They better be careful with how they depict him. They might end up like Jamal Kashoggi. I didn’t realize until that Trump conference how powerful and connected MBS is. Even an egotistical narcissist like Trump was being very deferential and jumping to the Prince’s defence. That is a scary dude.
The caricature doesn't seem to be ethnically or culturally demeaning; it's actually a very good likeness. I'd say no.
In middle school I got nicknamed The Schnoz because I have a Jew Nose. Now my parents called it a Roman Nose and to tell all the kids to basically F-off but that isn’t exactly how it works so I got the nickname of ‘The Schnoz’ or ‘The Jew’ so maybe I am a bit more sensitive to making fun of noses.
Like @Diacanu, my gut says yeah, because western focused publications do love racially stereotyping anyone who is "foreign." Still, the caricature is vague enough that there's plausible deniability.
To be sure, exaggerated stereotyped features have been used for despicable messaging. I saw this cartoon in a museum in Nuremberg many years ago. The Jewish man (with exaggerated features) is saying, ominously: "Here, little ones, have something really sweet. But to get it, you must both come with me..." Obviously luring them to some awful fate. But as a cartoonist, what do you do if your subject actually has features that align with the stereotype? Those are the features people notice--that's why they're the stereotype--so if you change or omit them, the likeness is no longer good.
There's nothing wrong with race being obvious in a caricature, the problem historically has been caricatures that focus on racial characteristics that differ from the White European "normal", rather than highlighting that individuals characteristics. Had an interesting experience related to the inverse example of this while we were working on art for a game a few years ago. We were creating versions of the TNG cast in the Lower Decks style and some of them had to go to the actors for their likeness approval. We got notes back from the Burton camp asking us to make a couple of the features more identifiable as someone from his mostly West African background. Was good feedback as it led to a result which was more identifiable as him, and we did a couple of things like nose shape that hadn't really existed in the Lower Decks style until that point.
I'm trying hard to care if it is or not. The man is a brutal, violent sadist. Someone could call him a sand n***** and I'd have to work up a reason to care. Not because I am racist towards Arabs (I am not) but because, honestly, fuck that guy. I wouldn't piss on him if he was on fire, and I sure won't stand up for him on anything else.
Related to that: On one of the Star trek cruises, the cruise poster was drawn by the Lower Decks artist, who drew every actor on the cruise in LD animation style. I had Michelle Hurd sign it, and she made a point to tell me she hated how the guy drew her because he lightened up her skin too much. She asked if she could sign over her face, and I said sure. When I get back home, I'll post a picture of it.
I'd be against the racial epithet on principle, but I'd be 100% fine with him walking into traffic and getting hit by a truck.
Normally I wouldn't wish that on the trucker, but I've seen the dashcam channels and some truckers shouldn't be driving. Let that be the truck.
As promised: Though looking at it now, I realize I can't remember if she thought it was too light or too dark. I just remember she was offended about the complexion they gave her.
it looks like the same tone as the gave anthony montgomery... definitely a little darker for both of them in the poster. what does stand out is the contrast of her lips... it could be eking a little close to 40s cartoonish?
Hmmm *squinting, and imagining the palette selector next to it* Match her to the lips, she almost looks like the whites. Equally problematic. I'm thinking one skosh darker than the hair would have nailed it.
