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02-19-2009, 12:02 PM
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NY Post cartoon offensive?
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02-19-2009, 12:04 PM
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I don't think it is.....
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02-19-2009, 12:35 PM
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Nope not at all.
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02-19-2009, 01:08 PM
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Wirelessly posted (Its All About the U!)
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.
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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.
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02-19-2009, 01:50 PM
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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.
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02-19-2009, 02:28 PM
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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...
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02-19-2009, 02:58 PM
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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.
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02-19-2009, 03:05 PM
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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
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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.
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02-19-2009, 04:21 PM
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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...
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agreed and one user in particular finds it offensive because he thinks its his Messiah
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02-19-2009, 04:21 PM
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02-19-2009, 04:26 PM
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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.
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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.....
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02-19-2009, 07:25 PM
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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.....
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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
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02-20-2009, 12:22 AM
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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.
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02-22-2009, 10:52 PM
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I do not.
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03-18-2009, 10:23 AM
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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!!' '
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03-18-2009, 10:26 AM
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Not offensive.
People looking for a fight will always find one. This is not worthy of the attention it is receiving.
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