tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4080946.post109046085560981282..comments2024-03-26T00:37:34.943+01:00Comments on Venezuela News And Views: Homophobia and chavismoDanielhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12128609182544333477noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4080946.post-1090696792136270462004-07-24T21:19:00.000+02:002004-07-24T21:19:00.000+02:00Stereotype is the language of propaganda. The min...Stereotype is the language of propaganda. The mincing, effeminate homosexual is "ideal" for the role of cowardly American pawn and it's inevitable that it would be used that way. <br /><br />I don't know how anyone could deny it. You'll see this kind of thing in every conflict, everywhere, until being gay is accepted as a normal (so, maybe never). I imagine you also see cartoons likening "the enemy" to gorillas or monkeys or other unpleasant animals. It's one of the oldest insults in the book -- a means of slinging feces at the opposition.<br /><br />The cartoon has been created in such a way to allow some plausible deniability. But the message is clear. I've seen other cartoons where the author could say, "you must be imagining that context" while making the intent completely clear. Everyone gets the message.<br /><br />The only remarkable thing is seeing it in an official venue rather than on a bathroom wall. It suggests that they believe their followers don't have any problem with outright homophobia.JoAnnehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07205523510730080087noreply@blogger.com