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Sen. David Perdue of Georgia deleted a Facebook ad targeting his Jewish election opponent, Jon Ossoff, that appeared to have been altered to make Ossoffs nose bigger.
The ad called for donations to Perdue, a Republican, by claiming that Democrats are trying to buy Georgia. It uses black-and-white photos of Ossoff and Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, who is also Jewish, that have been Photoshopped to appear as if they were pulled from an old television set with poor reception.
But the Ossoff image, which was adapted from a 2017 Reuters photo of him, was also changed by having his nose lengthened and widened, even as other parts of his face stayed the same size and proportions, three graphic design
Ossoffs nose is the primary difference where the altered version is larger than the original, said Maurice Meilleur, an assistant professor of graphic design at Iowa State University. Two professional graphic designers consulted by the Forward concurred with this assessment.
https://forward.com/news/national/451581/jon-ossoff-jewish-nose-david-perdue-antisemitic/
JI7
(89,247 posts)Behind the Aegis
(53,951 posts)...it couldn't possibly be antisemitism, just "truth".
Always fun to see anti-Semitism play out in real time. The fact that Perdue deleted it will likely get screeches of "see! SEE! The Jews are in charge!"
msongs
(67,395 posts)winstars
(4,220 posts)Bleacher Creature
(11,256 posts)GoCubsGo
(32,079 posts)Look at the type of scum that have been holding the highest offices in that state for decades, like their current governor. Consider that the asshole who held this seat previously got there by smearing Max Clelland, and denigrating Clelland's military service.
Behind the Aegis
(53,951 posts)panader0
(25,816 posts)Mean, racist and childish. "accidental" my ass.
blue neen
(12,319 posts)I hope Perdue loses by a lot!
Ilsa
(61,694 posts)"We aren't anti-semitic, but we believe the voters are!" is what they are really thinking.