# Is this kid's book illustration subtly (or not-so-subtly) racist?

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**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Created:** [October 18, 2022, 3:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-kids-book-illustration-subtly-or-not-so-subtly-racist/973442 "2022-10-18T15:56:16Z")\
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**Author:** ![Kimstu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ecd19e/32.png) [@Kimstu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kimstu)\
**Post date:** [October 19, 2022, 7:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-kids-book-illustration-subtly-or-not-so-subtly-racist/973442/65 "2022-10-19T19:33:02Z")

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> [@Jophiel](#):
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> Or “Is the fact that some rando might incorrectly interpret a tattoo and get mad over an innocent picture of a duck reason enough to not get the tattoo?”

Also a valid question. After all, we just spent dozens of posts in [this recent thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-do-you-draw-the-line-as-to-what-is-or-is-not-cultural-appropriation/972360) debating whether the possibility that some rando might incorrectly interpret a religious icon and get mad over an innocent picture of a Hindu swastika can be reason enough not to use the Hindu swastika symbol. Just because a user’s intent is innocent doesn’t automatically mean that the intended use is a good idea.

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