tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7146512.post7674484673863317253..comments2024-03-12T22:31:46.500-04:00Comments on What Would Phoebe Do?: Speaking of... UPDATEDPhoebe Maltz Bovyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17996039330841139883noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7146512.post-30909127040445446122010-05-11T11:45:30.841-04:002010-05-11T11:45:30.841-04:00Matt,
It's fairly common for caricatures to e...Matt,<br /><br />It's fairly common for caricatures to exaggerate not the features of an individual, but the features classically associated with that individual's ethnic group. And it's offensive every time, both to members of a given ethnicity and to the spirit of the endeavor, which is about making a particular person extra-recognizable.Phoebe Maltz Bovyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17996039330841139883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7146512.post-67917830375051651302010-05-11T08:10:52.111-04:002010-05-11T08:10:52.111-04:00Yes, that's...odd... especially as Kagan does...Yes, that's...odd... especially as Kagan doesn't have an especially prominent nose. (I hadn't remembered her having one, so checked photos. When she was much younger and her face thinner, her nose was more prominent, but I rather suspect her college graduation photos were not the model.) See here for a clear example:<br /><br />http://www.nytimes.com/slideshow/2010/05/10/us/politics/0510_KAGAN-11.html<br /><br />I know that caricature plays off of exaggerating features, but it is odd to so strongly exaggerate one that's not really prominent, but fits with certain stereotypes.Matthttp://www.law.upenn.edu/cf/faculty/mlister/noreply@blogger.com