a valid way to depict the difference in communication. Many people can relate to the cartoons on different levels. The topic of men and women communication will be around for a long time.