Why Do Women Be Allowed To Fight In Combat?

At first glance the soldier appears to be a man but, looking more closely, you can see that the soldier has a pony tail. Knowing anything about the service tells us that men have crew cuts so, having a ponytail, this must be a woman, even though the soldier character has a masculine face. I doubt that the fact that the face appears masculine is a slam at women in combat but more likely an effort to keep the reader from immediately recognizing the character as a woman. This cartoon is probably directed at some people’s ignorance to the fact that women already are fighting in combat. In the cartoon, even the man that appears to be a commanding officer doesn’t seem aware of the fact that women are fighting in combat, while the woman that is fighting in combat seems to be asking, “What do you mean, soon? What do you think I’ve been doing out here?”
The cartoon also requires some information literacy, “recognize when information is needed and have the ability to locate, evaluate, and use effectively the needed information” (Moxley) to understand what is going on with this picture. Without having known a woman in this situation, firsthand knowledge, or access to endless media outlets, a person may not understand this cartoon at