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    Another charmingly racist and politically incorrect drawing from the 30s:

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    Try that in today's rainbow nation! Click pic for bigger. Via Agence Eureka

    Wed 06-Aug-08 | Posted in: History, Oops
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    Comment from lolo
    Time: August 6, 2008, 3:11 pm

    Now, come on, do you really find this "racist" and "politically incorrect"??? If out of the different ways this cartoon can be understood (if anything at all is to be understood that is) I do think you're trying a bit too hard to find such connotation in there!

    Comment from romke
    Time: August 6, 2008, 3:28 pm

    I can guarantee you that this would cause a major upset in the sensitive times we live in…