I was listening to a popular radio show and they mentioned a politcal cartoon that was in the NY Post.
Uhhhhh...what?!?
As a minority, I can certainly understand how this may be misinterpreted. Think I will wait too see what type of reaction it gets before I comment. Meanwhile, feel free to make your own interpreation(s).
I think you’re over-reacting. I’ve heard people say that a monkey could’ve written a better bill. Seems that the cartoonist was reaching for that imagery. I have no idea why the monkey needs to be shot, though.
Hm… I can kinda see where you’re coming from. Weird comic.
I naturally reacted, but I don’t think I have over-reacted. I am being cautious of my reaction because i don’t want to come across as over-reacting. Seeing this did not invoke any anger…but more like the doggy stare…head tilted to the side and a puzzled look. I grew up in the south…so being called a monkey or referenced to one was not an uncommon occurence. Really…I do get what he was trying to say…but could see how a less informed person might see it differently. The knee jerk reaction is what it is…stereotypes run deep in this country, so certain racial connotaions exist. Do I truly in my heart of heart believe that their was some underlying racist/racial intent…no, not really…but the “visual” leaves a host of opportunities for misinterpretation or at least question of his intent.
Yeah, makes sense that I’d be less sensitive to the imagary. I grew up essentially racially invisible. My situation was better still because of the military upbringing, where racism was even less of a problem.
It does still seem odd that the cartoonist chose to have some cops shooting a monkey. Why didn’t they instead choose a monkey breaking his pencil, or a monkey complaining about his broken typewriter? I can think of probably 2 or 3 other examples that I would’ve come to before I landed on a police shooting.