Video: Another view, or how the British press accused Soviet cartoons of racism
2024 Author: Richard Flannagan | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-15 23:55
The British daily Guardian recently published an article, the author of which claims that racist jokes and images are very popular among Russians who grew up on Soviet cartoons. And all because the Soviet animation was full of "caricature and offensive" images of dark-skinned people.
"", The Guardian newspaper wrote the other day. The author of the article believes that offensive stereotypes were very often used in anti-racist propaganda in the USSR.
As an example, the British journalist cites the cartoon "Mister Twister", which depicts an African American with very dark skin, bright red lips and overly pronounced facial features.
Another striking example, according to the Guardian, is the Soviet cartoon Katerok, in which dark-skinned kids knew how to communicate with animals. The author believes that this is a clear hint that African children have much more in common with animals than Russians.
The Guardian concludes: "Russians who grew up on Soviet cartoons do not seem to fully understand what racism really looks like."
Fans of domestic animation will be interested to know how the cartoon "The Bremen Town Musicians" was created.
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