Thursday, February 19, 2009

If Al Sharpton says it's racist, then it's racist.


Thank Gawd for the most Reverend Al Sharpton. Without Al how would the average white person, or black, brown, and beige person know when to be offended. I am working on whipping up my liberal/ moderate outrage here, so please bear with me. If not for media pimp master Sharpton, I honestly never would have equated the NY Post cartoon with an age old racist stereotype that portrays African Americans with Apes. Frankly I would have never in a million years guessed that one of the most widely read papers in the nation was promoting an racist stereotype. Apparently I'm not alone, because there wasn't so much as a muttering from anyone until Al, with the Chuck Berry hair, began pointing out just how offensive this seemingly innocent cartoon really is.


We need people like Al Sharpton, because most of us are incapable of dissecting the inner thoughts and subliminal messages that are rife with racist overtones, it takes a special eye, and big Al clearly has 20/20 vision, lucky for us. Much like the Golf Digest cover that had a noose on it after the insidious racist attack on Tiger Woods by a sportscaster, who Tiger claimed was a friend, made the hate filled remark that the only way anyone could beat Tiger was to "string him up". When Don the douche bag Imus, called those big boned fugly lady B ballers, Nappy Ho's, Al was there. Al was also there to create riot conditions over the fictional rape of Tawana Brawley, and the fictional rape of a peeler at the hands of those white boys that played Lacrosse. apparently the term White Boy is fine and not at all racist, since Al has used it on more than a few occasions. Thank Gawd for Al the Master Baiter Sharpton. Sure you can argue that Sharpton is quick to jump in front of the camera and make slanderous accusations, absent of proof. You can argue that he never issues an apology or recants even when he is wrong and ruined lives. Stop nitpicking.


Anyone catching the sarcasm yet? It never ceases to amaze me that Al Sharpton has the ability to find racism where it clearly doesn't exist, where it is unintended. He need only utter the word, and it becomes genuine. I served over 5 years for "Uttering as Genuine", it's a form of fraud that the federal gubmint finds unacceptable. So excuse me if I don't fall in line with the other morons who can't think for themselves, the fools who still buy the pure, unmitigated bullshit of the Reverend Al. You can argue that the political satire cartoon published by the post is in poor taste, given the recent news that a pet chimp ate a woman's face and hands, before the cops fed him some lead. Beyond that, there was nothing offensive, racist, or insidious about the cartoon. Period, end of story. Not a single elected official or activist uttered a single word about the cartoon until Al said it was racist, now the Governor of New York, who cant even see the fucking thing is screaming racism. Gimme a break here, would ya.


If you believe that the NY Post was being racist, if you think they were insinuating that Obama is a chimp, or that he should be shot, then you my dull witted friend, can expect to spend a lifetime riding the short bus to the broom factory. Al Sharpton needs racists, otherwise he is out of business. After all , what would he do for a new shtick? Go after black on black crime, young black men annihilating one another over a corner or perceived insult? The absence of male role models in the home, teen pregnancy, high drop out rates, abject poverty, inadequate schools and education opportunities? Naw, that shit just ain't sexy enough for Al. I'd like to see a satirical cartoon of Al Sharpton as Jim Jones, I see Al slouched in a chair, sitting behind a big vat of poisoned kool aid, the media and the masses lined up waiting to take a drink of the poison Al slings so well. Al Sharpton is probably the greatest Con Man to come down the pike, ever. Having been one myself, I recognize it when I see it, and Al has it. Al Sharpton takes the game to a whole new level. I'm thirsty, wonder if there's any kool aid left.

15 comments:

  1. This whole thing is bullshit.

    Reverend Al Sharpton is a joke. He claims to be a Christian but blatantly misconstrues things to hurt others.

    Him and Jessie Jackson can join Oprah, Rosie O'Donnell and Nancy Pelosi on holiday in Fallujah.

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  2. How many times was Bush portrayed as a monkey without anyone screaming bloody murder over it? I seem to recall and entire series of "Curious George" cartoons featuring a little monkey in a Yale sweater...but then again, ol' GW is a White Boy, so I guess it's just a free for all when it comes to him.

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  3. Totally agree here MM, but why let Jesse Jackson off the hook?

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  4. kyle
    Wasnt aware Jesse had chimed in, if he has then same goes for him as well.

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  5. Olentangy
    You really believe that a newspaper the size and readership of the NY Post is depicting the president as an ape and all the racist connotations that apply? if people look hard enough, they can find a "racist" angle. You keep uttering as genuine, pretty soon you'll convince yourself.

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  6. Your defense of the New York Post is puzzling. It's a tabloid that's best known for breaking celebrity scandal. We're not talking about the Times. The Post frequently editorializes its articles and skews its headlines.

    I find myself troubled by this trend of white bloggers that dismiss the calls of racism by our black brothers when racism is clearly prevalent today. This is a slippery slope.

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  7. red
    The post isn't the times, but it has a wide circulation, and if they printed that cartoon with the intent they have been accused of it would be suicide, they would lose readers. that was my point. I don't discount racism, it's real and it's wrong, and people tend to seek it out when it isnt at issue. And it's okay for a white blogger to have an opinion, really. I swear it's true. Thanks for reading.

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  8. im curious MM.just what the hell is your conclusion of what else that cartoon was suggesting?.

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  9. As some of you know, on another blog I commented that at first review, I didn't understand the cartoon at all. I didn't understand the connection between the police, the stimulus and the ape. I wasn't thinking in racist terms. AFTER I read the criticisms, though, I could see where black people could be offended.

    And, as Anon above said, if it wasn't meant to imply that an ape wrote the stimulus, what did it mean? I know Obama didn't actually write the stimulus, but it is his stimulus plan and the connection is just too great to ignore especially for those editors who are supposed to be experienced and skillful enough to prevent problems like this from occurring.

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  10. Racist? No. In bad taste? Yes. Ultimately a bad joke? Yes. But not racist.

    The cartoonist should apologize, and Sharpton should get on with his life.

    But MM's point is well taken, however: Sharpton's history is basically to wait until something like this appears and like magic, so does Al. What I find particularly tiring about the Rev is that he's always in reaction mode. And if he's supposed to be a representative voice for blacks (I'm not sure he is), that puts them in an unattractive position.

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  11. MM - didn't mean Jesse Jackson had chimed in on this issue, but just in general the way he makes everything racist, just as Sharpton does.

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  12. Al Sharpton was great in Barber Shop.

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  13. Maybe some or all of the idea came from the recent crazed chimp who was shot by police?

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  14. It is possible that this is a good way to sell newspapers.
    With so many folding (ha...punny).

    Sure gets the name of the Post in the news.

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  15. Did they ever actually say the real "image" they were trying to portray with the cartoon?

    Regardless, Al Sharpton has always been full of it. I'm sure he'll march a bunch of his "crew" down there and threaten the paper so he can extort money out of them.

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