As a student at the University of Chicago, Kevin is planning to double major in philosophy and psychology with the goal of going to seminary and becoming a pastor. You can often find Kevin clad in a colorful Hawaiian shirt doing the things he loves: drawing, discussing reformed theology, nerding out about Star Wars, watching Curb Your Enthusiasm, and managing his Christian apparel company, ETERNAL Outfitters.
this is antisemitic. please take this down. this is not to say that Kevin Flores or the publication is inherently antisemitic, or that this faux pas was done intentionally – intent is irrelevant – but it employs an anti-semitic trope that people have publicly called you out for. the lack of editorial input or culpability is concerning, to say the least. tldr please dont do antisemitisms ~~~
This cartoon is not anti-Semitic and it will not be taken down. In the second panel of his cartoon, Kevin Flores suggests that Joe Biden is controlled by prominent socialists in American politics. Religious affiliation and ethnic background are not the subject of Kevin’s cartoon; this is evidenced by the fact that the cartoon shows four religiously and ethnically diverse individuals holding Joe Biden’s puppet strings. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez practices Catholicism. Kamala Harris was raised in both the Hindu and Christian faiths. Bernie Sanders was raised Jewish. And Karl Marx rejected religion entirely (he was also, inexcusably, an anti-Semite). Again, it should be emphasized that Kevin’s cartoon does not comment upon the religious faiths or ethnicities of its subjects. The Chicago Thinker is dedicated to exposing the reprehensible behavior of modern day anti-Semites. For more, please read Rachel Ostergren’s analysis article, titled “The Unspoken Anti-Semitism of the Left.”
The idea that shadowy people are secretly controlling politicians and the levers of power is an antisemitic trope as old as antisemitism itself. As haiku bot said, intent is not relevant here, and there’s a difference between “this cartoon is not antisemitic” and “this cartoon was not intended to be antisemitic.” I don’t believe that this comic was intended to be antisemitic, but it echoes the language and imagery used by white supremacists and antisemites. Modern antisemitism takes the form of dogwhistles and coded messages, and there is a very real possibility that this comic could be interpreted as such. https://www.adl.org/news/media-watch/letter-to-fox-news-channel-on-use-of-antisemitic-tropes
Eyyyy oooh how you goin to outthink da mob when ya can’t even out-draw us, eh? Step it up, pal, we got Michelangelo, Raphael, Moner Lisa, all on our side. Fuhgeddaboutit!
Man, I thought I was gonna get like a kind of cool, Libertarian-progressive paper that was still kinda capitalist because of our rich intellectual tradition of the Chicago School. Instead I got absurdly blatant Nazi dogwhistling about the JQ, showing comically large nosed representations of a shadowy cabal of Marxists controlling a politician. And then the editorial board INSISTS it’s definitely NOT a nazi dogwhistle because it doesn’t openly state “it’s the jews”. I expect nothing from conservative hacks, and I’m STILL disappointed. What a fucking joke.
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Dear Chicago Thinker –
this is antisemitic. please take this down. this is not to say that Kevin Flores or the publication is inherently antisemitic, or that this faux pas was done intentionally – intent is irrelevant – but it employs an anti-semitic trope that people have publicly called you out for. the lack of editorial input or culpability is concerning, to say the least. tldr please dont do antisemitisms ~~~
This cartoon is not anti-Semitic and it will not be taken down. In the second panel of his cartoon, Kevin Flores suggests that Joe Biden is controlled by prominent socialists in American politics. Religious affiliation and ethnic background are not the subject of Kevin’s cartoon; this is evidenced by the fact that the cartoon shows four religiously and ethnically diverse individuals holding Joe Biden’s puppet strings. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez practices Catholicism. Kamala Harris was raised in both the Hindu and Christian faiths. Bernie Sanders was raised Jewish. And Karl Marx rejected religion entirely (he was also, inexcusably, an anti-Semite). Again, it should be emphasized that Kevin’s cartoon does not comment upon the religious faiths or ethnicities of its subjects. The Chicago Thinker is dedicated to exposing the reprehensible behavior of modern day anti-Semites. For more, please read Rachel Ostergren’s analysis article, titled “The Unspoken Anti-Semitism of the Left.”
The idea that shadowy people are secretly controlling politicians and the levers of power is an antisemitic trope as old as antisemitism itself. As haiku bot said, intent is not relevant here, and there’s a difference between “this cartoon is not antisemitic” and “this cartoon was not intended to be antisemitic.” I don’t believe that this comic was intended to be antisemitic, but it echoes the language and imagery used by white supremacists and antisemites. Modern antisemitism takes the form of dogwhistles and coded messages, and there is a very real possibility that this comic could be interpreted as such. https://www.adl.org/news/media-watch/letter-to-fox-news-channel-on-use-of-antisemitic-tropes
Eyyyy oooh how you goin to outthink da mob when ya can’t even out-draw us, eh? Step it up, pal, we got Michelangelo, Raphael, Moner Lisa, all on our side. Fuhgeddaboutit!
Kevin Flores could have picked anything to represent twitter but he picked to draw a man to resemble a Hasidic Jewish man. fuck out of here Kevin.
That’s Jack Dorsey with his quarantine beard, goofball. He was raised Catholic and is the CEO of Twitter.
Man, I thought I was gonna get like a kind of cool, Libertarian-progressive paper that was still kinda capitalist because of our rich intellectual tradition of the Chicago School. Instead I got absurdly blatant Nazi dogwhistling about the JQ, showing comically large nosed representations of a shadowy cabal of Marxists controlling a politician. And then the editorial board INSISTS it’s definitely NOT a nazi dogwhistle because it doesn’t openly state “it’s the jews”. I expect nothing from conservative hacks, and I’m STILL disappointed. What a fucking joke.
The FitnessGram™ Pacer Test is a multistage aerobic capacity test that progressively gets more difficult as it continues. The 20 meter pacer test will begin in 30 seconds. Line up at the start. The running speed starts slowly, but gets faster each minute after you hear this signal. beep A single lap should be completed each time you hear this sound. ding Remember to run in a straight line, and run as long as possible. The second time you fail to complete a lap before the sound, your test is over. The test will begin on the word start. On your mark, get ready, start.