NY Post Comic: Tasteless?

[RenegadeLonghorn]

Because donkeys cant type, they have hooves.

I got a pretty good explanation from OnePimpTiger, so I understand the satire behind this now. Thanks though.

[jaybird_1981]

Where did I say it was racist? Would you mind pulling a specific quote where I said that the cartoon was racist instead of putting me up on a stool with a false claim?

Your initial post implied it to me.

[RenegadeLonghorn]

Your initial post implied it to me.

Then you clearly assumed wrong.


I'd still like to know if Murdoch, the cartoonist, or the NY Post came out and said this cartoon had a direct link to the news story about the chimp being shot.

[ensbergcollector]

Where did I say it was racist? Would you mind pulling a specific quote where I said that the cartoon was racist instead of putting me up on a stool with a false claim?

your post asking "those of you who don't think it was racist..." leads people to assume that you did think it was racist.

[RenegadeLonghorn]

your post asking "those of you who don't think it was racist..." leads people to assume that you did think it was racist.

Perhaps people need to stop assuming and ask then, right? That's exactly the problem with this forum. People assume and like to be quick with the attacks. I wasn't sure what to make of the monkey in the cartoon, so I asked a question to those who thought it wasn't racist.

[RedGoneWILD]

i'm pretty sure i saw a quote from the cartoonist that said he was somehow tying in the chimp mauling that took place....i won't swear to it, and i don't feel like looking for the source right now...but im pretty sure he did try to link it to that

im not sure its racist, but its definitely in bad taste, and the editor should've caught that...who wrote the actual stimulus is irrelevent, obama is the face of the package, so yes it can easily be implied that the gorilla is obama

[Helms83]

I don't think a "racist view" was the intent, HOWEVER, the lack of judgement of the possible perception of what the article could be construed to represent would have to be in question.

[jaybird_1981]

i'm pretty sure i saw a quote from the cartoonist that said he was somehow tying in the chimp mauling that took place....i won't swear to it, and i don't feel like looking for the source right now...but im pretty sure he did try to link it to that

im not sure its racist, but its definitely in bad taste, and the editor should've caught that...who wrote the actual stimulus is irrelevent, obama is the face of the package, so yes it can easily be implied that the gorilla is obama

Did you have a problem with Bush being compared to an ape as well?

[Helms83]

I don't think that was referring to Obama. First, he doesn't write bills, that's up to Congress. Beyond that, I've heard many times things referred to as written by a bunch of monkeys...and the theory (don't think that's the right word) that given enough time, monkeys with typewriters would end up producing Shakespeare (or something like that). I took it to mean that Conress is a bunch of monkeys, referring to their intelligence level, nothing racial.

I can see how it could be misconstrued, but I don't think it was intended that way and anyone who knows how bills are written wouldn't think it was referring to Obama. Maybe they should have realized that not all people are that intelligent and may take it the wrong way, but I don't really think it was in bad taste.

yes it's ultimately up to congress, but the the media presents obama and the stimulus as newly-weds.

[ensbergcollector]

Perhaps people need to stop assuming and ask then, right? That's exactly the problem with this forum. People assume and like to be quick with the attacks. I wasn't sure what to make of the monkey in the cartoon, so I asked a question to those who thought it wasn't racist.

Everyone on here makes assumptions based on people's posts. I feel like multiple people answered the question without assumptions. It wasn't until the back and forth was established that anyone got heated. Isn't your use of the word "attack" a bit of a stretch?