Fox News sinks to a new low

[Iowa_Flames_Fan]

Originally Posted by mykalberta

The least they could have done was a descent photoshop job.

Count me on the yellow teeth and big ears as news to me about being a Jewish trait.

There are alot of "traits" I can think of and those 2 arent even in the top 20.

They're not "Jewish traits"--they're things that are used in stereotypical portraits of Jews in anti-semitic literature. If you're not familiar with those portraits, you may not see it I guess. Trust me when I say that if you look at the portraits of Jews in Nazi political cartoons from the 1930s, you'll see an instant resemblance.

[Weiser Wonder]

Unfortunately it is anti-semitic. For the reasons IFF stated. Disgusting really. Wow I didn't even think FOX news could sink this low.

[Displaced Flames fan]

Originally Posted by Blaster86

baggy, beaty eyes. Large nose. Long face.

LMAO. Thanks for updating me I guess.

[Iowa_Flames_Fan]

Originally Posted by Weiser Wonder

Unfortunately it is anti-semitic. For the reasons IFF stated. Disgusting really. Wow I didn't even think FOX news could sink this low.

TBQH, neither did I. I was never a fan of theirs, but this is actually lower than the "baby-mama" racist innuendo, or the "terrorist fist-bump" nonsense--just because it's so much more blatant. Like they're trying to see how much they can get away with.

[Weiser Wonder]

Originally Posted by Iowa_Flames_Fan

TBQH, neither did I. I was never a fan of theirs, but this is actually lower than the "baby-mama" racist innuendo, or the "terrorist fist-bump" nonsense--just because it's so much more blatant. Like they're trying to see how much they can get away with.

I think it is due to the fact that a lot of their viewership is anti-semitic and connect the New York Times with Jewish people. That's really part of the hatred a lot of ignorant people have about the New York Times, it's part of the "jew media".

I want to make clear that the people I'm talking about are the ignorant racists demographic rather than the conservative or people who think the New York Times is too liberal demographic.

[Iowa_Flames_Fan]

Originally Posted by Weiser Wonder

I want to make clear that the people I'm talking about are the ignorant racists demographic rather than the conservative or people who think the New York Times is too liberal demographic.

Absolutely--not all conservatives are racists, and many liberals are racists too.

But seeing a major news network peddling this kind of hatred really turns your stomach, regardless of what their intended audience is. But if you listen to some of the anti-semitic comments of certain religious zealots in the extreme right, the conflation of "New York Times elitism" and anti-semitism sounds just about right.

[HotHotHeat]

I was watching Fox News today as they beat the Iran war drum. The flat out lies they were reporting on makes this story fairly easy to believe. It's a neo-con news network...They have a very strong propagandist agenda to get across to their oh so gullible viewers...They know all too well what they can and can't get away with. Very intelligent network as far as pushing an ideology goes, have to give them at least that much credit.

[4X4]

When I opened this thread I thought THIS was going to be the topic...

[Bend it like Bourgeois]

Originally Posted by Iowa_Flames_Fan

Absolutely--not all conservatives are racists, and many liberals are racists too.

Yikes. Not all conservatives are racist? Thanks for throwing a few of us a bone.

[Weiser Wonder]

Originally Posted by 4X4

When I opened this thread I thought THIS was going to be the topic...

I would like to say Rush Limbaugh gives America a bad name, but he gets millions of listeners.

[Iowa_Flames_Fan]

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[Bend it like Bourgeois]

Originally Posted by Iowa_Flames_Fan

Jeez, if THAT'S your threshold for being offended then I guess I give up.

How about this: Most conservatives are not racists. In the U.S., most racists are conservative, but not all. In fact, some liberals are racists. Most liberals are not racists. It's almost as though being conservative and being liberal are independent from racism. Weird, huh?

However, the probable audience for these particular shenanigans are conservative racists, for a variety of geographical and political reasons that have nothing to do with your own conservatism.

Happy now?

there i go with the missing smiley face again.

It was a bit of a poke back, but no offense taken.

[Iowa_Flames_Fan]

Originally Posted by Bend it like Bourgeois

there i go with the missing smiley face again.

It was a bit of a poke back, but no offense taken.

Fair enough. My bad.

[AC]

Yeah I didn't take it as anti-semitism. Definitely classless though.

[CaramonLS]

Originally Posted by Displaced Flames fan

LMAO. Thanks for updating me I guess.

Check out Fotze's link and some of the WW2 Nazi Propaganda.

[MarchHare]

Originally Posted by Displaced Flames fan

Stereotypical Jewish caricatures?

I guess I missed out on the stereotype.

It's lame enough...but where did the jewish angle come in?

I don't see it visually, it's not in the comments, and not in the article. Or did i miss it.

Admittedly I added the Jewish angle myself and it wasn't reported in the story I linked (but someone may have mentioned it in the comments -- I didn't read them), but the imagery reminded my instantly of anti-Jewish cartoon caricatures. I showed the pictures to my wife, and she thought the same thing. The connection seemed obvious to me, but then again, I've seen plenty of Nazi Germany propaganda posters, so I immediately recognized the stereotype. I guess if you're not familiar with the anti-semitic Jewish caricature, it wouldn't be so obvious.

As Weiser Wonder pointed out, it's clear that Fox was trying to disparage the NYT by planting the image in their viewers' minds that it's "jew media".

[RougeUnderoos]

Originally Posted by AnthonyCook

Yeah I didn't take it as anti-semitism.

That's good. I think.

Maybe it means this kind of moronic racism isn't as prevalent anymore?

Big noses and beady/sneaky looking eyes are "characteristics" that have been used to disparage and insult Jews forever. The yellow teeth may or may not (I don't know) have any "racial" undertones, but come on now.

I agree with a few other posters -- I am surprised that even FOX would try to pull this stunt. They are a hopeless bunch of fools to be sure, but this kind of thing is almost shocking. Didn't they think anyone would notice?

[Igottago]

Originally Posted by Iowa_Flames_Fan

They're not "Jewish traits"--they're things that are used in stereotypical portraits of Jews in anti-semitic literature. If you're not familiar with those portraits, you may not see it I guess. Trust me when I say that if you look at the portraits of Jews in Nazi political cartoons from the 1930s, you'll see an instant resemblance.

Agreed, those photoshops are an obvious throwback to the old Nazi propaganda cartoons for those who are familiar with it. Its absolutely sickening that a network could actually get away with this crap, and its even more sickening that people out there watch this network and take it seriously.

[Thor]

Originally Posted by Igottago

Agreed, those photoshops are an obvious throwback to the old Nazi propaganda cartoons for those who are familiar with it. Its absolutely sickening that a network could actually get away with this crap, and its even more sickening that people out there watch this network and take it seriously.

Exact same impression I got when I saw the images, before reading the post or even fully reading the article.

It was just too eerily close to some of the old propoganda cartoons used by the Nazi's.

I don't know what would be scarier, that they intentionally did this to mock Jews OR that they did it subconsciously

Either way, Fox News takes another step down, which is amazing since I thought it wasn't possible for them to be any more of a joke to 'news' or anything resembling reporting.

[Displaced Flames fan]

Originally Posted by CaramonLS

Check out Fotze's link and some of the WW2 Nazi Propaganda.

No thanks, I will happily take the word of those here. I don't really care to familiarize myself with racist garbage, historically significant or not.