This cartoon suggests a high sense of Racism and Prejudice in Australia back in 1902; the picture suggests the Asian race (Mongolians in particular) as being responsible for a number of things that are considered wrong in a society, and displays these things gripping white Australians as if it is infecting them.
This would give people the impression that Asians are a horrible race of people making white Australian xenophobic and racist. The tentacles display cheap labour, which gives the impression of Australians loosing their jobs, pak ah Pu, which is a type of gambling.
A tentacle displays Asians being immoral to Australia women that could mean a series of things like mistreatment of Australian women and marriage with Asians, which most Australian men would hate to happen. Another tentacle shows small pox giving the impression that the Asians would bring disease with them; the fifth tentacle says opium, which is a drug, made from flowers, which is considered illegal showing no respect for the law. …show more content…
The cartoon portrays an octopus with a Mongolians human head and eight outstretched
This would give people the impression that Asians are a horrible race of people making white Australian xenophobic and racist. The tentacles display cheap labour, which gives the impression of Australians loosing their jobs, pak ah Pu, which is a type of gambling.
A tentacle displays Asians being immoral to Australia women that could mean a series of things like mistreatment of Australian women and marriage with Asians, which most Australian men would hate to happen. Another tentacle shows small pox giving the impression that the Asians would bring disease with them; the fifth tentacle says opium, which is a drug, made from flowers, which is considered illegal showing no respect for the law. …show more content…
The cartoon portrays an octopus with a Mongolians human head and eight outstretched