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Challenge racist Edmonton Journal cartoon

Please help us challenge this inflammatory Edmonton Journal cartoon by Malcolm Mayes that misrepresents pro-Palestine protests and further incites anti-Palestinian hate.

Poor coverage - Media outlet to be critiqued

A CJPME Media Researcher has launched a media alert for the following article. Please submit a quick response to the media, even if it’s just a sentence or two:

Title of Piece: Malcolm Mayes' November 2023 editorial cartoon

Media Outlet: Edmonton Journal
Click here to access the cartoon online

Comments of the CJPME Media Researcher:
(Note: Please do not copy and paste the material below as the content to your message to the media - put all comments in your own words):
Please help us challenge this inflammatory Edmonton Journal cartoon by Malcolm Mayes that misrepresents pro-Palestine protests and further incites anti-Palestinian hate.

  • The cartoon depicts pro-Palestine protests as genocidal and antisemitic, a common trope in the media, which is inaccurate and downright defamatory.
  • The cartoon suggests that Palestinians or their supporters hate Jewish people. This is a racist trope and is especially offensive to Jewish supporters of Palestinian human rights.
  • The cartoon only depicts students, professors, universities, and academia as protesters, downplaying the notable diversity of the protests.
  • The cartoon depicts the pro-Palestinian protests as pro-Hamas, which is then again how the media has been falsely covering these protests.
  • The cartoon distorts the actual negative repercussions that students and professors have faced for supporting Palestine. 

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