Oh Dear Could This Be Construed As 'racist'?

[anotheoldgit]

http://www.independent.co.uk/incoming/article10259443.ece/alternates/w1024/daily-cartoon20150519.jpg

[-Talbot-]

It appears that the cartoonist never had the balls to make the doctor the colour of what most witch doctors are...Black!

Maybe there is a reason, have you got the link the cartoon came from?

[Bazile]

Probably yes - but those who object probably won't be running to the courts , to have the cartoonist prosecuted

[anotheoldgit]

-Talbot-

http://www.independent.co.uk/?CMP=ILC-refresh

[andy-hughes]

The depiction is Baron Samedi, the Lord of the Underworld in Haiitian voodoo cults. He is a witch doctor

I think the idea that this stretches into offending Haiitians, or black people generally, is the sort of stretch that is only made by people who are looking to be offended.

[Zacs-Master]

Voodoo is a religion (of sorts) not a race, so no, it isn't racist. You really need to be able to make the distinction AOG.

[mikey4444]

No !

[mikey4444]

It must be a slow news day for you to post this AOG !

[anotheoldgit]

mikey4444

/// It must be a slow news day for you to post this AOG ! ///

That's twice you have made that remark, perhaps I should widen my net a little further, say to Portugal, so as to find some 'NEWS'?

[chaptazbru2]

No!

[mikey4444]

AOG...there are plenty of worthwhile news items every day, but as usual you choose to play the race card. Its not something that surprises us though.

[sp1814]

Yeah...definitely racist.

AOG, I'm officially offended.

Hoorah for pointing it out.

[-Talbot-]

I'm still puzzled over this thread.

[anotheoldgit]

mikey4444

// AOG...there are plenty of worthwhile news items every day, but as usual you choose to play the race card. Its not something that surprises us though. ///

If you mean that being concerned with the huge amount of immigrants coming to this country, is somehow playing 'The Race Card' then yes I hold my hands up.

But then you should not criticise anyone for having a pet subject, when you bombard this site on a daily basis with your Labour propaganda.