Today's NY Post cartoon is absolutely terrible. How the Post's Idiot-In-Chief didn't kill this before it went print, I have no idea. I'm pretty sure the comic's intent was to show that the Obama / Stimulus plan was on par with the intelligence of a monkey, but how could he not have not figured people are uber sensitive to the black male / monkey stereotype & that people from all walks of life would be extremly offended by his bigoted depiction??
"It's also extemely offensive how it plays into the troubled relations between the police and minorities. What is it?..A year after Sean Bell, 6 months after they tazed a mentally ill guy off a building & here they are depicting the shooting death of a "monkey who wrote the stimulus bill?"
You bet the Posts office is being inundated w/ emails this AM.
Bad news bears.
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It's wrong and disgraceful. And the guy should be sent on leave of his work, or flat out fired. It's AMAZING no editor thought, "what the hell are we thinking". Flat out UNACCEPTABLE.
That being said? I'm tired of the PC crowd. Eveyone is offended by something. This is of course the extreme side of it, and no one really should or can defend it.
In the last 8 years MANY MAJOR publications drew comparisons to Hitler and Bush, and facism...that was all in the name of free speech?
Tim - I do see your point re: the Bush comparisons to Hitler / fascism.
However, in my opinion, people can always compare a Presidents's policies / administatrion's / decsion making to ones's from the past. Even if that means you are lumnping them with some of the worst dictators of all time.
But what we can never do is: make sterotypical racial associations based on the color of one's skin.
As you said it in your comment. "Flat out UNACCEPTABLE"
"Even if that means you are lumnping them with some of the worst dictators of all time.
But what we can never do is: make sterotypical racial associations based on the color of one's skin"
Bret. Comparing ANYONE to Hitler is a insult to all.With the exception of scum like Mussali/stalin, etc. He butchered, slaughtered MILLIONS of people. AS a Jew, you should be even more insulted. I mean dude, rethink what you wrote. Just "lump" him in with Hitler? ARe you serious? That's efffing insane and you are better than that.So you think it's OK to compare Bush, to a man who BUTCHERED MILLIONS AND MILLIONS, but's it's not OK to make jokes about race? What " decision making" comparisons can you make about Bush and Hitler?
Come on bro. I wrote that part about Bush, because I was GUESSING a lot of people who are "OUTRAGED"about the Cartoon, didn't raise that much "outrage" over the Bush/Hitler comparisons. I ASSUMED you weren't in that group. Sadly you are. And quite frankily, I really can't take a lot of your posts serious, until you re-address that.
Compare other Presidents to other presidents, not to one of the worst F*cking pieces of scum that ever walked the earth.
T - I see your point and tip my hat to your well written counter argument. You stand correct.
I do however have some very serious thoughts on how slimy / borderline criminal George W's reign was..but...he was def not Hitleresq as you stated.
Another day another post to discuss
Touche my friend.
I didn't mean to stray away from my original sentiment. That guy should either lose his job, or at least be on leave for a longtime. Racists in the closet, or open, or veil attempts to incorporate humor in such a way sucks. And is a cop out.
All Presidents do some slimy, terrible things. Bush was no different. And i've called him out on things. My main issue is people don't EVEN BOTHER to learn all the facts. To lay blame squarely on one political party over the other, is the same tired shit that has been going on forever. MAny people had problems with Bush's connection to the oil industry and such. I, along with many others have serious issues with Obama pandering to the Unions, and big gov't agencies. Many parts of this new bill are straight up kickbacks and borderline criminal activity too. We want real change? Get these SOB career politicians out of office for good. For another day friend. Cheers
Wow! Great controversial topic today Bret. I love the old school banter between you and T. Don't let him push you into a corner though. You are both right in that someone should be getting fired today! That cartoon is unacceptable, if they had just had the police shooting a donkey it would have been spot on, but no, they didn't... which makes them just as stupid as the stimulus bill they were attempting to poke fun at! Jackasses!
I'll put you in the corner dogg and you'll sit there and take it.
Nobody puts Doggy in a body bag or a corner!
Now, who can name the two movie references in that statement?
Go!
You should know better than to bite off something u cant chew little Doggy..
Karate Kid & Dirty Dancing OWN ur face....
If the innuendo is correct I agree it's offensive and racially insulting... however did anyone maybe consider the timing of the cartoon?
In light of the recent tragic mauling of a woman by Travis the chimp in Stamford - who was then shot to death by the police, I'm pretty sure they're making a tie-in... The bill is so flawed that "an enraged primate" wrote it...
And might I add I kinda agree, Kool-aid drinker I am .... but I'm no MENSA member so what do I know...
DD
I did consider the timing of the cartoon and it def is tying in the national story of a Stamford woman being mauled by the chimp. Still doesn't make it right... great point though DD!
Kudos to Bret for nailing the two movie references!
Bret just got to your post before I did.
I got another quote for ya.
" you know what...F*CK THIS, Let's just go over and MANHANDLE the loneranger over there"
I'm going to say that was Michelle Zaffaroni down at Big Cypress. An afternoon for the ages!
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