Another horrid poster that exemplifies the racism towards Japanese in propaganda is “The Tokio Kid.” The stereotypical “Asian accent”, small eyes, and big teeth are shown in the series of Tokio Kid propaganda giving Japanese, a distinct difference from Americans. The Tokio Kid is holding a knife behind his back and has a swastika on his shirt to show the message of how the Japanese may seem “nice” from the front but their “real intentions” were to harm Americans (The Tokyo Kid).This also encourages the idea that the Japanese are not as well educated as Americans, giving Americans another reason to not like them. The people of Japanese descent were permanently labeled due to racist propaganda which contributed to the development of racist stereotypes of Asians in America today. Due to the exchange of racism within the visuals of propaganda, the tensions grew between the Japanese and Americans causing Americans to encourage intervention after experiencing the first direct threat of the
Another horrid poster that exemplifies the racism towards Japanese in propaganda is “The Tokio Kid.” The stereotypical “Asian accent”, small eyes, and big teeth are shown in the series of Tokio Kid propaganda giving Japanese, a distinct difference from Americans. The Tokio Kid is holding a knife behind his back and has a swastika on his shirt to show the message of how the Japanese may seem “nice” from the front but their “real intentions” were to harm Americans (The Tokyo Kid).This also encourages the idea that the Japanese are not as well educated as Americans, giving Americans another reason to not like them. The people of Japanese descent were permanently labeled due to racist propaganda which contributed to the development of racist stereotypes of Asians in America today. Due to the exchange of racism within the visuals of propaganda, the tensions grew between the Japanese and Americans causing Americans to encourage intervention after experiencing the first direct threat of the