Dwayne Booth, a lecturer at the University of Pennsylvania who also works as a freelance cartoonist under the name 'Mr. Fish', is facing criticism from the university's interim president for publishing political cartoons about the Israel-Hamas war that he describes as 'reprehensible' and 'incongruent with our efforts to fight hate.' Booth, who teaches political cartooning in the School for Communication at Penn, has defended his work, stating that his intention is to use the medium to spark meaningful debate about political realities. Bernadette Lim, a lecturer at San Francisco State University and healthcare provider, has also come under scrutiny for tweets about Israel's actions, referring to them as 'war crimes' and 'live genocide' following the Hamas massacre that resulted in the death of 1,200 Israelis on October 7.
Dwayne Booth, who teaches in the School for Communication at @Penn, is also "Mr. Fish," a freelance cartoonist who specializes in communicating antisemitism - particularly blaming Israel for Hamas' massacre of 1,200 Israelis on Oct. 7. https://t.co/H3RF9mYzAV https://t.co/oxWX0YSoEa
A University of Pennsylvania lecturer is under fire for political cartoons on the Israel-Hamas war that he shared on his website. https://t.co/MNNI6hRJ5V
Penn's interim president criticizes lecturer's political cartoons related to Israel-Hamas war https://t.co/PVU7h3FcS6
Dwayne Booth, who teaches political cartooning at the University of Pennsylvania, is under scrutiny after posting material that the school's president has called 'incongruent with our efforts to fight hate.' https://t.co/J3qFDRCWRr
Bernadette Lim, a lecturer @SFSU and healthcare provider, tweeted about Israel's "war crimes" just days after the Hamas massacre, writing, "We are witnessing the powers of the West commit live genocide..." https://t.co/gxwuBoBqMR https://t.co/noVXz8HCaG
The interim president of @Penn is calling out a lecturer for publishing political cartoons critical of the Israel-Hamas war that he calls reprehensible. The artist says he’s using the medium to spark meaningful debate about political realities. #LISTEN 🎧 https://t.co/YP5xog0Ihz