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.
