Solidarity on Twitter
“The Simpsons” fly the flag: blue and yellow for Ukraine
The Sipsons fly the flag
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“The Simpsons” makers show solidarity with Ukraine and publish a cartoon in the colors of the Ukrainian flag on Twitter.
The creators of the cult animated series “The Simpsons” have shown solidarity with Ukraine without big words. In a picture posted to Twitter on Saturday, the serious-looking members of the cartoon family can be seen holding several Ukrainian flags. The drawing is provided with the hashtags #TheSimpsons, #Simpsons and #Ukraine. After a few hours, the post garnered more than 150,000 likes.
“The Simpsons” define themselves as political television
In the past, too, the series had repeatedly taken up political issues – both in relation to the USA and to international events. “The Simpsons have always defined themselves as political television,” wrote Moritz Fink years ago in his essay “Political Education in Yellow?”.