Animation in America

Animation in America

Throughout history, animation has been a constantly evolving source of cultural and political satire. It continuously touches upon issues of race, sexuality, politics, and the general social structure of American culture. Due to its broad capabilities of expression animation has the ability to create television shows that are both amusing to children and thought provoking for adults. This can even be seen with some of the first animated shorts ever made. During the Great Depression, the rise in cinema's popularity gave rise to animations popularity. This time is often referred to as the Golden Age of cartoons where the animator had control. Unfortunately around the 1960's cartoons fell into the dark ages where the power was taken away from the cartoonist in an attempt to make as much money as possible. However within the past decade there has been a rise in quality animation with the creation of such shows as The Simpsons and such networks as Comedy Central and Cartoon Network.

From the beginning, animation has touched upon such controversial issues