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lightshineon -> RE: Curious George/Obama T-Shirt Racist? (5/16/2008 11:55:53 AM)
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Well truthfully this man, might have ment offense, I do no know, if it is causing offense he should not do it. I have never though of CG, looking like Obama. CG is cuter IMHO, but am a Curious George Fan. Ever read the one where CG broke his arm, and had to be taken to the hospital with the man in the Big Yellow hat. Ok just kidding, but enjoyed these books as a kid alot. They say mean things about Bush every dy, maybe we all should learn a lesson, evrybody is someone, and even GWB is a child of God, and an appointed by God to be our leader. We need to use respect with BO also, respect is something you give, that is given back, when you practice it, kind of like love.
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ORIGINAL: bluestone
I misspoke. I meant a monkey's body with his name on the description.
It is a monkey cartoon.
Bush with the MAD character is not racially motivated. You can't compare having a person's image as a goofy character with a racially charged logo.
Look at it this way: If you had been judged negatively for your race all of your life, called an ape, a monkey, etc. and then a political candidate of your race (or who is partially of your race) was depicted as an ape....would you not be offended? How could you see it in any other way but as a racial slur? Depicting any other race in that form would not carry the same connotation.
I do not think blacks are being overly sensitive on this subject.
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