When is a cartoon anti-semitic?

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  • May 25, 2018 at 7:25 pm #86597
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    Link:https://www.jonathan-cook.net/blog/2018-05-24/naomi-wolf-and-anti-semitisms-mystifcation/

    Is this cartoon “kindof anti-semitic” ?

    May 25, 2018 at 8:09 pm #86599
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    The image of the figure is clearly drawn from the history of anti-semitic caricature. If the intention wasn’t anti-semitic then the entire concept is sloppy and indefensible. Legit critics of israeli policies should always be aware enough of these things to avoid fueling “yer just anti-semitic” backlash. Otherwise, again, at the very minimum, you;re just being sloppy. At the worst…you’re actually being anti-semitic.

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    May 25, 2018 at 8:46 pm #86600
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    zn wrote:

    The image of the figure is clearly drawn from the history of anti-semitic caricature. If the intention wasn’t anti-semitic then the entire concept is sloppy and indefensible. Legit critics of israeli policies should always be aware enough of these things to avoid fueling “yer just anti-semitic” backlash. Otherwise, again, at the very minimum, you;re just being sloppy. At the worst…you’re actually being anti-semitic.

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    I dunno. Probably. Maybe.

    Is the picture of Obama here, from the article “kindof racist” ?

    May 25, 2018 at 9:09 pm #86603
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    wv wrote:

    Is the picture of Obama here, from the article “kindof racist” ?

    No, I don’t, actually. Do you see any of the imagery that came with traditional american racist caricature there?

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    May 26, 2018 at 9:19 am #86619
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    zn wrote:
    wv wrote:

    Is the picture of Obama here, from the article “kindof racist” ?

    No, I don’t, actually. Do you see any of the imagery that came with traditional american racist caricature there?

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    Nah, not in that one. I think you are probly right about the first cartoon.
    The cartoonist ruined his point with the caricature, though who knows if he meant to be anti-semitic.

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