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Thursday, February 19, 2009

NY Post chimp cartoon starts a firestorm on a Wash Post blog.

Posting for the blog host Mike Rhode:

Yesterday, Mr. Cavna asked about a Sean Delonas cartoon, "The Stimulus Monkey': Is Today's 'NY Post' Cartoon Racist?" As of this posting, he's got 81 comments, possibly a record for the Comic Riffs blog. Judging from the hits this blog got last night on Delonas (for a post about meeting him at a children's book signing), he's really touched a nerve.
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4 comments:

  1. Dark Lady9:18 PM

    And how many times was Bush portrayed as a monkey? Get a grip and get over the hypersensitivity.

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  2. Mike Rhode9:22 PM

    At 1:35 today, Cavna had 149 comments on his post; now it's up to 168. This cartoon, which honestly I don't find interesting at all, obviously struck a nerve or two.

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  3. Mike Rhode9:25 PM

    And if there's any interest, tomorrow I can post a bibliography of stories or opinion pieces that I've found browsing tonight.

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  4. Nick Arora10:21 PM

    I don't think this comic had any malicious intent, and, in my opinion, it does not appear to be a commentary on race.

    However, the New York post should have been a little more selective about their choice of cartoons. Our society is not at a stage yet where the racial component of certain symbols can be ignored.

    -Nick Arora
    http://www.theflashscoop.com

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