‘Get off our roads, Mr Singh’: US poster sparks racism row
The AI-generated ‘Transformers’ graphic targeting a fictionalized Indian-origin truck driver has drawn accusations of racism and stereotyping. The US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is facing backlash over an AI-generated, ‘Transformers’-style poster that targets an Indian-origin truck driver referred to as “Mr Singh” as part of the Trump administration’s immigration crackdown.…
A US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) poster, posted on social media by the agency's official account, has sparked accusations of racism and stereotyping. The graphic, styled as a movie poster titled "Transformers: Age of Deportations," depicted an Indian-origin truck driver referred to as "Mr Singh" and was intended to target undocumented immigrants.
The poster urged Americans to "get off our roads; you don’t know how to drive, Mr Singh" and urged undocumented immigrants to "self-deport." Critics, including Sikh and South Asian Americans, accused the DHS of reinforcing racial stereotypes and unfairly targeting a community with a significant presence in the US trucking industry.
The DHS has not indicated that the poster refers to a specific individual named Singh, but civil rights advocates argue that the imagery singles out a broader ethnic and religious community in a dehumanizing manner.
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