They should know better than to make a cartoon that could so easily be construed as racismYes, because freedom of speech and freedom of the press must crumble before the politically correct thought police.
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NY Post Editorial Cartoon and Racism
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Posts: 15817 (02/18/09 7:01 PM) Registered user |
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Bernard Wrangler |
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Posts: 12490 (02/18/09 7:02 PM) this won't end well.
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DO YOU PEOPLE NOT LISTEN?
they did it to sell. it seems to have worked. |
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Miles Edgeworth |
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Posts: 1296 (02/18/09 7:10 PM) |
Yes, because freedom of speech and freedom of the press must crumble before the politically correct thought police.That goes both ways soz. The newspaper have the right to print and say whatever they want, just as the people protesting aginst it have the right to interpret and protest against it. |
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Posts: 98 (02/18/09 7:37 PM) |
Portraying a black person as a money has a significantly different meaning than portraying a white person as a monkey. Saying they're the same
is...oversimplifying matters, to say the least. It'd be great if that wasn't the case, but it is. :c \
I don't the cartoonist necessarily meant for the cartoon to signify Obama as a "black ape", but somebody at the Times had to have noticed that interpretation. Like someone said earlier, this is pure shitstirring. |
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QuiltRicky |
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Posts: 830 (02/18/09 7:40 PM) |
hossc= gay chimp |
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squashthebeef |
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Posts: 17092 (02/18/09 7:40 PM) super badass |
I'll bet it was just an inside joke that we're not privy to.
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Posts: 9304 (02/18/09 7:42 PM) Annoying sports freak |
Its nice to know that in this day and age, political cartoons still have the ability to provoke and stir debate.
But really folks...lighten up. Its just a cartoon for crissake. |
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Polyester Hare |
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Posts: 828 (02/18/09 8:15 PM) Registered user |
the post was never worth the paper it was printed on
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squashthebeef |
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Posts: 17097 (02/18/09 8:51 PM) super badass |
Well that was a masterful insertion of something that has nothing to do with the topic at hand.
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Polyester Bear |
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Posts: 1180 (02/18/09 8:56 PM) |
squashthebeef wrote:first two words in the topic title, put your glasses on if you have to |
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squashthebeef |
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Posts: 17100 (02/18/09 9:00 PM) super badass |
Get someone to read the rest of the words to you.
Enjoy your applesauce. |
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Polyester Bear |
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Posts: 1181 (02/18/09 9:06 PM) |
name one good thing about the new york post
someone anyone |
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squashthebeef |
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Posts: 17101 (02/18/09 9:16 PM) super badass |
They draw a mean monkey?
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TheHeadOnTheDoor |
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Posts: 254 (02/18/09 9:20 PM) |
This cartoon is an outrage. Bush would never have been treated like this. Next thing you know somebody will be making a 2 hour feature film about his
assassination and getting rave reviews from the media. Oh wait...
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Podunk Town |
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Posts: 1177 (02/18/09 9:33 PM) |
Why does everyone keep thinking the monkey is Obama?
It seems to me the only racists are the people who see a monkey and immediately think, "Obama!" Read the fucking cartoon. Presidents do not write bills. Thus, the monkey is not Obama. The cartoon is about Congress and that goddamn monkey story. |
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kf59 |
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Posts: 7959 (02/18/09 9:59 PM) Registered Abuser |
Wait, it's legal to marry sheep in New Jersey??? |
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Softtaco |
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Posts: 3488 (02/18/09 10:23 PM) Registered user |
I'm more confused by the random Beware of Dog sign. It's not even on a fence. Is is just a general warning to beware of dogs?
No, no, this doesn't add up at all. |
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QuiltRicky |
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Posts: 835 (02/18/09 10:23 PM) |
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Pahrump Mania |
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Posts: 2991 (02/18/09 10:26 PM) Registered user |
Calling someone a racist today is like calling them a commie in the 50's.
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bitwrangler |
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Posts: 2898 (02/18/09 10:31 PM) Registered User |
It's a lousy cartoon on so many levels. If you have to EXPLAIN what it means, it's FAILED. Miserably.
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