Cartoons published in the Otago Daily Times, October 2021

Digital cartoons by Shaun Yeo on political and social issues in New Zealand and internationally. Published in the Otago Daily Times in October 2021. Cartoons depict:

- a group of sad sneetches watching happy sneetches enjoying themselves as 'The Sneetches in a post pandemic world" spoofing the Dr Suess book. Refers to experiences of unvaccinated in New Zealand during the COVID-19 pandemic.

- a red mean looking Coronavirus molecule hitchiking on a windy road with a "South Island" sign. Refers to first COVID-19 cases in Christchurch in over a year.

- two youths talk about their distrust of vaccination while they take a party pill.

- Jacinda Arden is playing cards with the "COVID" Grim Reaper and has to play her last card "vaccination". Refers to announcement that New Zeaand will transition away from harsh lockdowns and instead use vaccines and everyday public health measures.

- an "Unvaccinated" woman weeps into her pillow about being discriminated against as the "Delta" Grim Reaper comforts her saying "...you know I'm here for you". Depiciton in style of artist Roy Lichtenstein.

- a red mean looking Coronavirus molecule pushes a "COVID-19" marker towards the South Island while planning its war game strategy on a table-top battlefield map of New Zealand.

- a woman waiting at a bus stop in heavy rain looks rueful as a nearby man exclaims "...at least the weather's keeping the hay fever down!".

- a petrol pump as a one-armed bandit holding up a customer at gunpoint as petrol prices rise.

- a man enthusically waves from his rowboat at two castaways on a desert island as they wonder "What's our MIQ policy?" Refers toNew Zealand's Managed Isolation and Quarantine (MIQ) system.

- Judith Collins dressed as Wonderwoman is the odd one out during the Super Saturday Vaxathon live broadcast as Jacinda Arden with David Seymour (twerking), Grant Roberston, Ashley Bloomfield, Chris Bishop, and Chris Hipkins all dress as Superman to support the vaccination drive on 16 October 2023.

- two men wearing t-shirts reading "Anti-vaccine" and "Anti-lockdown" holding placards are arguing and saying the same thing "it's people like you keeping us in lockdown". Refers to the length of the Auckland lockdown.

- a man relaxes in his garden sun lounger with a book and a beer instead of doing the lawn mowing as he celebrates the 8 hour workday on Labour Day.

- a Dr Suess character the Grinch wearing a Father Christmas costume labelled "COVID-19" sneaks away from a "2021 Dunedin Santa Parade" poster on which he's stamped "Cancelled".

- a red frowning Coronavirus molecule floats downstream towards a couple in a punt. Refers to announcement of two positive community cases of COVID-19 in Christchurch.

- a couple wearing red Coronavirus molecule costumes think their costumes are a "original idea" as they press the door bell on a house where Halloween partygoers are in the same costumes. Refers to COVID restrictions and police advice to not go trick or treating.

Title supplied by Library.

Arrangement: Delivered to the Library in a digital folder titled ‘YEO CARTOONS OCTOBER 2021’.

Quantity: 15 digital cartoon(s).