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muriel_volestrangler

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6. It's a reference to an American cartoon of LBJ and Vietnam

Reply to Demovictory9 (Original post)

Mon Oct 16, 2023, 02:52 PM

Oct 2023

The Guardian has apparently declined to publish a depiction of Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu by cartoonist Steve Bell, reportedly telling him the artwork perpetuated an anti-Semitic trope.

The cartoon depicts Netanyahu preparing to cut a Gaza-shaped hole in his own abdomen with a scalpel. Netanyahu has ordered a “complete siege” of the Palestinian enclave of two million after Hamas militants killed hundreds of Israeli civilians over the weekend.

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Shylock wasn't planning on cutting his own flesh, of course.

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Guardian veteran cartoonist Steve Bell fired over this cartoon..said to be antisemetic [View all] Demovictory9 Oct 2023 OP

Did they publish it? underpants Oct 2023 #1

Reading the article, sounds like it was spiked pre-publication AZSkiffyGeek Oct 2023 #5

Well, I admittedly had to google it as I somehow have never seen/read "The Merchant of Venice" hlthe2b Oct 2023 #2

Was Shylock cutting his own flesh? nt redqueen Oct 2023 #9

I think theater productions modify the portrayal of Shylock, its so problematic Demovictory9 Oct 2023 #11

I thought it meant he was hurt himself by what he was doing with Gaza. Sanity Claws Oct 2023 #3

I didn't think of the Shylock ref, I thought like you bc he'd be cutting himself electric_blue68 Oct 2023 #16

Well deserved. nr LexVegas Oct 2023 #4

It's a reference to an American cartoon of LBJ and Vietnam muriel_volestrangler Oct 2023 #6

Thank you for the context. nt redqueen Oct 2023 #8

There's a crucial difference. In the original, LBJ is pointing to his scar. yardwork Oct 2023 #19

Except, as I said, Shylock demanded someone else's flesh, not his own muriel_volestrangler Oct 2023 #23

I didn't say it was a good cartoon. yardwork Oct 2023 #24

Context always matter malaise Oct 2023 #26

I can't tell what's happening in that cartoon. BlueCheeseAgain Oct 2023 #7

My (admittedly unsophisticated) take: ret5hd Oct 2023 #10

I think it implies Netanyahu will harm himself/Israel? with desire to get revenge on Hamas Demovictory9 Oct 2023 #12

Boxing gloves, not mittens jmowreader Oct 2023 #13

I wondered about the boxing gloves. Makes an action (other than a punch) clumsy electric_blue68 Oct 2023 #17

I thought these cartoons are supposed to be provocative anyway. GuppyGal Oct 2023 #14

There's a fine line between clever and stupid. yardwork Oct 2023 #20

Different Strokes DET Oct 2023 #15

yeah count me in the "i'm not sure if it is antisemetic because I don't get it" crowd Takket Oct 2023 #18

Criticizing Israel is wrongthink. Oneironaut Oct 2023 #21

That's nonsense. yardwork Oct 2023 #25

Grade A bovine excrement, cow pattie, horse pucky. duck dung, etc. Pathwalker Oct 2023 #27

You think you have seen it all; then there is ...."MORE AND MORE AND EVEN MORE" !!!! Stuart G Oct 2023 #22