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merrily

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5. Bigoted to use in a political cartoon about an African American President.

Reply to yeoman6987 (Reply #3)

Sun Oct 5, 2014, 10:33 AM

Oct 2014

I don't even care if the Obamas use it. The idea that the connotation of watermelon with an African American President never occurred to a political cartoonist is just not plausible. And, for those who are not familiar with the Herald, it is RW. Murdoch owned it at one point, but it was right wing both before and after Murdoch.

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NAACP and Boston herald to meet after Obama cartoon outrage [View all] merrily Oct 2014 OP

You would have to be 14 knds of justhanginon Oct 2014 #1

Apparently it is a new product that Whoopi yeoman6987 Oct 2014 #3

Bigoted to use in a political cartoon about an African American President. merrily Oct 2014 #5

And, where's the outrage over the cartoon of the Obamas in an open limo... Frustratedlady Oct 2014 #2

It is worse in that it suggests assassination. But, both are awful. merrily Oct 2014 #4