Moreover, the depiction of these students as roosters, also called "cocks" conjures up a different, even more offensive set of images if used in reference to human beings.
State Department spokesman Patrick Ventrell cited "Iran's destructive behavior in Syria, " a reference to its support for the government's fierce offensive against its opponents.
You know, sometimes images in pop culture are obviously insensitive or offensive, such as Lil Wayne usurping the murder of Emmett Till to make a vulgar reference about sex.