[Vision2020] Offensive Cartoon (in my opinion)

[Tom Hansen]

I did not call you a racist, Mr. Eiselein.  I simply suggested that your  
brand of "humor" is ill-conceived.

As far as my interpretation of the cartoon being racist . . .

Most (by a large percentage) people associate President Obama as having 
written the stimulus bill.

After having shot and killed a monkey, the police officer 
exclaims, "They'll have to find someone else to write the next stimulus 
bill."

In my opinion, Mr. Eiselein, presenting a cartoon depicting a dead monkey 
in such a manner as to make that dead monkey analogous to President Obama 
is extremely racial.

I was aware of this long before I posted the cartoon to the Viz, coupled 
with my inquiry ("Am I the only person that finds this cartoon extremely 
offensive?").

This very same cartoon was discussed on "Countdown wit Keith Olbermann" 
this evening with Al Sharpton.

As an experiment of sorts I posted it to the Viz, coupled with my inquiry, 
simply to see what kind of responses I would get.

No, Mr. Eiselein.  I do not wish to confront you in person, unless our 
discussion deals strictly with whether or not that particular cartoon is 
offensive.  I, personally, feel that you misinterpreted the cartoon.

Tom Hansen
Moscow, Idaho



> Explain to me how it's racist.... it strikes me as a play on the " a 
1,000 
> monkeys pounding on 1,000 typewriters could write a novel" thing.
> And if you are going to call me a racist, Tom, do to my face, in the 
open 
> and not through the side of your mouth with spittle dribbling down your 
chin 
> as you automatically salivate at anything you may perceive to be racist. 
I 
> will remind you that my daughter is one of those subscribers "of color".
> 
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Tom Hansen" <thansen at moscow.com>
> To: <debismith at moscow.com>; <vision2020 at moscow.com>; <thansen at moscow.com>
> Sent: Wednesday, February 18, 2009 6:15 PM
> Subject: Re: [Vision2020] Offensive Cartoon (in my opinion)
> 
> 
> > Yet Kai Eiselein of the Latah Eagle feels . . .
> >
> > "Actually, I think a chimp could have done a better job than the
> > self-important, bought-and-paid-for, moronic, buffoons who are, and 
have
> > been, "running" the country."
> >
> > So, an employee of the Latah Eagle finds humor in an extremely racist
> > cartoon of the New York Post?
> >
> > I wonder if Latah Eagle subscribers of color are aware of Mr. 
Eiselein's
> > brand of "humor"?
> >
> > Hmmm.
> >
> > Tom Hansen
> > Moscow, Idaho
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >> You are not the only one. i understand the YWCA of the USA is 
soliciting
> >> signatures asking the New Yorker apologize for being racially
> > offensive....
> >> http://news.prnewswire.com/ViewContent.aspx?
ACCT=109&STORY=/www/story/02-
> > 18-2009/0004974790&EDATE=
> >
> >> or www.ywca.org.
> >> Debi R-S
> >>
> >> ----- Original Message ----- 
> >> From: "Tom Hansen" <thansen at moscow.com>
> >> To: <vision2020 at moscow.com>
> >> Sent: Wednesday, February 18, 2009 5:13 PM
> >> Subject: [Vision2020] Offensive Cartoon (in my opinion)
> >>
> >>
> >> > Am I the only person that sees this cartoon as extremely offensive?
> >> >
> >> > http://www.nypost.com/delonas/delonas.htm
> >> >
> >> > Tom Hansen
> >> > Moscow, Idaho
> >> >
> >> > "For a lapsed Lutheran born-again Buddhist pan-Humanist Universalist
> >> > Unitarian Wiccan Agnostic like myself there's really no reason ever 
to
> > go
> >> > to work."
> >> >
> >> > - Roy Zimmerman
> >> >
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