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9. You miss the perspective

Reply to MineralMan (Reply #8)

Fri Feb 1, 2019, 11:53 AM

Feb 2019

The artist who drew that page was merely using the language of the time and place. Knowing nothing else, it would be wrong to accuse the artist of racism.

It also works both ways. The word gay used to mean something else. There is a thread in GD now in which someone infers that the hand signal for OK 👌 can now only be used by white supremacists.

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"Jap" brides? MineralMan Jan 2019 #1

That's why I included the date Cartoonist Feb 2019 #2

Yes, I understand. It is still shockingly offensive, I think. MineralMan Feb 2019 #3

There's worse Cartoonist Feb 2019 #5

You're right, of course. MineralMan Feb 2019 #6

How do you feel about Huck Finn? Cartoonist Feb 2019 #7

It's the context, really. MineralMan Feb 2019 #8

You miss the perspective Cartoonist Feb 2019 #9

No, I don't miss the perspective at all. MineralMan Feb 2019 #10

But the probable comet the Chinese saw edhopper Feb 2019 #4