Are you surprised?

Horrible, horrible rag. SUggesting it isn't calling them rats is frankly laughable.

The choice of figures (burqa, prayer mat, gun slung over shoulder etc) is playing to stereotypes and this f**king idiotic argument that "they're coming over here and taking over. Islam is a threat etc".

The simply addition of rats to the image isnt suggetsing "a few getting through", its all part of the false narrative of a threat to our way of life.

Sam s**t peddled by the right wing gutter press in the 1930s demonising refugees. Fast forward to today and though a different narrative, same f**king s**te being peddled.

Posted By: romayellow on November 17th 2015 at 20:16:50

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The Daily Fail on top of their game I see... (General Chat) - Brandonio, Nov 17, 18:16:50
- Are you surprised? (General Chat) - romayellow, Nov 17, 20:16:50
  - How else do you depict a silhouette of a refugee in a cartoon? (General Chat) - harry boulders, Nov 17, 20:26:44
    - Yes (General Chat) - romayellow, Nov 17, 20:33:29
    - ... (General Chat) - Brandonio, Nov 17, 20:31:21
      - Good (General Chat) - romayellow, Nov 17, 20:34:43
- R U an ISIS apologist innit? (n/m) (General Chat) - harry boulders, Nov 17, 20:06:09
- Think you missed the point of the mails. It's not calling all refugees rats (n/m) (General Chat) - Boris, Nov 17, 18:43:02
  - you think some refugees are rats? (n/m) (General Chat) - Brandonio, Nov 17, 18:49:29
    - Is it not depicting rats sneaking in amongst the refugees? (n/m) (General Chat) - Jim, Nov 17, 18:56:27
      - Indeed. He can't work that out or if he can is just trying to start an argument again (n/m) (General Chat) - Boris, Nov 17, 19:10:05
        
        Wasn't trying to start an argument, honestly posted that thinking (General Chat) - Brandonio, Nov 17, 19:18:15
        
        ^^^^vmt^^^ (n/m) (General Chat) - colincanary, Nov 17, 19:51:11
      - who are the rats in your eyes? (n/m) (General Chat) - Brandonio, Nov 17, 18:57:18
        
        Those who may be taking advantage of the mass movement of refugees to (General Chat) - Jim, Nov 17, 19:00:23
        
        Ok, let's say the rats represent the terrorists (General Chat) - Brandonio, Nov 17, 19:02:29
        
        There is only one isn't there? I can't really see all of them on my phone. I grant you (General Chat) - Jim, Nov 17, 19:07:47
        
        I think it's pretty irresponsible to print such a thing (General Chat) - Brandonio, Nov 17, 19:13:35
        
        It all boils down to, how thick the person is who views the cartoon. (n/m) (General Chat) - harry boulders, Nov 17, 20:14:48
        
        I agree. DM knew exactly what they were doing but very cleverly done in a way (General Chat) - South_West_Canary, Nov 17, 19:54:30
        
        Typical drama triangle shit (General Chat) - essexcanaryOTBC, Nov 17, 20:57:51
- But they're quite different surely (General Chat) - paulg, Nov 17, 18:21:23
  - No. (General Chat) - Brandonio, Nov 17, 18:44:17
    - also no evidence to date (General Chat) - Brandonio, Nov 17, 18:55:40
      - Although I agree with your original post, that's just not trye (General Chat) - Tony Martin, Nov 17, 20:00:38
        
        still investigating (General Chat) - Brandonio, Nov 17, 20:09:40
        
        I still think it's obvious what it means (General Chat) - paulg, Nov 17, 21:25:27
      - Looks like one of them passed through Leros (General Chat) - SCC 28, Nov 17, 19:00:22
        
        Nothing confirmed at the moment (General Chat) - Brandonio, Nov 17, 19:06:47
        
        Yeah lots of misinformation so far (n/m) (General Chat) - SCC 28, Nov 17, 19:10:54

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