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It appears that the cartoonist never had the balls to make the doctor the colour of what most witch doctors are...Black!

Maybe there is a reason, have you got the link the cartoon came from?
11:47 Wed 20th May 2015
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Probably yes - but those who object probably won't be running to the courts , to have the cartoonist prosecuted
11:52 Wed 20th May 2015
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-Talbot-

http://www.independent.co.uk/?CMP=ILC-refresh
11:56 Wed 20th May 2015
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The depiction is Baron Samedi, the Lord of the Underworld in Haiitian voodoo cults. He is a witch doctor

I think the idea that this stretches into offending Haiitians, or black people generally, is the sort of stretch that is only made by people who are looking to be offended.
13:19 Wed 20th May 2015
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Voodoo is a religion (of sorts) not a race, so no, it isn't racist. You really need to be able to make the distinction AOG.
13:20 Wed 20th May 2015
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No !
13:29 Wed 20th May 2015
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It must be a slow news day for you to post this AOG !
13:30 Wed 20th May 2015
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mikey4444

/// It must be a slow news day for you to post this AOG ! ///

That's twice you have made that remark, perhaps I should widen my net a little further, say to Portugal, so as to find some 'NEWS'?
14:00 Wed 20th May 2015
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No!
14:02 Wed 20th May 2015
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AOG...there are plenty of worthwhile news items every day, but as usual you choose to play the race card. Its not something that surprises us though.
15:54 Wed 20th May 2015
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Yeah...definitely racist.

AOG, I'm officially offended.

Hoorah for pointing it out.
16:39 Wed 20th May 2015
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I'm still puzzled over this thread.
16:59 Wed 20th May 2015
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mikey4444

// AOG...there are plenty of worthwhile news items every day, but as usual you choose to play the race card. Its not something that surprises us though. ///

If you mean that being concerned with the huge amount of immigrants coming to this country, is somehow playing 'The Race Card' then yes I hold my hands up.

But then you should not criticise anyone for having a pet subject, when you bombard this site on a daily basis with your Labour propaganda.
10:22 Thu 21st May 2015

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