Do you find this offensive?

I don't think it is.....

Kris

Nope not at all.

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This is a good test considering the demographics of our president.

I understand the current event component with the chimp.

Maybe someone can explain the rationale of linking it with stimulus plan.

the artist said the monkey represents congress but many people are upset because they feel that the monkey was meant to represent Obama. And of course any connection between a monkey and an african-american is never good.

I heard about this on the radio today and Al Sharpton's 2 cents. That man is one hell of a publicity opportunist.

Rev. Al Sharpton denounces New York Post editorial cartoon as racist -- chicagotribune.com

Maybe a different animal could have been chosen. Just a thought. I work in the largest African-American community in Florida and the issue is not getting much coverage or interest so far.

Odd how some react differently to the same image...

I took it as meaning congress was the ape, and then as the reference to the ape that was recently killed...

Kris

It could easily be interpreted as being either Obama or Congress-but I certainly read it as a statement on the wisdom of the stimulus package, not a racial comment.

i also think it was directed to congress and not Obama. he may write some, but so does congress, and all 3 branches have to OK the bill. so it cant be directed to obama

I have no issue with it, but the artist could have marked congress on like a badge or something on the monkey and saved this.

agreed and one user in particular finds it offensive because he thinks its his Messiah

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The race card comes out again

At times, I think people see an image and think, "How can this offend me?", rather than try to see the true intent of the message.

The intent of the message as I got it.... Was the stimulus bill needs to be killed because it's a monkey on the backs of our children who will be repaying the debt....

That's what I got out of it.....

Kris

I got that a bunch of monkeys are running this country. But I have seen monkeys that are smarter than what we have as leaders in washington

Eeeeee, they were not thinking when they made that cartoon, holy crap. I don't think it's meant as a racist jab, but sheesh...completely blind to sensitive comparisons much? I'm not offended, more embarassed for whatever poor sod drew it...seriously, all it would take would be a label of some kind, like someone above me said, a badge or something.

I do not.

I kind of saw it as a play on the 'One thousand monkeys typing on 1000 typewriters' thing...That they could do a better job at coming up with a stimulus plan.

'It was the best of times, it was the BLURST of times. You idiot!!' '

Not offensive.

People looking for a fight will always find one. This is not worthy of the attention it is receiving.