Is this cartoon racist?

[MBony]

Link to cartoon

 

[paulney]

Hahahaaa

 

[CRXican]

not in the least

 

[spidey07]

Hell no. And if you think it is you're an idiot for not knowing how gubment works.

 

[cardiac]

Nah, it's playing on the incident where the cops had to shoot the chimp that was attacking a woman the other day.....


Bob

 

[Baked]

You should put this in the P&N.

 

[Atomic Playboy]

Not in my mind, no. I wouldn't have made the racial connection had you not mentioned it; the cartoon does not seem to be suggesting that Obama is a monkey (which is racist to a certain extent), but rather that the stimulus package is so stupid it could only have been written by a chimp (which is not racist).

 

[LtPage1]

Originally posted by: cardiac
Nah, it's playing on the incident where the cops had to shoot the chimp that was attacking a woman the other day.....


Bob

yeah, but it's not like anyone in here had to rack their brain for where the racism was. Hoo boy.

 

[nakedfrog]

Originally posted by: Atomic Playboy
Not in my mind, no. I wouldn't have made the racial connection had you not mentioned it; the cartoon does not seem to be suggesting that Obama is a monkey (which is racist to a certain extent), but rather that the stimulus package is so stupid it could only have been written by a chimp (which is not racist).

Although comparing a chimp to congress is a little harsh


(on the chimp)

 

[ggnl]

Originally posted by: LtPage1

Originally posted by: cardiac
Nah, it's playing on the incident where the cops had to shoot the chimp that was attacking a woman the other day.....


Bob

yeah, but it's not like anyone in here had to rack their brain for where the racism was. Hoo boy.

Yeah, the double meaning is pretty obvious even if the author didn't intend it to be interpretted that way.

 

[Sedition]

not at all... I believe it is a reference to the the "thousand monkeys, with a thousand typewriters".

 

[MedicBob]

Originally posted by: Sedition
not at all... I believe it is a reference to the the "thousand monkeys, with a thousand typewriters".

That's how I took it.

 

[ivan2]

Originally posted by: Sedition
not at all... I believe it is a reference to the the "thousand monkeys, with a thousand typewriters".

how dare you call ATOT that.

 

[Queasy]

I didn't realize comparing Congress to a monkey could be racist...

 

[OCGuy]

I lol'd

 

[rivan]

Originally posted by: Sedition
not at all... I believe it is a reference to the the "thousand monkeys, with a thousand typewriters".

THAT'S RACIST!

 

[rudder]

Saying someone runs like a monkey is racist. Saying the write a stimulus bill like a drugged out monkey is not.

 

[Crono]

Monkey =/= a specific person. Obama did not write the stimulus package. This is clearly a reference to the (perceived) idiocy of the bill and the chimp shooting incident.

 

[Queasy]

Originally posted by: Crono
Monkey =/= a specific person. Obama did not write the stimulus package. This is clearly a reference to the (perceived) idiocy of the bill and the chimp shooting incident.

Shhh...we don't let things like facts get in the way of hysteria around here.

 

[CRXican]

Originally posted by: Queasy

Originally posted by: Crono
Monkey =/= a specific person. Obama did not write the stimulus package. This is clearly a reference to the (perceived) idiocy of the bill and the chimp shooting incident.

Shhh...we don't let things like facts get in the way of hysteria around here.

I'm happy to say that the thought that the monkey represented Obama didn't cross my mind. Then again I'm sure plenty of people assume he wrote it all by himself. Ugh.

 

[Wheezer]

Originally posted by: paulney
Hahahaaa

 

[nakedfrog]

Originally posted by: Queasy

Originally posted by: Crono
Monkey =/= a specific person. Obama did not write the stimulus package. This is clearly a reference to the (perceived) idiocy of the bill and the chimp shooting incident.

Shhh...we don't let things like facts get in the way of hysteria around here.

Can you please point out this hysteria to me? I just don't see it.

 

[hanoverphist]

Originally posted by: MedicBob

Originally posted by: Sedition
not at all... I believe it is a reference to the the "thousand monkeys, with a thousand typewriters".

That's how I took it.

same here. but i bet they were hoping for the "unwashed masses" to think it was a racist shot at nobama

 

[waggy]

Originally posted by: MedicBob

Originally posted by: Sedition
not at all... I believe it is a reference to the the "thousand monkeys, with a thousand typewriters".

That's how I took it.

yeap. same.

 

[lokiju]

Originally posted by: cardiac
Nah, it's playing on the incident where the cops had to shoot the chimp that was attacking a woman the other day.....


Bob

Exactly.