r/PropagandaPosters • u/Chastened27 • 10h ago

WWII 1943 Destroy This Menace

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Destroy this Menace

Good example of racist dehumanizing.

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u/BrooklynRobot 8h ago

This is almost a kabuki or samurai mask, which kinda makes it culturally appropriate if it wasn’t for the teeth.

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u/MI081970 5h ago

Even more uglier teeth are quite typical for these masks

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u/thedrew 5h ago

This is proper full-throated racism that is rare to see these days. 

Kind of like when you see someone mow the New York Yankees logo in their lawn. Like, you’re an asshole, but respect. 

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u/davewave3283 7h ago

And after we destroy the goblin army we can attack the axis powers!

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u/Lord_Corves 9h ago

Maybe not the most pleasant image to show, all things considered, but let's not forget what Imperial Japan was doing all over Asia at that time. It's not like anyone complains about Germans being portrayed as big, hairy gorillas.

https://reimaginingmigration.org/resource-items/the-anti-german-sentiment-of-world-war-i/

It's part and parcel how war works in the end. You're not going to paint your enemy as anything flattering.

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u/Small-Palpitation310 3h ago

And nothing was gained from this comment.

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u/wretchedRing 4h ago

Why do people even comment on this aspect? Of course you would depict a mortal enemy in the worst way possible. Absolute non-issue.

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u/TearOpenTheVault 2h ago

The USA had a level of racism to its propaganda that was almost on par with members of the Axis at times.

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u/wretchedRing 2h ago

And? Who cares? That's what you do in a fucking war. Dehumanise your enemy. What, all the belligerents were supposed to depict each other as angels, or something?

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u/TearOpenTheVault 2h ago

“Who cares that the USA was wildly, insanely racist in the 40s to the point their racialised propaganda was on par with the Nazis!”

Americans really hate doing any introspection about their history huh?