Al Nisbet Explained

Alastair Nisbet (born 1958) is a Scottish-born New Zealand cartoonist.

Career

Nisbet's cartoons were published in the Christchurch Press from 1980–2017.[1] He has worked for a number of other newspapers including the Sunday Times, New Zealand Times, Stuff, and the Independent.[2] [3] He has twice been named the New Zealand cartoonist of the year.

Criticism

Nisbet's cartoons have "often attracted complaints for their racist, sexist, and classist nature".[4] [5] In 2013 two of his cartoons were taken to the Press Council for promoting "racial disharmony".[6] A complaint about the cartoons was also lodged with the Human Rights Commission in 2014 by Member of Parliament Louisa Wall, but the complaint was dismissed.[7]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Al Nisbet cartoons. Stuff. en. 2019-06-14.
  2. Web site: ATL: Unpublished Collections. tiaki.natlib.govt.nz. 2019-06-14.
  3. Web site: Hayden . Leonie . Al Nisbet no longer has a job and today has been a good day . The Spinoff . 12 June 2022 . 13 August 2018.
  4. News: Controversial cartoonist under fire for offensive cartoon. 2018-02-07. Newshub. 2019-06-14. en.
  5. Web site: About that awful witch cartoon.... 2018-03-05. The Spinoff. 2019-06-14.
  6. News: Labour MP's 'racist cartoon' appeal against Fairfax Media dismissed. sam.hurley@nzherald.co.nz @SamuelPHurley. Sam Hurley New Zealand Herald court reporter. 2018-02-12. 2019-06-14. en-NZ. 1170-0777.
  7. Web site: High Court dismisses case that controversial Stuff cartoons breached Human Rights Act. Stuff. en. 2019-06-14.

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