Racism is politically toxic more so than any other prejudice. Therefore it is politically advantageous to establish things as racist. Religion, sex, personal appearance, family etc are all to often overlooked in the same game.
Yes it's the fault of politicians that labeling black people as monkeys is considered racism and it has absolutely nothing to do with the history of calling black people "porch monkeys" or anything of the sort I am a D&D poster and I have no idea what connotations are
"You see, photoshopping Obama as a monkey has nothing to do with race, because, uh... STOP PROJECTING YOUR RACISM ON ME, LIBERAL"
What reason was Obama specifically shown as a monkey? Because he is president or because he is half-black? On the answer of question would it be considered more racist or more political? Does it have anything to do with competence and policy?
Seriously? how about just sticking to ANY other animal in the world, outside of monkeys & apes? Even a lemur would have been more "racially acceptable" than a freaking chimpanzee.
Sorry if you can't see the difference between pointing out reprehensible acts in the name of an ideology and depicting a black person as a monkey for racist reasons. These two actions are polar opposites of each other, how can you even link them?
Free speech people, it allows anyone to say any stupid shiat they want. And, you are fee to tell them how stupid they are. Have fun.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/42656911/ns/politics-more_politics/ GOP official apologizes for Obama chimp email Calif. woman sends 'birther' message with photo of president's face on chimpanzee's body IRVINE, California — A California Republican official who sent out an e-mail picturing President Barack Obama's face on the body of a baby chimpanzee issued an apology late Monday after a weekend of criticism that ended with a strongly worded public rebuke from the local Republican Party chairman, who also called for an ethics investigation into the incident. Marilyn Davenport, a 74-year-old elected member of the Orange County Republican Central Committee, sent an email Monday afternoon asking for forgiveness for her "unwise behavior," just before the local Republican committee met for its monthly summit at a hotel in Irvine. The email sent on Friday by Davenport to a small group of Republican committee members shows an image posed like a family portrait, of chimpanzee parents and child, with Obama's face superimposed on the young chimp. Text beneath the picture reads, "Now you know why no birth certificate." Some voters have maintained since the last presidential election that Obama is ineligible to hold the nation's highest elected office because, they argue, he was actually born in Kenya, his father's homeland. Obama's mother was an American citizen. Hawaii officials have repeatedly confirmed Obama's citizenship, and his Hawaiian birth certificate has been made public. Courts have rebuffed lawsuits challenging Obama's eligibility. "To my fellow Americans and to everyone else who has seen this email I forwarded and was offended by my action, I humbly apologize and ask for your forgiveness of my unwise behavior. I say unwise because at the time I received and forwarded the email, I didn't stop to think about the historic implications and other examples of how this could be offensive," Davenport's apology read. Davenport, who was not present at the meeting, represents the 72nd Assembly District in Orange County on the committee, which is made up of volunteer officials elected for two-year terms. The group is tasked with fundraising, campaigning and debating policy for the Republican Party. 'Extremely racist' The county's Republican chairman, Scott Baugh, told about 75 party members that despite Davenport's "sincere apology," he still condemned her actions and believed she should resign because her presence on the committee would remain controversial and provide a distraction. "The email is without question extremely racist," Baugh said. "Depicting African-Americans as monkey is a longtime, well-known and particularly offensive slur because it denies them their basic humanity." The body's ethics committee would investigate the incident, interview Davenport and make a report back to the executive committee within a week, Baugh said. The reputation of the Republican Party — the party of Abraham Lincoln that was founded in the midst of slavery and discrimination — was on the line, he said, and he asked party members to put themselves in the place of a black American opening the email. A phone message left for Davenport Monday evening was not immediately returned. Tim Whitacre, a longtime conservative activist in Orange County and representative of the county's 69th Assembly District, spoke in support of Davenport and said he had visited her on Monday afternoon. He said the "petite grandmother originally from Kansas" who taught Bible study classes and had a heart condition was terrified by the outcry and had taken her phone off the hook after receiving angry calls. He asked committee members to forgive her and accept her apology — but said she didn't intend to resign. Earlier Monday, the president of the California branch of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People decried the email as racist and dismissed Davenport's claims that it was intended as a harmless joke. The White House didn't immediately reply to an email seeking comment.
as far as picture in the OP is concerned, it's because people REFUSE to believe he was born in the US. I assume it's harder for these people to accept him being a true American because of his COLOR OF HIS SKIN and NAME. again, as far as picture in the OP is concerened, NONE
does this line have anything to do with intelligence, competence, or policy? "Now you know why no birth certificate."
These people are either racist, very stupid to not have recognized the racist connotations, or very careless and irresponsible to have recognized it and sent it out anyway.
Just because you don't see it as being racist, doesn't mean somebody black won't. What kind of lessons are we teaching young black children when stories like this pop up?
I'm talking about people defending the context of the picture and saying there's nothing racist about it at all
WTF! All the crap I read on here for 8 years about Bush and you're getting snotty nosed about this? Oh, I get it. A board run by libs.....
