Questão 36 - IFBA 2017

Fury at racist cartoon comparing ‘butch’ and ‘masculine’ Michelle Obama to pageant-ready Melania Trump

By Dailymai.com Reporter. Published: 14 May 2016 Updated: 17 My 201

 

[1] A cartoonist has been accused of racism

after he portrayed Michelle Obama as

masculine and butch next to a pageant-

ready Melania Trump in a controversial

[5] drawing.

The cartoon – which has been branded

‘racist and misogynistic’ – shows a muscular

Mrs Obama wearing a green dress with a

bulge in the groin area.

[10] Stood next to her is a feminine, smiling

Melania Trump in a pink dress and holding

a Trump sign.

Twitter reacted with fury to the drawing, with

dozens of people defending the First Lady.

[15] Femi H tweeted: ‘Honestly, this is as racist

as hell and reverts back to stereotypes that

black women are angry and masculine’.

Imani Gandy wrote: ‘Oddly, they feel the

need to denigrate Michelle to prop up

[20] Melania, when that’s so not the point. But

they’re too stupid to understand that’.

Garrison is known for his controversial

political cartoons and – looking at his work

– appears to be a supporter of Republican

[25] presumptive nominee Donald Trump.

Adapted from: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/ article-3590830/Fury-racist-cartoon-comparing-butchmasculine-Michelle-Obama-pageant-ready-MelaniaTrump.html. Access on 09/07/2016

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