Comments on The Stranger: Anti-Semitic?

Is that a bomb under his yamaka?

This Jew isn't offended by the Oy Anonymous cartoon

Must… contemplate… navel…

Looked reasonable to me.

Or the noses Glenn McCoy draws, which look like Jewish stereotypes even when he's fumbling for a point about tolerance:

http://www.thestranger.com/blog/files/2007/01/mccoy.gif

Bloody hack.

The image in the stranger is a sterotype. To call something rascist means that the other person intends to HATE if not DESTORY, stereotypes point out a difference... and everyone is different, some groups more so in other areas then some. The question is... was it necessary to have that picture in the first place? What purpose does The Stranger serve when it indulges in sterotypes, is it helping or hurting society?

Since The Stranger depends on revenue (like who doesn't need money?) as long as circulation doesn't drop, The Stranger will continue to run sterotypical images. Its bread and butter depends on them, and the readers demand an irreverent (you know, non-mainstream) content. Sterotypes on a wide scale are about as irreverent as it gets... the low hanging fruit material for comedians and writers the world over.

The issue is academic... does keeping sterotypes in the public arena (despite the need for revenue and irreventness) hurt society at large? And if the hurt is real, how can we get The Stranger to do a real GOOD and not indulge in any sort of sterotyping, even if it means taking a hit on its revenue stream. And then, what would that look like... sterotypes which I don't like, or the stereotypes a group of people who aren't me don't like?

For the record, I think stereotypes do have a place in society and should not be elimanated from the public arena. And for the record, notice I did not say "racism" in the last sentence. Racism has no place.

The nose was a poor choice, plain and simple. It incorporates a stereotype, often used by cartoonists to harm (which of course this cartoonist knows), for absolutely no reason. This isn't a better cartoon because of it. Should have been left out. I'm not rioting in the streets about it, I'm just disappointed with the choice.

The "amount" of the size or hook hardly matters. The nose is clearly elongated because it's a Jewish-related piece, plain and simple. Wouldn't matter if the horns were small, either.

The yarmulka, by contrast, establishes identity without playing to the racist history (plus has less of an ascribed status).

Good lord, they obviously haven't seen many of the I, Anonymous illustrations if they find that offensive.

And, really, would you expect anything less from an outfit who offer anti-racism training services? They'd be out of a job if they couldn't find racism under every rock they turned.

I suppose it depends on who wrote the piece and decided to attach the picture, as well as who drew it. But at first glance, it seems to be in horrible taste.

I'm 1/2 Jewish, but my nose is twice as big as that depicted in the caricature. I'm offended that the cartoon schnozz isn't LARGER, damn it.

The artist is Jewish; does that fix everthing? I'm not; does that make me racist for getting involved? It's all so confusing.

I have plenty of friends with this nose, some Jewish, some not. It's a fucking NOSE.

This was done by a Jewish cartoonist who obviously has no axe to grind against Jews. This is a stupid fucking argument by a bunch of whiny, over sensitive pussies looking for a fight they think they can win.