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closeupready

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16. People in glass houses shouldn't throw stones.

Reply to pampango (Original post)

Thu Oct 8, 2015, 12:12 PM

Oct 2015

Given the history of Japan, I think that familiar expression could help enlighten Toshiko as to the foolishness of lampooning the misfortune of innocent people (as opposed to those who are taken as comfort women, raped, and left to die/forced at gunpoint to march until they die/etc.).

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BBC: Is this manga cartoon of a six-year-old Syrian girl racist? [View all] pampango Oct 2015 OP

I am not sure if racist is the right word, but it is a hate-filled rant against refugees still_one Oct 2015 #1

Bigoted, anyway. Brickbat Oct 2015 #2

I think that is a more accurate description still_one Oct 2015 #3

Yes, I agree. "Syrian" is not a race. It's a nationality. Glorfindel Oct 2015 #4

I agree, as well. Lizzie Poppet Oct 2015 #7

Inflammatory: yes. Racist: no sub.theory Oct 2015 #5

Yes, a variation on the Far Right's theme which Reagan elucidated as "welfare queen". KittyWampus Oct 2015 #6

maybe, but putting adult facial features with come hither eyes on child is creepy & sexist zazen Oct 2015 #8

The word racist is so misused and overused it has lost some of its meaning. Quantess Oct 2015 #9

I took a look at the artist's Facebook page Art_from_Ark Oct 2015 #10

Whoever wrote this needs to change places with the refugees newfie11 Oct 2015 #11

Definitely bigoted. stevenleser Oct 2015 #12

Fuck her. This is what REFUGEES are fleeing eissa Oct 2015 #13

artist --use the term loosely might be trying out for trump advance team dembotoz Oct 2015 #14

Whatever it is, it's wrong...the expressions are completely different... joeybee12 Oct 2015 #15

People in glass houses shouldn't throw stones. closeupready Oct 2015 #16

Not racist, but still very ugly and reactionary. Fuck off, Toshiko. Comrade Grumpy Oct 2015 #17