Heng Kim Song

New York Times Apologizes For Offensive Indian Space Cartoon
New York Times Apologizes For Offensive Indian Space Cartoon
New York Times Apologizes For Offensive Indian Space Cartoon
Comics can be a very powerful medium, either as a catalyst for change or as a way to--even inadvertently--uphold stereotypes. A New York Times cartoon about India's recent, successful mission to send an orbiting spacecraft to Mars fell into the latter category, angering so many people that the newspaper had to openly apologize.