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Not four more years....?

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Phill.
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so i was just reading this and thought "oh NO, not 4 more years of this....

this being when ever the media says something that contridicts what the "great one" has done it is automatically RACIST....

i will agree though that the political cartoon is somewhat racist, but it happens to every president....

just wanted to see what NS thinks....


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Feb 20 2009 6:00PM
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Nicholas.
Posts: 10905 - Karma: 60
oh my god, are you fucking kidding me?

maybe they should have made it a caveman or something but i hate people who take shit so literally before even taking time to think.
Feb 20 2009 6:10PM
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no_steeze
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that was just an "oops" situation
they might not have made the connection that black people are compared to monkeys especially obama with is ears. it's very easy to interpret that as being racist if you look a little deeper into it which is what most new yorker/new york post cartoons require you to do. all of us have done things that we didn't make the connection between and had other people call us out thinking we had the intention of being offensive. we'll never know if they were trying to be racist or just saying that the stimulus bill was poorly written but it's not like if i say "obama sucks" (he doesn't) people will call me racist
Feb 20 2009 6:12PM
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SMH[-__-]
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They did that to our last President too.
Feb 20 2009 6:21PM
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GratefulShred
Posts: 419 - Karma: 408
Does anyone see the irony in Black Activists being pissed about this?
They think it's insulting there intelligence, and it's not...
But by them getting all pissed about it, they are insulting their OWN intelligence.

Politics are silly.
Feb 20 2009 6:24PM
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babujib
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well chimpanzees smell bad, and are black, so i can see the connection. for a second i thought it was barak, and my neighbor jamal
Feb 20 2009 6:26PM
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coolhandluke
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aye
Feb 20 2009 6:33PM
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case.s
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thank you. seriously, if pple would stop saying "oh it's racist" we could just flippin move on already.
Feb 20 2009 6:33PM
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Nicholas.
Posts: 10905 - Karma: 60
"a monkey could do your job"

have you not heard that phrase before?

they shouldn't have to pussyfoot around a simple joke because it could be interpreted as racist.
Feb 20 2009 6:38PM
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Dan.
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damn those porch monkeys!

the new york post is bringing it back! \


jk jk, clerks 2 reference, not racism.

but seriously america, pull the political correctness stick out of your ass, if somebody says nigger, its racist, if someone says buckwheat and gets suspended, wtf? and the stimulus was written by a chimpanzee, fuck.
Feb 20 2009 6:38PM
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GratefulShred
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True...
But come on. He's the President now. He's gotta get a backbone.
And I feel that Al Sharpton and everyone getting all up in arms over a damn cartoon just shows that blacks aren't ready for equality. Simple as that.
Feb 20 2009 6:39PM
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Nicholas.
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ahahahah OHHHHH SHITTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTT GURRRRRRLLLLLLLLLLL!
Feb 20 2009 6:40PM
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Nicholas.
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aha but seriously dude cmon, you cant just say shit like that.
Feb 20 2009 6:41PM
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JOP178
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I knew this exact thing was going to happen when dumbdick over here got elected president.  Any comment of image that could possibly be interpreted as racist was going to be blown out of proportion.  Black people need to man up and stop being such bitches about everything.  God damn...  You want equality, then act like white people would if a black person drew a "racist" cartoon. 
Feb 20 2009 6:41PM
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GratefulShred
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I most certainly can.

Also on the subject of Blacks and Equality, why do we have things like Black History Month?
I think shit like that is just making this modern day "segregation" stronger. Like college admittance. Keeping a quota of 10% black kids, that's NOT equality. Equality is not even having to check a box for what race you are. That way the best kid gets it. Regardless of race.

Sorry, I haven't posted in a while. So these are kinda long.

Feb 20 2009 6:45PM
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Nicholas.
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i agree with a lot of things you are saying, but saying that black people as a whole are not ready for equality is one of the most ignorant things you could possibly say...
Feb 20 2009 6:48PM
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GratefulShred
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I wouldn't call it ignorance.
You don't see me out rallying or boycotting newspapers whenever someone makes a political cartoon about Bush being a hick. I've learned to just be above it. I think that African Americans(PC) are almost trying to keep the segregation alive. There getting benefits in some cases. This, Is NOT equality, no matter how much you try to sugar coat it.

I'm not a racist. Just so thats on the table.
Feb 20 2009 6:51PM
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Mooserz
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I cant say Ive ever heard someone call a black person a monkey with that intent
Feb 20 2009 6:53PM
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Nicholas.
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then say some black people just arent ready then or something, it makes you sound like a fucking idiot.

i agree some blacks need to learn to take the high road and realize that black comedy is full of racism against whites and we are ok with it, but saying they arent ready to be equal as humans is idiotic.
Feb 20 2009 6:55PM
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ax_murderer
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haha ummmm yeah he can...
Feb 20 2009 6:56PM
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Nicholas.
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and yes, almighty drew, i did "fucking pick up on that" it was the first thing i thought of, then i THOUGHT FOR TWO FUCKING SECONDS and realized the intent was not racist. so no im not "that fucking thick" chief.
Feb 20 2009 6:57PM
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GratefulShred
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Ok, I'm using these specific people. The people that freak out over everything, call everyone racist, and protest at any chance. I do NOT mean the entire black community. Sorry if it came across that way, however it is a growing majority.
Feb 20 2009 6:58PM
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Nicholas.
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fair enough haha.
and yeah ax i know he can, but he.....should be more careful....
Feb 20 2009 7:02PM
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Nicholas.
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well, i originally wrote several different insults out and decided instead to make an attempt at being as condescending as you are in 98% of your posts.

and no im from Vermont dude.

and yeah thats great, your opinion is fine, so is mine. if i wanted to make a joke that could be taken wrong im still going to make it, even if i know i may have to explain myself later. they appologized and explained it either way, so shut it.
Feb 20 2009 7:09PM
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GratefulShred
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First off. If I hear "Fucking Idiot" one more time I'll blow up.

