‘Homeland’ Inadvertently Showed ‘Homeland’ is Racist’ Arabic Graffiti

Norman Weiss October 14, 2015, 10:47 pm

Homeland inadvertently showed “Homeland is racist” Arabic graffiti

Three artists who were hired to create graffiti for a Syrian refugee camp scene for this week’s episode decided to use the opportunity to be subversive. In an interview with The Washington Post, the artists — who go by the names Amin, Caram Kapp and Stone — criticized the Showtime series for “inaccurate, undifferentiated and highly biased depiction of Arabs, Pakistanis, and Afghans.” The artists also revealed which graffiti did not make it on the show, including “Homeland is watermelon” and “Homeland is NOT a series.”

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