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Rachel Riley's Jeremy Corbyn T-shirt morally wrong, photographer says | |
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The photographer who took a picture of Jeremy Corbyn at an anti-apartheid protest has said Rachel Riley was "morally wrong" to wear a T-shirt bearing an altered image of his work. | |
Bristol-based Rob Scott photographed Mr Corbyn being arrested in 1984. | Bristol-based Rob Scott photographed Mr Corbyn being arrested in 1984. |
Ms Riley posted a photo of herself wearing a T-shirt showing an altered version of that photo with the message "Jeremy Corbyn is a racist endeavour". | |
She has been approached for comment. | |
"The message has been changed and I'd like an apology," said Mr Scott. | "The message has been changed and I'd like an apology," said Mr Scott. |
Ms Riley has been a vocal critic of anti-Semitism, and Mr Scott's comments come a day after the Chief Rabbi Ephraim Mirvis strongly criticised the Labour Party over the issue. | Ms Riley has been a vocal critic of anti-Semitism, and Mr Scott's comments come a day after the Chief Rabbi Ephraim Mirvis strongly criticised the Labour Party over the issue. |
But Mr Corbyn said the party had taken "rapid and effective" action, adding anti-Jewish racism was "vile and wrong". | But Mr Corbyn said the party had taken "rapid and effective" action, adding anti-Jewish racism was "vile and wrong". |
Mr Scott, who is currently working in the Solomon Islands, said he is not a fan of social media, but when he saw Ms Riley's T-shirt he decided to go back on Twitter to tell people what was happening. | |
"I was pretty incensed at what was going on," he said. | "I was pretty incensed at what was going on," he said. |
"Hijacking the message within an image and replacing it with one completely at odds with the original is morally wrong, particularly when racism is concerned. | "Hijacking the message within an image and replacing it with one completely at odds with the original is morally wrong, particularly when racism is concerned. |
"I've been blocked by Rachel Riley on Twitter, and the user who has claimed to be making this merchandise. | "I've been blocked by Rachel Riley on Twitter, and the user who has claimed to be making this merchandise. |
"I'd like an apology from both. I don't see it coming, but I never gave permission for my image to be used for commercial reasons. | "I'd like an apology from both. I don't see it coming, but I never gave permission for my image to be used for commercial reasons. |
"This image is floating around and I'm making virtually nothing from it when as a photographer I rely on royalty payments to keep going." | "This image is floating around and I'm making virtually nothing from it when as a photographer I rely on royalty payments to keep going." |
Mr Scott took the picture at a demonstration against a visit to the UK by former South African president PW Botha in 1984, where Labour politicians Jeremy Corbyn and Tony Banks were protesting outside the South African Embassy. | |
Mr Corbyn was arrested, and Mr Scott had his photos of that arrest developed by the Guardian newspaper. | Mr Corbyn was arrested, and Mr Scott had his photos of that arrest developed by the Guardian newspaper. |
The photo resurfaced during Mr Corbyn's 2015 leadership bid for the Labour Party and has remained online ever since. |
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