The Guardian has been accused of racism after a cartoon depicting the Home secretary Priti Patel and Prime Minister Boris Johnson as a bull was published on their website.
Steve Bell depicted both politicians as bulls, with horns and rings through their noses and the image has so far created quite the stir and backlash.
Many have claimed the image was offensive given the Home Secretary’s Hindu heritage and how the cow is considered sacred in Hinduism.
Former Chancellor Sajid Javid tweeted saying: “Reminiscent of anti-Semitic cartoons from the last century. Incredibly offensive. @guardian should know better.”
Politics lecturer Adrian Hilton tweeted: “Good grief, I hadn’t seen this derogatory caricature of a ‘sacred cow’, lampooning Priti Patel’s Indian/Hindu heritage. Why does Kath Viner @guardian not consider this to be an expression of religious/racial “hate”?”
The British Tamil Conservatives said: “This cartoon is offensive on every level. – It’s anti-Hindu. It portrays the Home Secretary, of Hindu origin as a cow. A sacred symbol for Hindus. – Its racist and – misogynist. It’s plainly unacceptable! It may constitute a hate crime.”
Many pointed out the apparent double standard the media appear keen to continue to operate under, One man said: “Imagine the reaction if the Telegraph portrayed Diane Abbott with a ring in her nose.”
Another asked: “Racism is okay when the left does it huh?”
Iranian – Australian opinion columnist Rita Panahi wrote on Twitter saying: “This is Home Secretary Pritchard Priti Patel…and this is how the Guardian sees her. Pack of racist, reality-denying, cretinous bullies.”
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