The New Yorker calls it satire ... Many call it plain disgusting.
This week's cover of the New Yorker shows the Obama’s in the oval office: Barack Obama in traditional Muslim attire and Michelle Obama rocking a 1960’s afro, wearing boots and carrying an assault rifle. An American flag is burning in the fire place and a picture of Osama Bin Laden hangs neatly on the wall.
Both the Obama and McCain political camps agree that the cover is tasteless.
The magazine, however, says the magazine is satire and that the cover “combines a number of fantastical images about the Obama’s and shows them for the distortions they are”. The also add that satire is apart of what they do.
Some agree with magazine.
The Huffington Post says the magazine pokes fun at ignorance and opens up a forum of discussion.
We do indeed have freedom of speech but in the spirit of fairness the New Yorker should design a cover that pokes fun of the McCain camp. If they want to poke fun at stereotypes show McCain sitting in a wheelchair being pushed by an over made-up Cindy as he breaths deeply in an oxygen tank.
There is indeed a fine line between good satire and flat out tasteless mockery.
This TV shirt sold on the streets by a TV shirt vendor is a clear example of when “joking” goes too far. Holding the shirt is an angry protester.
3 comments:
Just more examples on how far we haven't come. I wonder if his name was Robert, William, George, or John would his patriotism be questioned so much? I've never seen any other canidate compared to terrorist or demeaning animals. Could it be because he's....black. NO, America isnt like that, right?
Blacks are always compalining about racism. Blacks make up 13% of the population. Barak Obama had to have whites vote for him to win the nomination! Stop complaining about the small stuff and celebrate a blacks' accomplishments!!!!
How can we celebrate our accomplishments when white folks do their very best to diminish them. No one said he got there with the white vote, the fact is white people oppress anyone they think might overtake them. Its the white man's greatest fear to not be in charge. However, whites born in the 70's have a different outlook, cause they didnt see all the racist crap blacks were subjected to until 1968.
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