Sunday, March 15, 2009

Political Cartoons are Frequently Racist

This is from a fellow by the name of Granlund. The cartoon is titled "Illegal Immigration".


We are presented with the Statue of Liberty, overwhelmed by a teeming horde of illegal immigrants, more commonly known as Mexicans. They scurry about her oxidized skin, pulling her down into ruin. This is bitter irony, as the Statue of Liberty has traditionally welcomed immigrants who wished only for a better life.

This is racist, if not intentionally so.

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