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[release][B]Campaigners against a controversial new immigration law in the US state of Arizona have adopted a popular children's cartoon character as a symbol of their cause.
[/B]Dora the Explorer has taught millions of American children basic Spanish phrases on her Nickelodeon TV show.
But a doctored image on the internet now shows the cartoon heroine with a black eye in a police mugshot.
Her alleged crimes? Illegal border crossing and resisting arrest.
Several websites, including the influential Huffington Post, have run satirical stories describing Dora's capture by the immigration authorities.
One picture circulating on Facebook shows her vaulting over the fence on the US-Mexican border.
[B]Global empire[/B]
For almost a decade, the doe-eyed cartoon heroine has been one of the most prominent Hispanic characters on children's television in the US.
Her TV show has spawned a global empire, with her smiling face appearing on everything from lunch boxes to computer games.
But as the controversy over illegal immigration has intensified, Dora has been drawn into the political debate.
Most of the websites that have appropriated her image assume she is a migrant from Mexico.
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Source: [URL]http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/8698065.stm[/URL]
So, what do you think, FP?
burn her
I hope the person that made dora sues them.
I think they suck at photoshop.
its a childrens show on learning spanish
dont put too much thought in to it
I love how they said doctored photo, as if someone spent hours slaving over a tablet PC to get the effect right.
666 666 666 eh?
Wait, isn't Dora the Explorer set in Central American jungle anyway?
Unless it's implying the immigration is 'her' broadcast in the USA.
um. what the fuck? is that an actual source and not a hoax to make people think BBC are retarded?
swiper no sniping
I guess she should pay more attention to signs when she goes exploring, no?
Bunch of adults talking about a baby show. Priceless
Anyone else notice that a lot of the protests against the Arizona law are anti-police?
[QUOTE=Ortzinator;22102305]Anyone else notice that a lot of the protests against the Arizona law are anti-police?[/QUOTE]
The police are the ones enforcing the law. It's not a huge leap in logic from protesting the people who put the bill in place.
note:half the police in Arizona ARE hispanic
She's a drawing.
She comes from whatever country she was drawn in. She can not be an illegal immigrant.
Just like I can't be a copyrighted cartoon.
[QUOTE=Mr_Sun;22099061]um. what the fuck? is that an actual source and not a hoax to make people think BBC are retarded?[/QUOTE]
I think you should actually read the article segment.
[QUOTE=robowurmz;22098135][IMG]http://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/media/images/47897000/jpg/_47897965_009344703-1.jpg[/IMG]
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Why is she smiling?
I thought Dora the Explorer was set in Mexico. :raise:
[QUOTE=Splurgy;22102904]Why is she smiling?[/QUOTE]
He hits me because he loves me.
fun fact: the police can only ask for immigration status if they have been stopped for other reasons
Right, so why aren't we keeping the illegals that show loyalty to the country and it's institutions and people, traditions and language, while booting out the criminals and unloyal money seeking immigrants? Why are we persecuting them in general?
Can YOU see the police station?
[QUOTE=Xystus234;22106668]Right, so why aren't we keeping the illegals that show loyalty to the country and it's institutions and people, traditions and language, while booting out the criminals and unloyal money seeking immigrants? Why are we persecuting them in general?[/QUOTE]
what the fuck are you smoking
if they're so patriotic they'll damn well come over the border legally and anything worse than two months in jail is considered a horrible crime against humanity by most liberals
[QUOTE=that1dude24;22102399]The police are the ones enforcing the law. It's not a huge leap in logic from protesting the people who put the bill in place.[/QUOTE]
You can't really protest the policemen for enforcing the law. What do you expect them to do, refuse to do their jobs? The population should be mad at the legislators, not the enforcers. They're not some kind of malevolent force out to keep immigrants out of the US just to be spiteful.
[QUOTE=Morphology53;22103481]He hits me because he loves me.[/QUOTE]
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