Category Archives: Anti-Semitism

I am so going to enter this contest!

In response to the Iranian paper which is holding a “holocaust cartoon contest,” Amitai Sandy, a Jewish, Israeli cartoonist, has announced his own anti-Semitic cartoon contest, which only Jewish cartoonists may enter. “We’ll show the world we can do the … Continue reading

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More on Chomsky and Anti-Semitism

David at The Debate Link has responded to my post on Chomsky and Holocaust Denial. Although David is a nice guy and one of my favorite bloggers, I think his response misses the target, both factually and persuasively. Since my … Continue reading

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Chomsky and Holocaust Denial

Over at The Debate Link, David links to a news story about an upcoming conference on the Holocaust, sponsored by the Iranian government. Since the president of Iran has called the Holocaust a “myth,” David quite reasonably predicts that the … Continue reading

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Disgust and Prejudice

Martha Nussbaum has a short-and-excellent essay on disgust in the Chronicle of Higher Education. A sample: Disgust is distinct from both distaste, a negative reaction motivated by sensory factors, and from a sense of danger, motivated by anticipated harmful consequences. … Continue reading

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How is bigotry defined?

One area of miscommunication in the marriage equality debate is about words like “bigot” and “homophobe.” Marriage equality opponents, quite understandably, don’t like being called bigots and homophobes. They might genuinely have nothing against lesbians and gays; some of them … Continue reading

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Adbusters makes a list of Jews

Is there any point to this article, aside from anti-Semitism? A lot of ink has been spilled chronicling the pro-Israel leanings of American neocons and fact that a the [sic] disproportionate percentage of them are Jewish. Some commentators are worried … Continue reading

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MLK Jr: Pro-Zionist and Anti-Affirmative Action?

I was checking out The View from the Basement, a blog that has rather mysteriously been nominated for a “best new blog” Koufax. (The Koufaxes are for lefty blogs – View From the Basement is a centrist blog, not clearly … Continue reading

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So a Jewish Prime Minister, a Spanish Painter and a Cartoonist walk into a bar…

So almost a year ago, British cartoonist Dave Brown caused a stir with a cartoon showing a King Kong sized Ariel Sharon eating Palestinian babies (the image was riffed from a Goya painting). It’s back in the news new, because … Continue reading

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Help me with a cartoon idea

Sorry there’s been so few entries lately, I’ve been busy (cartoons to draw, a house to buy – the closing is hopefully next week! – , switching to a new computer, and other such stuff). Speaking of cartoons, anyone got … Continue reading

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The same image in different times

The folks at Little Green Footballs are in an uproar over a cartoon again. This recent cartoon, by American cartoonist Tony Auth… Bears a disturbing resemblance to this one, a Nazi propoganda cartoon from the mid-1930s. Some folks regard this … Continue reading

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