New York Times Admits Giant Banner Honoring Mao May Have Been Inappropriate

The Babylon Bee ^ | September 10, 2019 | staff

[Norski]

NEW YORK, NY—In honor of the anniversary of Chairman Mao Zedong's death, The New York Times unfurled a giant, 50-foot-wide banner honoring the "brave revolutionary" outside its New York offices Monday.

After public outcry, they admitted this might have been "slightly inappropriate."

"While we stand by our decision to honor one of history's great men, we admit the banner lacked important historical context," said one Times editor. "While his ideas were morally right, they factually killed a bunch of people, and that's not something we wanted to promote. Unless you're killing yourself to combat climate change."

Paper executives considered adding some historical context to the banner, like writing "Morally right but factually a mass murderer" to the bottom but eventually decided to just take it down so as not to obscure the facts above and beyond the paper's usual fact obscuring threshold.

The banner has been replaced with a large mural of Joseph Stalin.

[Norski]

Note: This is satire. This is the Babylon Bee.

[SunkenCiv]

"While his ideas were morally right, they factually killed a bunch of people, and that's not something we wanted to promote. Unless you're killing yourself to combat climate change."

LOL

[chajin]

The NYT just got Mao-Maoed.

[Norski]

Enjoy.

[PIF]

"While we stand by our decision to honor one of history's great men most vile mass murderers, we admit the banner lacked important historical context," said one Times editor. "While his ideas were morally right reprehensible, they factually killed a bunch of 76,000,000 people, and that's not something we wanted to promote. Unless you're killing yourself to combat climate change, and as many other people as necessary to save out planet for the children!"

The banner has been replaced with a large mural of Joseph Stalin who only murdered 69,000,000 people. You can clearly see the difference, especially since he is Democrat Presidential Candidate Bernie Sanders hero.

[jazminerose]

Without the satire notice, is there anyone here who would have questioned the veracity of this story?

[Hardastarboard]

I was ready to jump in and give the NYT a hard beating, then I noticed the source. This isn’t really satire. It’s just something that hasn’t happened yet. Kind of like John Semmens’ work.

[okie 54]

Commie bastards

[ronnie raygun]

Lacked historical content, much like a picture of Adolf Hitler?

[Flick Lives]

Without the satire notice, is there anyone here who would have questioned the veracity of this story?

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I read about half way thru before I caught on it was satire. It’s totally believable, which is what makes it good satire.

[Liz]

NYT: "While Mao's ideas were morally right, they factually killed a bunch of people; that's
not something we wanted to promote........unless you're killing to combat climate change."

[jerod]

"...to honor one of history's great men"

Pardon... But by any serious historians account, Mao was one of histories most infamous men and he was not 'great' in any way, shape or form.

Hanging a banner in his honor is the equivalent of hanging a banner in honor of Napoleon, Hitler, Stalin, or even Pol Pot.

The NY Times is beyond redemption and they are morally bankrupt, but then again they have been for many decades, so this is just another example of their decline into oblivion.

[UpstateNYer]

"Morally right but factually a mass murderer"

This article is hilarious - the Babylon Bee gets me every time !! And judging from the comments here, I'm guessing that quite a few people didn't get that it was satire - probably because it sounds like something the NY Times would really do !

[liberalh8ter]

The banner has been replaced with a large mural of Joseph Stalin.

Snort!, LOL

[Carl Vehse]

Thatr Babylon Bee satire article is so close to reality that it is showing a Casimir effect.

[certrtwngnut]

It was written by Sidd Finch of Sports Illustrated fame. I believed that one too.

[metmom]

Things are in rough shape when reality trumps satire for absurdity.

[mumblypeg]

We know. But thanks for educating us.
See post #1.

[BenLurkin]

Almost fell for it....

[GOPJ]

Paper executives considered adding some historical context to the banner, like writing "Morally right but factually a mass murderer" to the bottom but eventually decided to just take it down so as not to obscure the facts above and beyond the paper's usual fact obscuring threshold.

LOL - close enough it could be real... New York Times sucks.