{"id":2225175,"date":"2024-04-19T12:16:01","date_gmt":"2024-04-19T16:16:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/papua-new-guineans-express-outrage-at-bidens-very-offensive-claim-about-deceased-uncle-and-cannibals\/"},"modified":"2024-04-19T12:19:07","modified_gmt":"2024-04-19T16:19:07","slug":"papua-new-guineans-express-outrage-at-bidens-very-offensive-claim-about-deceased-uncle-and-cannibals","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/papua-new-guineans-express-outrage-at-bidens-very-offensive-claim-about-deceased-uncle-and-cannibals\/","title":{"rendered":"Papua New Guineans angered by Biden&#8217;s insensitive remarks on cannibalism and deceased uncle"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">26<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fpapua-new-guineans-express-outrage-at-bidens-very-offensive-claim-about-deceased-uncle-and-cannibals%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2225175&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>President Joe Biden \u2064faced backlash from Papua New Guinea\u200d for suggesting his \u2063uncle was consumed by cannibals during World War II. Biden&#8217;s account contradicted official \u200creports of the uncle&#8217;s plane crash. The remarks led to a \u200c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/australian-minister-risks-diplomatic-incident-calling-donald-trump-jr-a-big-baby\/\" title=\"Australian Minister risks diplomatic incident by referring to Donald Trump Jr. as a 'big baby'.\">diplomatic incident<\/a>, reinforcing stereotypes about the nation. Local responses highlighted cultural pride and rejected the inaccurate portrayal. President Joe Biden \u200creceived criticism from \u200bPapua New Guinea after implying that his uncle was eaten \u2063by\u2064 cannibals during World War II. This statement contradicted\u2063 official records of his uncle&#8217;s\u200b plane crash. The incident\u200c sparked diplomatic tensions\u2063 and perpetuated stereotypes about the \u200ccountry. Local \u2064reactions\u200c emphasized\u200d cultural pride and refuted the misrepresented narrative.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/joe-biden\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Joe Biden\">Joe Biden<\/a> is catching flak from Papua New Guinea after implying his uncle was eaten by cannibals in the country during <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/world-war-ii\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"WWII\">World War II<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>On Wednesday, Biden <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/2970009\/biden-unfounded-idea-uncle-cannibals-in-world-war-ii\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"told\">told<\/a> a story of how his uncle, Ambrose Finnegan, was shot down while flying a reconnaissance mission around Papua New Guinea in World War II, crashing in an area infested with cannibals. The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/bidens-gay-marriage-epiphany-story-contradicted-by-the-historical-record\/\" title=\"Biden's gay marriage 'epiphany' story contradicted by the historical record\">story contradicted<\/a> all records about Finnegan\u2019s crash, which found that he actually crashed in the ocean due to engine failure. He also claimed a new search had found pieces of the plane when he visited the country \u2014 which he never did.<\/p>\n<figure><figcaption>New Zealand Prime Minister Chris Hipkins, right, visits at Gordon\u2019s Market in Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea, Monday, May 22, 2023. Hipkins met with U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken who traveled in President Joe Biden\u2019s place. (AP Photo\/Nick Perry)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The remarks have caused yet another diplomatic incident with the strategic Pacific nation. Many residents and academics said Biden\u2019s comments played into bigoted assumptions about the country, particularly that it\u2019s a backward island nation populated by cannibals.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe Melanesian group of people, who Papua New Guinea is part of, are a very proud people,\u201d Michael Kabuni, a lecturer in political science at the University of Papua New Guinea, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/us-news\/2024\/apr\/19\/joe-biden-uncle-bosie-cannibals-eaten-papua-new-guinea\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"told\">told<\/a> the <em>Guardian<\/em>. \u201cAnd they would find this kind of categorization very offensive. Not because someone says, \u2018Oh there used to be cannibalism in PNG\u2019 \u2014 yes, we know that, that\u2019s a fact.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBut taking it out of context, and implying that your [uncle] jumps out of the plane and somehow we think it\u2019s a good meal is unacceptable,\u201d he added. \u201cThey wouldn\u2019t just eat any white men that fell from the sky.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>Economics lecturer Maholopa Laveil with the University of Papua New Guinea said that Biden\u2019s remarks were likely to make already strained relations between the country and the United States worse. Biden caused a diplomatic rift last year when he canceled a visit to the country, interpreted by many as a slight.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt paints PNG in a bad light. PNG has already had a lot of negative press around riots and\u00a0tribal fighting\u00a0and this doesn\u2019t help, and [the claims are] unsubstantiated,\u201d Laveil said of Biden\u2019s cannibal remarks. \u201cFor a U.S. president to say that \u2014 particularly after a lot of\u00a0deals have been struck\u00a0with PNG and the work they\u2019ve been doing in the Pacific \u2014 even off the cuff, I don\u2019t think that should have been said at all.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Despite widespread outrage, some in Papua New Guinea were more inclined to give Biden the benefit of the doubt.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title><strong>CLICK HERE TO READ MORE FROM THE WASHINGTON EXAMINER<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u201cI am lost for words actually,\u201d East Sepik Gov. Allan Bird, a leading opposition politician, said. \u201cI don\u2019t feel offended. It\u2019s hilarious really. I am sure when Biden was a child, those are the things he heard his parents say. And it probably stuck with him all his life.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Papua New Guinea has emerged as a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/nato-backs-ukraine-as-western-leaders-argue-war-going-better-than-realized\/\" title=\"NATO supports Ukraine as Western leaders see war progress exceeding expectations\">strategically important country<\/a>, with its rising population, natural resources, and potential role as an ally against an expanding China, earning it the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.aspistrategist.org.au\/the-rising-value-of-papua-new-guineas-strategic-geography\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"interest\">interest<\/a> of Washington.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Papua New Guineans criticize President Biden for suggesting his uncle was eaten by cannibals in the country during World War II. Biden recounted the story of his uncle, Ambrose Finnegan, being shot down during a reconnaissance mission in Papua New Guinea<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2653,"featured_media":2225176,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/wex-s3.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/AP23142111016586-1024x683.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[538],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2225175","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-washington-examiner"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/wex-s3.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/AP23142111016586-1024x683.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2225175","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2653"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2225175"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2225175\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2225176"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2225175"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2225175"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2225175"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}