"and if you argue that what you see in this cartoon has no trace of racism you truly are our of touch with reality."
Not sure I see the racism. I see a charicature that emphasizes her hair style and I see her 'parroting' of the party line being parodied. Not sure what the racism is?
And no, I'm not out of touch with reality. I just know that I don't have the right to not be offended and neither do you.
That said, I hope Ms. Rice does a fine job. My only hesitation with her is the sad fact that, as a woman, she'll have difficulty getting respect from the less-enlightened, male-dominated societies in other gov'ts that she'll have to deal with (Iran, N. Korea, China, etc.). If you deny that, then you are out of touch with reality.
for everyone saying they don't see it as a racist cartoon....how much of a stretch is it to believe the media and liberals would freak out at a similar cartoon drawn by a conservative depicting a liberal minority?
What planet are you on?
Strong women have been heads of state and maintained respect throughout the world for centuries: Queen Elizabeth (she destroyed the Spanish armada...you don'think she was respected?)
Catherine the Great of Russia...You say no one respected her?.....are you kidding?
How about Margaret Thatcher...You don't think she was respected, and I might add feared by many!!!...
No you missed the entire ball on this one....Male dominated society or any other dominated society