[Vision2020] Offensive Cartoon (in my opinion)

[Joe Campbell]

Paul,

The monkey was the previous author of the stimulus package. That is  
why they need a need a new author. And who cares who wrote it? Who was  
responsible for the stimulus package?

I don't think it takes a lot of thought to connect these dots and come  
to the conclusion that the cartoonist is comparing Obama to a crazed  
monkey.

If I drew the cartoon and didn't intend it to be taken in this way I  
would appologize since it would be clear to me now that it could be  
seen that way.

Of course suggesting that someone is racist just because they don't  
see the cartoon as racist is absurd.

Joe Campbell

On Feb 18, 2009, at 8:01 PM, Paul Rumelhart <godshatter at yahoo.com>  
wrote:

> Chasuk wrote:
>> You aren't a racist, Kai, but I believe that you have grown so
>> understandably weary of the accusation that you sometimes fail to see
>> it when it actually exists.
>>
>> Your interpretation of the cartoon is certainly plausible, but I'm
>> betting that the artist enjoyed tweaking the noses of those whom he
>> knew would perceive it differently.
>>
>> Chas
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>
> Perhaps people have been making their noses a little too available for
> tweaking.
>
> I saw it as "an animal escaping from the zoo", since it's outside in  
> an
> apparently residential setting.  The monkey is certainly not drawn to
> resemble anything other than a monkey.  So if the artist is going for
> nose-tweaking, they missed an opportunity.
>
> Besides, the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 was
> primarily authored by David Obey, Democrat from Wisconsin and Chairman
> of the Committee on Appropriations, a white dude.
>
> I think we're being too sensitive here.   There's enough examples of
> blatant racism out there to focus on that we don't need to be so
> hyper-sensitive about it.  Save it for where it's most needed, and  
> avoid
> crying wolf too often.
>
> Paul
>
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