Is this cartoon racist?

[Rockinacoustic]

I think the cartoon is very clever if you're quick enough to catch it.

Everything is racist these days.

 

[Xylitol]

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.

yea people like rev. al sharpton are morons
obama didn't write the bill - he signed it IDIOT

 

[shortylickens]

Pic is now about Heath Ledger in heaven with god and jesus, watching the Oscars.

 

[ConstipatedVigilante]

I find it funny that it's ok to say Bush looks like a monkey, but it's suddenly "RACIST!" to say the same of Obama.

 

[CraKaJaX]

Originally posted by: shortylickens
Pic is now about Heath Ledger in heaven with god and jesus, watching the Oscars.

LMAO :laugh:

 

[EMPshockwave82]

Even though it's intention was not aimed at being racist I think it's hard to ignore the fact that it could be construed as racist.

 

[Exterous]

Originally posted by: shortylickens
Pic is now about Heath Ledger in heaven with god and jesus, watching the Oscars.

I was really confused about how that was racist until I looked at the OP's original post date

 

[QueBert]

Originally posted by: EMPshockwave82
Even though it's intention was not aimed at being racist I think it's hard to ignore the fact that it could be construed as racist.

Well whoever drew it knew how it would be taken, as did the editors and everyone else who saw it before it got published. I don't doubt there are some dimwits on ATOT who honestly couldn't see the overtones to it. But if a whole slew of newspaper and magazine people let it fly over their heads, they need to be in a new business. It was intentional, even if it wasn't meant to be racist every person involved knew good and damn well how a lot of people would take it.