Tuesday, September 29, 2009

[pima.nius] [Pacific_media_watch] 6460 PNG: Obama witchdoctor image sparksoutrage

5:18 AM |

OBAMA WITCHDOCTOR PICTURE SPARKS OUTRAGE

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By PNG correspondent Liam Fox

 

PORT MORESBY (Radio Australia/Pacific Media Watch): Papua New Guineans have reacted angrily to an image depicting US President Barack Obama as a witchdoctor.

 

In the United States, opponents of Obama's health care reforms created the picture showing his face with a pig tusk through his nose superimposed on an image of a man wearing a loin cloth and an elaborate feather wig.

 

It is meant to portray the President as an African witchdoctor, but the original image is actually that of a Huli wigman in PNG's Southern Highlands.

 

The National newspaper reports expatriate Papua New Guineans have been voicing their disgust in emails to friends back home.

 

One blogger called for those responsible to apologise for insulting PNG culture.

 

Another said: "Keep my country out of your foolishness".

 

 


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