Do you remember the three wise monkeys: See No Evil, Hear No Evil, and Speak No Evil? Tom Cheney has updated them, as we can see from the box of the 2015 Cartoons from the New Yorker Day-by-Day Calendar.
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Does anyone agree with the original wise monkeys any more?
December 7, 2014
I do. I however do not agree with the fourth monkey of some Eastern traditions. “Sometimes there is a fourth monkey depicted with the three others; the last one, Shizaru, symbolizes the principle of “do no evil”. He may be shown crossing his arms or covering his genitals.
In another variation, a fourth monkey is depicted with a sulking posture and the caption “have no fun”.
You agree with the original “See no evil… etc.”? It reminds me of the German’s under Hitler being condemned for adopting that philosophy. And Burke’s “All that is necessary for the triumph of evil is that good men do nothing.”
I was always a bit sceptical about the monkeys. I think people need to be warned.
Agreed. Skip the three, add “Do no evil.”
I don’t know if I agree but I do love those cartoons!
Me too!
I laughed, and then ruminated about the balance between the two groups of monkeys. I enjoy laughing at the clever portrayal of imbalance, but this is what I really want to say: . Come on, ever-turning wheel, do your stuff!
Poor newscasters would be out of business if everyone kept their eyes, ears and mouths closed. That’s for sure.
LOLOL.
great cartoon.
the older i get the less i know about what i think about anything anymore.
that’s almost a cartoon in itself. . . . i think. LOL.
The world is so crazy, laughing is the only way to keep our sanity. 😀
the comment on either monkey scene escapes me but the comparison is so fun…
It’s a great cartoon.