The Chinese became involved in the war around late 1950 and early 1951, so I'm assuming that this poster came out around that time. It's pretty weird to look at, but I think it's interesting. I'm assuming that the two soldiers in green represent a Chinese soldier and a North Korean, and they are drawn in a noticeably different from the American and the others who are running from them. I don't really understand why they are holding their guns like that, but the way the darker looking soldier is pointing almost makes it seem like the pointing is representative of the fear that they want to make the Americans feel. I'm assuming (because it's in Chinese) that the audience is the Chinese people, so I'm thinking that this poster is an attempt to rally the support of the Chinese citizens back home. The enemies of the people are heavily caricatured and shown with heavy injuries. There even appears to be a monkey between the jeep and tank, which seems like it could be another racial insult. I also noticed that there is a difference between the two soldiers. It feels like a slight, yet very distinct way of differentiating between the peoples of the two nations.
Wednesday, January 23, 2013
While looking for propaganda, I ran into this Chinese poster here.
The source says that the message of the poster is "Long live the victory of the Korean People's Army and the Chinese People's Volunteers Army!"
The Chinese became involved in the war around late 1950 and early 1951, so I'm assuming that this poster came out around that time. It's pretty weird to look at, but I think it's interesting. I'm assuming that the two soldiers in green represent a Chinese soldier and a North Korean, and they are drawn in a noticeably different from the American and the others who are running from them. I don't really understand why they are holding their guns like that, but the way the darker looking soldier is pointing almost makes it seem like the pointing is representative of the fear that they want to make the Americans feel. I'm assuming (because it's in Chinese) that the audience is the Chinese people, so I'm thinking that this poster is an attempt to rally the support of the Chinese citizens back home. The enemies of the people are heavily caricatured and shown with heavy injuries. There even appears to be a monkey between the jeep and tank, which seems like it could be another racial insult. I also noticed that there is a difference between the two soldiers. It feels like a slight, yet very distinct way of differentiating between the peoples of the two nations.
The Chinese became involved in the war around late 1950 and early 1951, so I'm assuming that this poster came out around that time. It's pretty weird to look at, but I think it's interesting. I'm assuming that the two soldiers in green represent a Chinese soldier and a North Korean, and they are drawn in a noticeably different from the American and the others who are running from them. I don't really understand why they are holding their guns like that, but the way the darker looking soldier is pointing almost makes it seem like the pointing is representative of the fear that they want to make the Americans feel. I'm assuming (because it's in Chinese) that the audience is the Chinese people, so I'm thinking that this poster is an attempt to rally the support of the Chinese citizens back home. The enemies of the people are heavily caricatured and shown with heavy injuries. There even appears to be a monkey between the jeep and tank, which seems like it could be another racial insult. I also noticed that there is a difference between the two soldiers. It feels like a slight, yet very distinct way of differentiating between the peoples of the two nations.
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