People are desperately trying to unsee this Donald Trump/Theresa May cartoon
It’s by Steve Bell in the Guardian, and has proved more than a bit controversial online.
I'm not retweeting it. Steve Bell's @guardian cartoon is appalling and, as a woman (rarely something I say), I find it offensive.
— Rebecca Herbert (@RebeccaHerber44) January 27, 2017
@JamesMelville pic.twitter.com/rnW3di8ruQ
— Angry and Tired. (@LottieGlitz) January 27, 2017
Steve Bell cartoon is deeply unpleasant, pretty sure fighting trump/may with misogyny misses the bloody point.
— Chris Grice (@chrisgrice) January 27, 2017
@gwenwatsonvoice @JamesMelville pic.twitter.com/kMYWOIZzlb
— Dan Thomas (@dan_thom) January 26, 2017
@JamesMelville Brilliant political cartoon, but also made me feel a bit queasy.
— JayT❄ (@TjayJT) January 27, 2017
@JamesMelville @DougallChops My eyes! My eyes! pic.twitter.com/u4RGZ2Bboo
— Lisa (@AlbaTwanda) January 27, 2017
It was inspired by a cartoon drawn 225 years ago.
James Gillray, 1792; Steve Bell, 2017. pic.twitter.com/v6aRKmAIms
— Gary Kemp (@garyjkemp) January 27, 2017
But not everyone agreed that made it okay then.
Oh I see that Steve Bell cartoon can't be offensive because some old man did a similar one a million years ago. Stand down lads.
— Josh Lowe (@JeyyLowe) January 27, 2017
The Times cartoonist did something similar, but it wasn’t quite as offensive. Or as good, depending on which way you look at it.
The Times goes for similar message, but very different delivery to Steve Bell pic.twitter.com/dg76tR0Gki
— Martin Daubney (@MartinDaubney) January 27, 2017
@JamesMelville pic.twitter.com/RcDoMIaLra
— brian (@bywhatwegive) January 27, 2017
Meanwhile, we wonder how the pair are getting on.
I'm not saying Donald Trump is untrustworthy around women but Britain has asked Theresa May to give us three rings when she gets there.
— Christine Rose (@xtine_rose) January 26, 2017
May: I brought you a present. It’s the NHS.
Trump: Whatever. Now, this photo shows how many people came to my inauguration *rants for hour*— paul bassett davies (@thewritertype) January 27, 2017
Theresa May meets Donald Trump, saying “At last I’ve found Mr Right – shame his first name is Alt”.
— HaveIGotNewsForYou (@haveigotnews) January 27, 2017
I'm appalled. Despite me complaining very strongly on Twitter, both Donald Trump and Theresa May are just carrying on doing their own thing.
— Godfrey Elfwick (@GodfreyElfwick) January 26, 2017
BREAKING: Early reports reveal that the May/Trump meeting is going as expected pic.twitter.com/qrZzjJ0jLE
— Mockeree (@mockeree) January 27, 2017
