Holy bejesus, I have literally never once seen the bottom text of the "BE GAY / DO CRIME!" poster. Every time I& #39;ve ever seen it used, the bottom was cropped out. https://twitter.com/ioascarium/status/1002934418854633473">https://twitter.com/ioascariu...

Interesting to note is that the original comic, by Thomas Nast in 1880, features him complaining about California in literally the exact same way that conservatives complain about California almost a century-and-a-half later. https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🤨" title="Face with raised eyebrow" aria-label="Emoji: Face with raised eyebrow">

Though tbh, some of Thomas Nast& #39;s cartoons were kinda fuegohttps://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🔥" title="Fire" aria-label="Emoji: Fire">

( #CW blatant racism)

Though some of Thomas Nast& #39;s cartoons were also, uhh....interesting. Lots of distasteful depictions of black people, but he seems to actually support emancipation, so that& #39;s pretty cool. (Check my image descriptions I& #39;ve been adding for clarity on images.)

( #CW even more hella blatant racism)

...Well, Thomas Nast was *usually* supportive of freed black slaves, anyway.

...And uh. He really, really, REALLY did not like the Chinese. Like. Wow, dude. Also he may have invented vore. https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="😬" title="Grimacing face" aria-label="Emoji: Grimacing face">https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="😬" title="Grimacing face" aria-label="Emoji: Grimacing face">https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="😬" title="Grimacing face" aria-label="Emoji: Grimacing face">https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="😬" title="Grimacing face" aria-label="Emoji: Grimacing face">https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="😬" title="Grimacing face" aria-label="Emoji: Grimacing face">https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="😬" title="Grimacing face" aria-label="Emoji: Grimacing face">

I have no idea why I went through all of this. I guess #QuarantineLife is just melting my brain like this.

I definitely just noticed the oddly boob-shaped stains in the lower-right-hand part of the original source cartoon and now I can& #39;t unsee them. I& #39;m sorry I had to share this with you all.

So @EnyotheHunter added some context to the anti-Catholicism sentiment of Thomas Nast. While early Americans did objectively hate Catholics, they also had great hatred for Italians and Irish...who were overwhelmingly Catholic. So anti-Catholic hatred is also a dogwhistle tl;dr.