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Post by Tautamo on Apr 23, 2005 10:52:04 GMT -5
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Post by Dodona Underground on Apr 23, 2005 17:13:16 GMT -5
Interesting essay, Tautamo. The only thing that I'd add is that the author would do well to distinguish between satire and propaganda. For example, this cartoon
 is mid 19th century propaganda against Irish and German immigrants (non-teetotalling Catholics who were portrayed as coarse, unevolved and out of control). But there's also the cartoons of T. S. Sullivant (notice the surname).
 Those are a bit milder. He also lampooned WASPs
 and blacks
 Also there are still people of apparent Irish ancestry who resemble the caricatures.
The big redhead next to the little Jewish guy
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very attractive example of the "dog face"
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Post by captainusa1 on Apr 23, 2005 23:02:47 GMT -5
They still portray mountain people like they portrayed Irish people. I'm struck by some of the similarities. There are relatively benign caricatures like the Lil' Abner and Snuffy Smith comic strips. There are other stereotypes as mean-spirited as Nazi anti-Jewish propaganda, but they're allowed under the hypocritical rules of political correctness.  |
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