NAME CALLING
THIS Meme IS AN EXAMPLE OF name calling.
This meme making fun of Michelle Obama, is an example of name calling. Name calling is a technique used in propaganda where the opponent is smeared, damaged or attacked. The meme attacks Michelle Obama and her healthy eating campaign. The meme calls and smears Michelle Obama by calling her a hypocrite, and by using photos of her eating unhealthy food. They even humiliate her by photoshopping her into a purple creature holding a hamburger. Finally, they use a quote saying “Eat as I say, not as I do” which calls out on her not being a good example or a representative of her policies. Since the meme uses various ways to smear and attack Michelle Obama, this is an example of name calling.
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CITATIONS
"Michelle Politics." Michelle Politics Page 0. Politifake, n.d. Web. 22 Jan. 2015. <http://www.politifake.org/tags/michelle>.
"Michelle Politics." Michelle Politics Page 0. Politifake, n.d. Web. 22 Jan. 2015. <http://www.politifake.org/tags/michelle>.