Are we like Muslim protesters of Danish cartoons now?

By PeraclesPlease on Tue, 09/11/2018 - 2:10am |

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https://edition-m.cnn.com/2018/09/11/australia/australia-racist-cartoon-serena-intl/index.html

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No one is seriously suggesting violence against the cartoonist. People find the cartoon offensive and are merely using freedom of speech to protest.

Important in the discussion and from the article

This isn't the first time Knight's work has been criticized in this manner. A cartoon from August 10 was widely denounced after it depicted faceless black figures destroying a Melbourne subway station, echoing a caricature of African gang crime in the city which is not supported by statistics.

No big difference between comments about this cartoon and the furor over the NY Post’s Obama monkey cartoon.

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2009/feb/18/new-york-post-cartoon-race

by rmrd0000 on Tue, 09/11/2018 - 9:09am

I was referring to hyperventilating over what someone put in print on the other side of the globe. 7+ billion people, 180+ countries - a lot to stay worried about, such as whether Aussies or Melbourne or particular newsrag or cartoonist reaches our lofty east/west coast US standards for sexism & racism. I kinda understand how US news dominates the world, but if we're going to reciprocate, well, a lot to keep busy when someone somewhere's doing something to piss us off.

by PeraclesPlease on Tue, 09/11/2018 - 9:23am

The internet makes us global. It looks like Australia has its own racial issues. I think many people are just getting their hands on the Woodward book and staying focused. Plus we got another mixtape drop by Omarosa.

by rmrd0000 on Tue, 09/11/2018 - 9:29am

"It looks like Australia has its own racial issues." - ya think?

by PeraclesPlease on Tue, 09/11/2018 - 11:19am

Are we like Muslim protesters of Danish cartoons now?

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