insubstantialpageant@sopuli.xyz to UK Politics@feddit.uk · 5 months agoBritish newspapers antisemitic cartoons of Zack Polanskisopuli.xyzimagemessage-square197linkfedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
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minus-squareMulligrubs@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·5 months agoWhat’s wrong with it? Caricatured politicians practically every day for centuries since we’ve had a press, this is bad now?
minus-squareflying_sheep@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up0·5 months agoHistorical context. Nazis have been using this particular Jewish stereotype for decades: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Happy_Merchant
minus-squareBillCheddar@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·5 months agoYou’re not allowed to criticize anyone Jewish without a shitload of idiots coming out to pretend you’re a Nazi for it.
minus-squareedible_funk@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·5 months agoCriticize away, just don’t use blatantly racist caricatures in doing so.
What’s wrong with it? Caricatured politicians practically every day for centuries since we’ve had a press, this is bad now?
Historical context. Nazis have been using this particular Jewish stereotype for decades: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Happy_Merchant
You’re not allowed to criticize anyone Jewish without a shitload of idiots coming out to pretend you’re a Nazi for it.
Criticize away, just don’t use blatantly racist caricatures in doing so.