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UK: Guardian Newspaper Accused Of Publishing Racist Cartoon Depicting Priti Patel As A ‘Bull’
Swarajya Staff
Mar 09, 2020, 11:03 AM | Updated 11:03 AM IST
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One of the Britain's leading newspaper, The Guardian has been accused of publishing a racist cartoon that depicts conservative party MP and Home Secretary Priti Patel along with Boris Johnson as bulls, with horns and rings through their noses, reports Metro.
Ironically the racist cartoon was published on International Women's Day. Patel is the first ethnic minority woman to hold the office of the second most powerful cabinet post after the Prime Minister.
This cartoon was immediately condemned by the conservative party and former Chancellor Sajid Javid tweeted, "Reminiscent of anti-Semitic cartoons from the last century. Incredibly offensive. @guardian should know better."
Reminiscent of anti-Semitic cartoons from the last century. Incredibly offensive. @guardian should know better. pic.twitter.com/Btl7bmVz3l
— Sajid Javid (@sajidjavid) March 8, 2020
Politics lecturer Adrian Hilton tweeted, "Good grief, I hadn’t seen this derogatory caricature of a ‘sacred cow’, lampooning Priti Patel’s Indian/Hindu heritage. Why does Kath Viner @guardian not consider this to be an expression of religious/racial “hate”?’
Good grief, I hadn't seen this derogatory caricature of a 'sacred cow', lampooning Priti Patel's Indian/Hindu heritage. Why does @KathViner @guardian not consider this to be an expression of religious/racial 'hate'? https://t.co/haM68t5pRQ
— Adrian Hilton (@Adrian_Hilton) March 7, 2020
This is Home Secretary Pritchard Priti Patel...and this is how the Guardian sees her. Pack of racist, reality-denying, cretinous bullies. pic.twitter.com/tGSbtsApou
— Rita Panahi (@RitaPanahi) March 7, 2020
The British Tamil Conservatives added, ‘This cartoon is offensive on every level. – It’s anti-Hindu. It portrays the Home Secretary, of Hindu origin as a cow. A sacred symbol for Hindus. – Its racist and – misogynist. It’s plainly unacceptable! It may constitute a hate crime."
This cartoon is offensive on every level.
— British Tamil Conservatives (@BTConservatives) March 8, 2020
- Its anti-Hindu. It portrays the Home Secretary, of Hindu origin as a cow. A sacred symbol for Hindus.
- Its racist and
- Misogynist.
Itâs plainly unacceptable! It may constitute a hate crime. @guardian @patel4witham pic.twitter.com/jxmQMBygyi
The idea behind the cartoon was to bring to light the bullying allegations against Priti Patel which has been denied by Patel and a spokesman for Patel said, "The Home Secretary categorically denies all of these allegations."
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