I'm gonna focus on this part because I'm on my way out.

So what you are saying here is that this white kid who can't study or take an SAT prep course with a job at 14 will lose to a black kid who can't study or take a prep course with a job at 14 when it comes time for college admittance? Lets say they both study, take the sat, and apply for the same college. If they do exactly the same, the black kid gets it? How does that fix any idea of equality?

I guess I'm a dreamer.
Hate away, I'm out.

And drew...
Love you too pumpkin!!!
Feb 20 2009 7:12PM
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ax_murderer
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With your definition I wouldn't call this cartoon racist. But I wouldn't use your definition to define racism.

But you are absolutely correct there is no way in hell nobody realized how that cartoon could come across and it was bad taste to run it.

I don't know how you can be so absolute and such a raging prick about AA. This is a debate this will go on as long as there is AA, and there are plenty of black people who disagree with it and think it prolongs racism and segregation. But of course drew.'s moral compass points true north and the rest of us can only aspire to be so damn perfect, until then we are ignorant retards.
Feb 20 2009 7:13PM
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OhMyBosh
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wtf is everyone talking about?


the monkey isnt supposed to symbolize anything its about that chimp that ate that womans face or something and had to be shot by police... how can anyone even consider that to be about obama?

people = idiots/pussies.
Feb 20 2009 7:16PM
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Nicholas.
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sorry i called you a fucking idiot, you clearly arent just that post was not easy to take well....



and dont worry about drew, he has a political science major dude, hes easily 100 times as smart as you or anyone on this site will ever be (except for people he agrees with of course).......
Feb 20 2009 7:21PM
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rhcp
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Guys-- don't even question Drew.  He knows pretty much everything, and if you try to argue him you're automatically a fucking idiot.

(But seriously.  I decided to just start ignoring what he says instead of pointing out how ridiculous a lot of his posts are.)
Feb 20 2009 7:24PM
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GratefulShred
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hahaha There was one time. Just one time that I was right and he was wrong. Oh my did it make my day. It was an awkward conversation from there on though.

He can ramble on all he wants, I'm going to walk away with my opinion, he'll walk away with his.
I just like to make him type a lot. He's probably typing while I say this to you.
Feb 20 2009 7:25PM
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skiminnesota
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dear god, hyper sensitive to race are we?

fuck, it didnt say "now you need to find someone else to sign the stimulus bill"


but apparently we (white america) are just a bunch of cowards when it comes to race.
Feb 20 2009 7:30PM
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OhMyBosh
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its amusing that everyone is having a racism argument over a comic sketch about a monkey that ate someones face...
Feb 20 2009 7:34PM
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stonedTEX
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I find the hole thing ironic.  The New York post is one of the most liberal papers on the planet.  the fact that the editors are so non racist that they don't make the connection between a monkey and black man, while those who are supposedly fighting for equality make a big stink and bring the cartoon more attention.  Giving  a good chuckle to all those who do find it funny and think along those lines.  its just to much not to laugh at
Feb 20 2009 7:34PM
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Nicholas.
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haha political threads used to be more fun, you didnt have to write a research paper everytime you wanted to prove some kid with a useless major wrong. now you can write whatever you want, hes not gonna give up.

i miss the days of kids like fuckthepolice, that kid was a tweaker, he got flamed so bad by quinny about his conspiracy theories that he basically threatened to kill everyone and himself and bailed on NS as a whole.
Feb 20 2009 7:35PM
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JOP178
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I 100% agree that black are not ready for equality.  40% of black males in Miami have committed felonies.  Look at all the 18 year old black women who have kids.  Look in America's jail system.  Do you really think black people get arrested just because they're black? NO!  A large percentage of black people do not act like normal people should!! 

Also, people say Obama becoming president showed race isn't a big deal.  If that's true, then why do you have to keep mentioning he's black.  It shouldn't matter! He should be the president and it shouldn't matter what color his skin is.  Black people try to preach equality but they consistently separate themselves.  Affirmative action- if you want to be equal, get into a school because of your grades, not your fucking skin color.  Affirmative action is appauling.
Feb 20 2009 7:56PM
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SMH[-__-]
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ya it does have to do with the chimp but it also says.  "They'll have to find someone else to write the next stimulus bill."  That's why they're arguing it.

Feb 20 2009 8:09PM
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smooticus
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Yea i think thats a little over the line.

I have definetaly heard monkey used as a slur "porch monkey"

Im suprised that it got printed, that just seems weird to me, i honestly cant see how that could be funny without being racist. I guess it could refer to obamas big ass ears though
Feb 21 2009 2:12AM
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SteevJee
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I don't like how the police are shooting the president.
Feb 21 2009 2:23AM
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ATLskier
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hashaha, it def looks racist, but i honestly can't take anything al sharpton says seriously, at least until he pays all his taxes, that tax evading mother fucker.
Feb 21 2009 3:23AM
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Thenowhereman42
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Lol thats rascist because its rascist, not because the president is black.

But I do agree that that is going to happen to the media.
Feb 21 2009 5:04AM
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