That is a lie. I did not, and never said any such thing.
Yes you did Keith - you excused the cartoions in this way, to be exact
"Punch caricatured everyone like that.
In the same edition your quote came from, a few pages further on an Englishman in a top hat is a gorilla.
Of your list, only one was from Punch and not America.
The Punch one was suggesting Britain was creating Frankenstein's monster in Ireland.
Political not racist."
And
"Views held then were undoubtedly racist.
People believed in racial superiority in those days.
Not just in Britain but everywhere.
But, there was no hatred of the Irish in Britain.
At that time, the most celebrated national hero, Wellington, was Irish as were the best writers."
Excusing the British hatred of Irish people - whichever way you phrase it.
"I do not believe there are any cartoons depicting famine refugees as apes, but if there are I have never expressed an opinion about them."
You lie - you were given themse
IRISHMAN AS APE - PIG
And still supporting Orange marches
Jim Carroll