Is This Cartoon Racist?

Take a deep breath, Chai ... and perhaps a valium.

Murdoch apologized Tuesday.

"Today I want to personally apologize to any reader who felt offended, and even insulted," according to the statement from Murdoch, who is also chairman and CEO of News Corporation, which owns the paper.

"I can assure you -- without a doubt -- that the only intent of that cartoon was to mock a badly written piece of legislation.

"It was not meant to be racist, but unfortunately, it was interpreted by many as such. We all hold the readers of the New York Post in high regard, and I promise you that we will seek to be more attuned to the sensitivities of our community."

Leaders of the NAACP on Saturday called for the firing of Delonas.

Delonas called the controversy "absolutely friggin' ridiculous."

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Murdoch apologized Tuesday.

"Today I want to personally apologize to any reader who felt offended, and even insulted," according to the statement from Murdoch, who is also chairman and CEO of News Corporation, which owns the paper.

"I can assure you -- without a doubt -- that the only intent of that cartoon was to mock a badly written piece of legislation.

"It was not meant to be racist, but unfortunately, it was interpreted by many as such. We all hold the readers of the New York Post in high regard, and I promise you that we will seek to be more attuned to the sensitivities of our community."

Leaders of the NAACP on Saturday called for the firing of Delonas.

Delonas called the controversy "absolutely friggin' ridiculous."

http://www.cnn.com/2009/US/02/25/chimp.cartoon.sharpton/index.html

Apologizing to these whack jobs is OFFENSIVE.

I already agreed with that. I thought the cartoon crude and insensitive,
and I didn't appreciate it, but not because it was racist as I do not believe it was racist in any way.

Does anyone know if Obama has made any response to the cartoon?
(I looked - but couldn't find anything specifically attributed to him).

*David - thanks for your encouragement a few pages back.

U r welcome.

I was wondering about censorship.

Did site management curtail what u can say ?

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U r welcome.

I was wondering about censorship.

Did site management curtail what u can say ?

Not that I know of - I was sort of joking about being 'forbidden' to piggyback or quote someone.

But I'm really curious - has Obama said anything at all about the cartoon?
Do you know?

I said I was joking.