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Using the image of a person in a cartoon to represent a state actor (especially when adorned with symbols strongly associated with that state such as a Pickelha
by Freak_NL 5y ago
Using the image of a person in a cartoon to represent a state actor (especially when adorned with symbols strongly associated with that state such as a Pickelhaube for Prussia, or in this case simply a national flag) is one of the oldest forms of political commentary. You can see it in the political cartoons of most major newspapers.
- platinumrad 5y ago1. There is a huge difference between an athlete, who is an ordinary citizen, and a soldier, who deploys violence on behalf of the state. 2. This isn't going to be popular, but a lot of anti-Prussian propaganda was racist. (And if you're about to say "ackshully, Prussian isn't a race" please consider that the colloquial usage of "racism" encompasses a number of other prejudices and those prejudices aren't suddenly excusable because they aren't technically based on your definition of "race.")
- bllguo 5y agoI read this as "western political cartoons have a proud tradition of racist imagery," which is not a very convincing rebuttal