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I love your blog and have a familiarity of your partner, Rikyah, from The Field.
With respect to the cartoon, I feel as though I am the odd-man-out here: I thought it was damned funny from the get-go. To me it simply puts into relief the absurd delusions about Barack and Michelle that have been harbored and intensified by some of the far right..
Yes, I can see that some slower folk here in the US will not be able to critically engage with this satire, and they might see this as a confirmation of the lies. But now is the time to face and rebuke these delusions. Better now than in October.
I have every confidence that Obama will win in November, because of his natural skill as a politican, and because he has better ideas.
Call me naive, but I think we have come to the point in US history when having better ideas and political instincts trumps having genetic roots to Africa. No, we are not 'post-racial'--but as a country the US people have made progress.
However, I do understand the fears expressed by many folks that some of the US public would take this in a more literal, non-ironic fashion. But, again, to me this cartoon mocks these racist, xenophobic delusions.
No, I don't think that this is a white, upper-class, educated, liberal thing--to me this is simply an urbane intelligence thing.
Indeed, I think that this cartoon and its discussion will go far toward showing that the racialized stero-types and delusions harbored by the far right are totally ignorant and rooted in paranoid fear. This is an innoculation of sorts.
However, I can relate to the fears of many folks commenting on this blog--because, hey, racism is still alive and well here in the US. The corporate media perpetuates it, and it serves the interests of divide and rule strategies.
But, again, I think that this cartoon serves the function of discrediting some of the paranoid delusions that hold sway.
- G. Gordon Liddy.
from Media Matters
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Like it, don't like it, defend it, bash it.
The effect of the cover will not be a good one for Barack Obama.
Meantime, it's sold out in most outlets in Maine already and it's for sale for up to $1,200 on ebay.
The New Yorker owner is doing the happy dance.
$1,200 on ebay? Really tho'? Its a freakin' collectors item? Damn.
Tom Toles spoofs magazine cover controversy
Thanks for the link. I think THAT cartoon made it's point perfectly.
It would be one thing if the only people saying dumb and/or ignorant ish were a bunch of "bama's", that we only saw when the newscams hit the streets, but the people perpetuating these ideas are journalist, analyst, newscasters, congressmen and women, radio host with 20 million listeners(a lot of whom are professional people).
So, it rather misses the mark. The average non-white person views most black people in a way that was portrayed on the cover.
But I guess a group of white guys in Manhattan would not understand that part.
The "article", if that's what you want to call that half-truth, is one of the most popular reads in the issue.
Hope you have a great vacation.
close to it. when that access hollywood interview aired, there was a lot of 'analysis' that the interview was in poor form...how the obamas shouldn't have allowed it. malia was wearing cornrows for that interview. hmmmm....
Welcome back, Jack. More often than not, you're posts read my mind, and this one was almost scary. It will be interesting to see the dialogue the country has from this point forward.
http://www.openleft.com/showDiary.do?diaryId=6947
I think the whole thing is in bad taste, but is more offensive for the unconscious racism than anything else. My 2 cent comment:
Part of it's the whole cultural sensitivity thing -- humor and style that work within a group can come across as condescending and offensive when copied by someone outside the group.
Short answer -- tread lightly and try not to offend, when visiting someone else's house. The New Yorker primary sin in this is insensitivity, and a lack of awareness of how they were being insensitive, and how people might be offended.
America doesn't roll like that.
Welcome back. I really enjoyed the interview. Really.
I thought that the most poignant statement was that there was no one there to inform the cartoonist or the editor that, um, hello this is not funny, because it is too real.
The images depicted on the cover were not just stereotypes about the Mr. & Mrs. Obama. We all know that photo cuts deep into the stereotypes that black people have to fight against everyday.
-Black women are angry, loud, aggressive, and will fight you
-Black who speak out against bad govt policy are conniving, hustlers, anti-American,
kill whitey Muslims…Just like
Malcolm X
-Professional black people are just pretending. They are not really that polished
They are all really the same. Some just better a putting on a good impersonation of
white people
-And the fear… “Go check on the black people, because there is no telling what they
are in the break-room plotting”
The list goes on.
My point is that even if you are a high minded “progressive”, you would have not believe any of the usual stereotypes about black people as a whole, in order to truly look at the cover and say, “Oh my how ridiculous.” We are not there yet as a country. Remember, Manhattan Democrat, Harriet Christian?
you have got to be kidding me.
Like you said the other day...Lawd have mercy!
What is supposed to be in the horse?
The Nation of Islam or the Jihadist?
Oh, or the fried chicken eating reverends wit a bunch of loud sangin big ole black womens?
Umm, thanks. My comment could have benefited from more proofing. I hope that most can still understand my point.
equal time for the mccains....i'm sorry i cracked up immediately. since the point of satire is truth, i'd say this one worked.
www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/07/14/mccain-refere...
The article is by Rachel Weiner in case my "link" doesn't work. :>)
My point also is to make a caption:
"What did you expect from me when I was 894th in a class of 899?"
O.K. I know. I need to keep my "day job". :>) :>) :>)
Tony Snow? Good riddance, and, say hey to Helms and, maybe ya'll can both figure out a way to keep cool down there with Satan.
This is my first post here but I'm sure glad I found you.
I guess you don't subscribe to the Capitalist utopia spoken of in folklore, by people like Karmi and D.