RE: New York Post Cartoon
February 21, 2009 at 12:55 am
(This post was last modified: February 21, 2009 at 12:56 am by Eilonnwy.)
(February 20, 2009 at 5:26 pm)Tiberius Wrote: Yes, Bush being compared to a chimp was to do with his intellect, but the fact is that as soon as you compare Obama to a chimp, it becomes about racism. As far as I am aware, despite the level of accusation, the chimp reference is there to portray Obama as "crazy", likening him to the "crazy" chimp who attacked a woman (not just chimps in general).
What you seem to not get is that calling a black man a "monkey" "ape" "chimp" is a racial slur well known in the US. It's the same as using the word Nigger. That's a fact and not open to interpretation. It just seems to be lost on you because it's not a slur in England. It's not something that's new because of Obama. It's always been a slur for as long as I can remember.
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