Fury at racist cartoon comparing ‘butch’ and ‘masculine’ Michelle Obama to pageant-ready Melania Trump
By Dailymai.com Reporter. Published: 14 May 2016 Updated: 17 My 201
[1] A cartoonist has been accused of racism
after he portrayed Michelle Obama as
masculine and butch next to a pageant-
ready Melania Trump in a controversial
[5] drawing.
The cartoon – which has been branded
‘racist and misogynistic’ – shows a muscular
Mrs Obama wearing a green dress with a
bulge in the groin area.
[10] Stood next to her is a feminine, smiling
Melania Trump in a pink dress and holding
a Trump sign.
Twitter reacted with fury to the drawing, with
dozens of people defending the First Lady.
[15] Femi H tweeted: ‘Honestly, this is as racist
as hell and reverts back to stereotypes that
black women are angry and masculine’.
Imani Gandy wrote: ‘Oddly, they feel the
need to denigrate Michelle to prop up
[20] Melania, when that’s so not the point. But
they’re too stupid to understand that’.
Garrison is known for his controversial
political cartoons and – looking at his work
– appears to be a supporter of Republican
[25] presumptive nominee Donald Trump.
Adapted from: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/ article-3590830/Fury-racist-cartoon-comparing-butchmasculine-Michelle-Obama-pageant-ready-MelaniaTrump.html. Access on 09/07/2016
Considering grammar aspects, mark the sentences below true (T) or false (F). Then, check the only alternative that is correct.
I. next to (l. 03 and 10) can be substituted by beside, with the same meaning.
II. controversial (l. 04 and 22) is formed by a suffix.
III. drawing (l. 05 and 13) and wearing (l. 08) are verbs.
IV. as racist as (l. 15 and 16) is an adjective in its comparative form of equality.
V. angry (l. 17) and stupid (l. 21) are adverbs.
