About the Bendigo anti-mosque issue: The whole protest that sparked controversy was organized by a nationalist group called the United Patriots Front (UPF). Julie Hoskin, who runs the local anti-mosque protest group in Bendigo, had mixed feeling about the group getting involved in their local issue. The issue is the construction of a mosque which Aussie’s have opposing opinions for. Their superficial reason for publicizing this issue is because they think Bendigo and the rest of Australia will fall to Islamic faith.
Some signpost quotes:
“Respect Australian Culture and Values! Ban Islam.”
“Say No to the Islamization of Bendigo.”
“Give us a Referendum (vote) on the Mosque”
About Mark Knight- Mark Knight -born in 1960 and is the editorial …show more content…
On the right side of the cartoon we can see a typical Australian bogan who is part of a nationalist group clearly unhappy and bigoted while protesting about kicking Muslim faith out of Bendigo. The other issue being represented to the left is no surprise, Mark Knight has included a similar controversial subject from the Gold Rush of how Chinese Diggers were resented back in the 1800s because of their different culture and tradition. So, we can conclude that the bottom line here between the two issues are that nationalists have just rehashed the concept of anti- …show more content…
In favor of these affairs, Mark Knight has included a shovel with excavated ground as well as a shadowing background of a large mosque. The Australian protester and the European miner link to the background because they’re the initial subject .The object or things being affected, are connected to the background which is why the central figures have produced a bad reputation of Bendigo. However, the theme plays down the significance of Bendigo as a landmark for its boomtown era during the Gold rush. Instead it focuses on the impressions that recent protests have given to the city. Furthermore the fact that they are alongside a road highlights and exaggerates their need for attention. Clearly the two men in this cartoon have made Bendigo look and feel like a place of conflict and dilemma rather than a place of rich
Some signpost quotes:
“Respect Australian Culture and Values! Ban Islam.”
“Say No to the Islamization of Bendigo.”
“Give us a Referendum (vote) on the Mosque”
About Mark Knight- Mark Knight -born in 1960 and is the editorial …show more content…
On the right side of the cartoon we can see a typical Australian bogan who is part of a nationalist group clearly unhappy and bigoted while protesting about kicking Muslim faith out of Bendigo. The other issue being represented to the left is no surprise, Mark Knight has included a similar controversial subject from the Gold Rush of how Chinese Diggers were resented back in the 1800s because of their different culture and tradition. So, we can conclude that the bottom line here between the two issues are that nationalists have just rehashed the concept of anti- …show more content…
In favor of these affairs, Mark Knight has included a shovel with excavated ground as well as a shadowing background of a large mosque. The Australian protester and the European miner link to the background because they’re the initial subject .The object or things being affected, are connected to the background which is why the central figures have produced a bad reputation of Bendigo. However, the theme plays down the significance of Bendigo as a landmark for its boomtown era during the Gold rush. Instead it focuses on the impressions that recent protests have given to the city. Furthermore the fact that they are alongside a road highlights and exaggerates their need for attention. Clearly the two men in this cartoon have made Bendigo look and feel like a place of conflict and dilemma rather than a place of rich