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Old 05-15-2008, 03:39 PM   #11 (permalink)
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Wrong place and time for the rant. No one here has really shown much anger. I actually defended the guy's right to make his statement. But from a cultural point of view, that shirt is racist. There's really no way around it. Isn't Alfred E Newman a white guy on Mad magazine. Comparing Bush to another white human male cartoon character doesn't really come across as the same as Obama and a monkey. Cute or not.

Curious George publisher mulls legal action over Obama shirt - BostonHerald.com

And that character IS curious George for all intents and purposes. Good luck in court.
To be fair and balanced, George Bush has also been called Curious George many times too.

Comparing anybody to a monkey isn't particularly flattering regardless of their race!
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To be fair and balanced, George Bush has also been called Curious George many times too.

Comparing anybody to a monkey isn't particularly flattering regardless of their race!
NASA sent a monkey named Ham into space before the first American human went into space.
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NASA sent a monkey named Ham into space before the first American human went into space.

Really?

As always Willie is the Master of the non sequitur!
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Really?

As always Willie is the Master of the non sequitur!
Just stating the facts. Boy, you're not having a good day, huh?
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Being called Curious George when your first name actually happens to be George is slightly different than it being implied you look like a monkey. Especially with the racial history of this country.
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Being called Curious George when your first name actually happens to be George is slightly different than it being implied you look like a monkey. Especially with the racial history of this country.
Oh, some of the political cartoonists could work with GWB's earlobes.
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Oh, some of the political cartoonists could work with GWB's earlobes.
And if he Obama's first name was George, blah blah blah....But it's not. The shirt was racist.
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And if he Obama's first name was George, blah blah blah....But it's not. The shirt was racist.
Yeah, it was. Obama is going to have to expect that kind of BS when he is campaigning vs. McCain.
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I expect racism from a certain number of people. People are prejudice for many reasons. Religion, gender, race, weight, height, looks, handicap, wealth, etc. Just don't deny it like this guy did.
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