Comments on: Mail cartoon portrays immigrants as animals https://leftfootforward.org/2010/02/daily-mail-cartoon-portrays-immigrants-as-animals/ Left Foot Forward is the home for UK progressives. We provide evidence-based analysis on British politics, news and policy. Wed, 17 Feb 2010 10:31:39 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.5 By: Shamik Das https://leftfootforward.org/2010/02/daily-mail-cartoon-portrays-immigrants-as-animals/comment-page-7/#comment-6047 Wed, 17 Feb 2010 10:31:39 +0000 https://www.leftfootforward.org/?p=7980#comment-6047 Let me just take you back to this comment:

Anon E Mouse says:
February 15, 2010 at 9:07 am
Shamik – Where did I say the above cartoon wasn’t racist?

Does this mean you think it is racist?

Or not?

To help you make up your mind, read Sunny’s post for an explanation of why it’s racist. It’s not a question of whether or not the sheep is an immigrant, it’s the equating of immigrants with animals that is offensive. Look at the caption.

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By: Anon E Mouse https://leftfootforward.org/2010/02/daily-mail-cartoon-portrays-immigrants-as-animals/comment-page-7/#comment-5938 Tue, 16 Feb 2010 08:42:09 +0000 https://www.leftfootforward.org/?p=7980#comment-5938 Shamik – And btw since the sheep is an indigenous animal in these islands on what basis do state the sheep is an immigrant? Where does it state it is an immigrant Shamik? Why would anyone assume it was?

What Labour Party supporters do in the blogosphere is their business – it’s a free country – but they should think long and hard about the types of articles they allow to be printed and the types of message they wish to portray.

And I repeat again, these types of postings could be used in the future where time that should be spent forwarding a message may be wasted trying to justify unjustifiable postings.

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By: Anon E Mouse https://leftfootforward.org/2010/02/daily-mail-cartoon-portrays-immigrants-as-animals/comment-page-7/#comment-5936 Tue, 16 Feb 2010 08:17:39 +0000 https://www.leftfootforward.org/?p=7980#comment-5936 Shamik – Please. For goodness sake it’s a joke – get a sense of humour and stop being so serious. Lighten up…

Shamik – You have done the typical control freak act of making a claim that you have no way of knowing if it’s true: “Your last post seems to imply yes” and then continued to condemn me by claiming that I find a racist cartoon funny. You practically called me a racist Shamik which I most certainly am not. You are out of order Shamik Das but I am certain now I have clarified my position you’ll immediately apologise to me in this forum for your slur.

And people do find it funny – it’s called a cartoon Shamik.

It is people with closed minds like yourself and this “Sunny”, (whoever he/she is) that believes that this is racist. Which race is being offended Shamik – the Welsh? Who else could you mean?

It that because it’s a sheep Shamik or do you now want to support a sheep’s rights to be a sheep? This is mad!

I can understand that you are struggling with rigorous debate considering your journalist background Shamik but I am not rude to you so please do not make factually inaccurate claims about me in a public forum.

And Will Straw – if you do have future ambitions in a public arena you really need to get a grip of this blog because your partner is now practically accusing me of racism, which considering my situation is as stupid as people calling Boris Johnson a racist when he is married to an Indian.

Choose your friends carefully Will…

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By: Mail cartoon portrays immigrants as animals | Left Foot Forward | Drakz Free Online Service https://leftfootforward.org/2010/02/daily-mail-cartoon-portrays-immigrants-as-animals/comment-page-6/#comment-5924 Mon, 15 Feb 2010 23:42:35 +0000 https://www.leftfootforward.org/?p=7980#comment-5924 […] the article here: Mail cartoon portrays immigrants as animals | Left Foot Forward Share and […]

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By: K. Brown https://leftfootforward.org/2010/02/daily-mail-cartoon-portrays-immigrants-as-animals/comment-page-6/#comment-7060 Mon, 15 Feb 2010 11:55:14 +0000 https://www.leftfootforward.org/?p=7980#comment-7060 RT @RobinEmm: http://bit.ly/9gfgPb wow. daily mail apparently compares interracial marriage to bestiality. still fighting that fight I guess /via @ersws

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By: Robin Morris https://leftfootforward.org/2010/02/daily-mail-cartoon-portrays-immigrants-as-animals/comment-page-6/#comment-7061 Mon, 15 Feb 2010 11:41:48 +0000 https://www.leftfootforward.org/?p=7980#comment-7061 http://bit.ly/9gfgPb wow. daily mail apparently compares interracial marriage to bestiality. still fighting that fight I guess /via @ersws

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By: Shamik Das https://leftfootforward.org/2010/02/daily-mail-cartoon-portrays-immigrants-as-animals/comment-page-6/#comment-5844 Mon, 15 Feb 2010 09:17:16 +0000 https://www.leftfootforward.org/?p=7980#comment-5844 Anon E Mouse says:
February 11, 2010 at 3:24 pm
Please. For goodness sake it’s a joke – get a sense of humour and stop being so serious. Lighten up…

Anon E Mouse says:
February 11, 2010 at 4:47 pm
Providing the cartoon here is not breaking any law, and it’s not and it’s funny, then I can’t see a problem with it.

Do you find it funny? Yes. Do you believe it’s racist? Your last post seems to imply yes.

So you find a racist cartoon funny.

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By: Anon E Mouse https://leftfootforward.org/2010/02/daily-mail-cartoon-portrays-immigrants-as-animals/comment-page-6/#comment-5843 Mon, 15 Feb 2010 09:07:46 +0000 https://www.leftfootforward.org/?p=7980#comment-5843 Shamik – Where did I say the above cartoon wasn’t racist?

Why don’t you read what I’ve said and do your “attack dog” thing on that rather than what you think I’ve said.

And I was voting Labour since before you were born…

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By: Elliott Rodgers https://leftfootforward.org/2010/02/daily-mail-cartoon-portrays-immigrants-as-animals/comment-page-5/#comment-7062 Sun, 14 Feb 2010 21:12:14 +0000 https://www.leftfootforward.org/?p=7980#comment-7062 #dailymail sinks to new all time low… portraying illegal immigrants as animals…. http://bit.ly/9gfgPb

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By: Shamik Das https://leftfootforward.org/2010/02/daily-mail-cartoon-portrays-immigrants-as-animals/comment-page-5/#comment-5810 Sun, 14 Feb 2010 13:49:26 +0000 https://www.leftfootforward.org/?p=7980#comment-5810 How odd that someone who doesn’t believe the above cartoon to be racist starts throwing about accusations of sexism. Wrong on both counts I’m afraid. If you weren’t so hell bent on defending the Mail, Express and Tories and attacking Labour you might be able to see that.

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