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[Paddingtonwolf]

It is because the caricature has big ears and a hook nose, which were the tropes of anti-semitic cartoon portrayal of Jews from Punch magazine in Victorian times to Nazi propaganda during later times.

The problem is Polanski has a hook nose and big ears, so any caricature of him is likely to accentuate those same points, in the same way the Times cartoon accentuates his bad dentistry.

So I personally think Owen Jones is way off beam on this one. Which will come as no surprise I am sure.

 

[Tony Towner]

Exactly, if it were Rachel Riley they'd portrayed like that for example then it would be correctly called out for being antisemitic.

 

[Templeton Peck]

He doesn't have big ears.
He doesn't have a hook nose.
He doesn't have a monobrow.
He does have weird teeth.

I'd have loved to have seen the reactions if Corbyn had posted this.

 

[Sniffer]

The policemen in the cartoon have big ears and the same eyebrows too.

 

[prawnking]

I'd have loved to have seen the reactions if Corbyn had posted this.

It would have just been 'anti-Zionist' then, surely?

 

[Paddingtonwolf]

He doesn't have big ears. YES HE DOES
He doesn't have a hook nose. YES HE DOES
He doesn't have a monobrow.
He does have weird teeth.

I'd have loved to have seen the reactions if Corbyn had posted this. DEAR GOD

Honestly, it's like knitting fog on here at times

 

[Tony Towner]

He doesn't have big ears.
He doesn't have a hook nose.
He doesn't have a monobrow.
He does have weird teeth.

I'd have loved to have seen the reactions if Corbyn had posted this.

Well I'm damn sure Owen Jones wouldn't be the one drawing attention to it

 

[Elephant Pyjamas]

 

[Wilf Wolf]

People are going to see what they want to see. I looked at the cartoon and instantly recognised it as Polanski, not because it was an anti-Semitic portrayal but because it looks like him. I guess if you want to go into fine detail you will see exaggerated “Jewish” traits but given he’s Jewis that’s no particularly surprising.

 

[Elephant Pyjamas]

I think without the context of the whole strip I'd have no idea who it was, for example that image above.

 

[Templeton Peck]

Owen Jones

What don't you like about Owen Jones?

 

[lemonjelly]

I recognise the image as polanski. I also recognise the image accentuates antisemitic characteristics.
Polanski himself has stated he considers the image to be antisemitic. Surely that's more significant?

 

[Tyrannosaurus Dan]

Yeah, it’s a poor representation of him and I can see why people think it’s antisemitic. If he wasn’t Jewish, they wouldn’t have drawn him like that.

Owen Jones is still a prick though.

 

[visage]

Polanski would 'discourage' globalised attacks against Jews.

How about saying it's absolutely wrong to hold Jews responsible for the actions of Israel? Or would that be going too far?

Polanski says he would discourage ‘globalise the intifada’ chant but warns against march bans

Green party leader says specifically outlawing controversial phrase would restrict freedom of speech

www.theguardian.com

 

[Elephant Pyjamas]

Polanski would 'discourage' globalised attacks against Jews.

How about saying it's absolutely wrong to hold Jews responsible for the actions of Israel? Or would that be going too far?

Polanski says he would discourage ‘globalise the intifada’ chant but warns against march bans

Green party leader says specifically outlawing controversial phrase would restrict freedom of speech

www.theguardian.com

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