A cartoonist whose anti-Hamas cartoons were taken down by the Washington Post slammed critics Monday, saying the cartoons about the Islamic extremist terrorist organization were “plain and simple.”
The Washington Post on Thursday published a cartoon by Michael Ramirez depicting Hamas terrorists tying up children to act as human shields, citing a reader’s claim. letter to the editor The cartoon was said to be “racist.” The manga was first published on November 6th. according to Visit Ramirez’s newsletter on Substack before it’s pulled. (Related article: Rashida Tlaib doubles down on debunked hospital bombing claims, says Israel’s “denial” cannot be “uncritically accepted”)
“During my seven years at the LA Times, I went on a USO tour to Afghanistan during the war, and I realized that touring a war zone was safer than walking through the LA Times newsroom. I felt it,” Ramirez said. Line” co-hosts are Dagen McDowell and Sean Duffy. “This, modern journalistic culture, and this kind of woke censorship that’s going on right now, is a danger to liberty and freedom.”
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“Right now I’m standing behind the comic,” Ramirez continued. “I also support critics who want to criticize my comics, I understand that, but we need to have this discussion. It’s better to bring it into the light and have it debated in public. I think that’s what makes America extraordinary, we have these kinds of debates, we have heated debates. You can find consensus in the field.”
Israel has launched a military operation in response to the October 7 attack by the Islamic extremist terrorist group that killed more than 1,400 people. Israel has called on Gaza residents to evacuate, raising the possibility of a ground operation by the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) against Hamas.
“This cartoon is simple: Hamas is a terrorist group. I labeled the person Hamas,” Ramirez said. “We know who he is. He cried on TV, saying on October 7th, we will not only celebrate the October 7th attack, but we will celebrate it again and again until Israel is eliminated. Man. If I can’t criticize that, what can I do? People are accusing me of overgeneralizing and stereotyping people, but distinguishing between known terrorists and innocent Palestinians. How ironic that it doesn’t seem to stick.”
Ramirez is sale Copy Manga Online.
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