Posted on 08/22/2007 7:59:53 AM PDT by Cagey
An editorial cartoon in last Friday's Florida Times-Union depicting a gunman wearing a T-shirt saying "Don't Snitch" continues to draw criticism, with some black leaders calling for an apology, the firing of the cartoonist and other demands, according to a WJXT-TV report in Jacksonville.
Two young children drawn in the cartoon say "I didn't see nuttin'!" Then the gunman says, "Now that's a good little ho!
In a letter sent to all Jacksonville television stations as well as the newspaper, the Jacksonville Leadership Coalition called the cartoon "racist, culturally insensitive and degrading to African-American women."
In addition to the apology, the group also called for the firing of cartoonist Ed Gamble, the hiring of a person of African-American descent for the newspaper's editorial board and a meeting with black leaders to "resolve the issue," WJXT-TV reported.
The letter quotes the Rev. Rudolph McKissick Jr., who described the cartoon as "insensitive to African American women, children and the community."
In Sunday's Times-Union, editorial page editor Mike Clark said that while he reviewed and approved the cartoon, he admits that "Using the word 'ho' was bad judgment, and I regret that I did not edit it out."
The newspaper's reader advocate quoted Gamble as saying that while he appreciated that the term was demeaning to women, he said, "I was making a point that rappers are demeaning to women."
In the background of the cartoon, a billboard displays: "Rap your life away."
Dr. Juan Gray, chairman of the board of the SCLC's Jacksonville chapter, called for the Times-Union to apologize for its poor judgment.
"After the apology, we can move toward reconciliation.
The letter was signed by Richard Burton, national board member of the NAACP, Desmond Muhammad, president of the Jacksonville branch of the SCLC, Marcus Muhammad of the National of Islam and Edward Preston, president of the Jacksonville Leadership Coalition.
Oh, I thought all the black leaders were coming out in rage over seeing Secretary of State Rice portrayed as a monkey in various cartoons.
That’s right, you can be a racist SOB good for nothing bum and slander black women if they are conservative. OK, never mind.
Some people can’t handle reality.
The Muslims were probably offended because they thought that the cartoon depicted Mohammed. Or at least, who Mohammed would be if he were alive today.
Just saying.
“Pull up your pants, get an education, marry your women and raise your kids.”
Now THAT belongs on a t-shirt!
“Is the deal today that you can say or do the most outrageous things, but as long as you apologize later, everything is hunky-dorie?’
Up to a point, beyond which a stint in faux-rehab is required. In extreme cases, tearful blatherings of “I have failed you my lord,” may be attempted.
That sounds like a Ziggy.
But rap music is free expression of the black experience while this cartoon is racist hate speech.
(Sarcasm alert)
Rap is CRAP.
“Staying alive comes to mind.”
That’s quite an incentive!
“An editorial cartoon in last Friday’s Florida Times-Union depicting a gunman wearing a T-shirt saying “Don’t Snitch” continues to draw criticism, with some black leaders calling for an apology, the firing of the cartoonist and other demands, according to a WJXT-TV report in Jacksonville.”
Where were these sanctimonious pieces of trash when Condi was racially attacked the same way?
Bad guys who rap don’t say things like that when they’re not recording a Grammy-winning track?
It is ridiculous to think firing this cartoonist and getting an apology is the real issue and not the point of the cartoon. The problem is Stop Snitchin’, the problem is not this cartoonist or the editors of the paper. Black leadership are idiots!
Exactly! These bozos can’t see (or choose not to) that rap music is a vile influence on inner city areas. This is the behavior and language that it promotes.
I am sorry....that your are too stupid to understand the point of the cartoon.
I am sorry that you have saved your righteous indignation for a political cartoonist that hit a little too close to home for your comfort.
I am sorry that a once proud and just civil rights movement has been hijacked by a bunch of money grubbing quota pimps and race hustlers....
bunch of money grubbing quota pimps and race hustlers....
Now your gonna piss off BOR!
Thank you Bill Cosby for the courage to speak out. Peer pressure and an absence of direction will doom many youngsters to unproductive lives.
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