The 'big bad black man' Obama thread

[Texpat]

Water off a duck's back to me as far as candidates. But I can see the setup coming a mile off.

Two years from now -- regardless of who the US president is -- the same old shitslingers will still be on here with the same old lame attempts at degradation and belittlement. No matter if the economy is soaring and the Iraqis are hugging and kissing in the streets. The point is -- there is no good choice for some and there never will be.

But that's OK. If it makes you feel better...

[stroller]

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Originally Posted by Texpat

Water off a duck's back to me as far as candidates. But I can see the setup coming a mile off.

Sure, you are American and the election madness must be part of the accepted 'culture', but I assure you it looks like an insane circus from the outside.

Actually, I stopped posting on another forum for this reason, there is a point when it all stops being amuzing.

[Boon Mee]

Originally Posted by stroller

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Sure, you are American and the election madness must be part of the accepted 'culture', but I assure you it looks like an insane circus from the outside.

Actually, I stopped posting on another forum for this reason, there is a point when it all stops being amuzing.

Well, hang in there Stroll 'cause we have 7 & 1/2 months of this shit to go.
It's going to get tiresome for everyone...

[Mr Earl]

I wonder if someone could invite Thaiquila over to spice things up.

[floorpotato]

Originally Posted by DrB0b

Agreed. This is just an excuse to post some sickening garbage.

You guys should lighten up a bit. I think Obama is the best mainstream presidential candidate since Robert Kennedy, a far superior human being than his current opposition. Some of these photos are just plain funny, so absurd that they qualify as a parodies of racism. You have to be retard to believe that Obama is a terrorist or a pimp. I don't think posters here really believe the stuff we're posting (I sure hope not).

[Milkman]

Originally Posted by stroller

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Sure, you are American and the election madness must be part of the accepted 'culture', but I assure you it looks like an insane circus from the outside.

I see it the same way. The US election is a circus, and it's brought on fatigue.

Daily barrage of soundbites and silliness.

The campaigns started way too early, and we still have 7.5 months to go.

I've already tuned out to a large degree.

[sabang]

TeHe, bumpety bump -



Obama downplays satirical magazine cover


Sen. Barack Obama on Tuesday called a New Yorker cover that unflatteringly depicts him and his wife an unsuccessful attempt at satire that will probably fuel misconceptions he has long battled over the course of his presidential campaign.

But in an interview with CNN's Larry King, the presumptive Democratic presidential nominee downplayed the impact of the illustration, which depicts him in Muslim attire in the Oval Office, with his wife, Michelle, carrying a machine gun.

"It's a cartoon ... and that's why we've got the First Amendment," Obama said. "And I think the American people are probably spending a little more time worrying about what's happening with the banking system and the housing market and what's happening in Iraq and Afghanistan, than a cartoon. So I haven't spent a lot of time thinking about it.

"I've seen and heard worse," he said. "I do think that, you know, in attempting to satirize something, they probably fueled some misconceptions about me instead. But, you know, that was their editorial judgment."

Obama downplays satirical magazine cover - CNN.com


Suave Obama will probably gain political advantage out of this one, again. Certainly, the NY'ers cover was meant to be 'Tongue in Cheek'- it is no rabid Right Wing Blog.

But the criticism of the NY'er Cover is akin to the criticism of this thread- is it OK to regurgitate non-PC stuff in a 'Tongue in cheek' sense, or does this just cater to racism & negative stereotypes?

[sabang]

Heres an Israeli cartoon of Obama and the 'Blackhouse'-

[sabang]

How about this one, from a Kuwaiti newspaper!

[sabang]

^ This controversy has largely died down.

The rabid Right Wing blog -



Does anyone take these seriously?

[Boon Mee]

^ Belongs in the cartoons thread, eh?

[buriramboy]

[sabang]

Originally Posted by Boon Mee

Belongs in the cartoons thread

I'll add a few there too. This thread is for the overtly racist ones.

[AntRobertson]

Originally Posted by sabang

Does anyone take these seriously?

Scarily enough yes, I think they do. Images like this, even the most blatantly ridiculous of them, distill and focus the feelings of some people.

I would be willing to bet any amount you care to name that somewhere in the US you'll be able to find an eligible voter who sincerely believes that Obama is a Muslim terrorist who plans to enslave the whites if he's elected.

From that extreme they'd be variations on the theme going all the way back to the centre and ojective reality.

[Boon Mee]

[attaboy]

Obama campaign says New Yorker cartoon goes too far

Last Updated: Monday, July 14, 2008 | 12:33 PM ET Comments155Recommend446

CBC News



The Obama campaign issued a statement condemning the cartoon.


"The New Yorker may think, as one of their staff explained to us, that their cover is a satirical lampoon of the caricature Senator Obama's right-wing critics have tried to create. But most readers will see it as tasteless and offensive. And we agree," Obama spokesman Bill Burton said in the statement.

Obama campaign says New Yorker cartoon goes too far

[Boon Mee]

^Looks like they summed BO & his old lady to a Tee, eh?

[Accidental Ajarn]

There seems to be a problem here.

"coming from Australia"

"Obama (whom I support)"

Are you now a naturalized American citizen? If not, why do you "support" someone who is running for president in a foreign country?

Frankly, it seems strange that you have given this so much thought and energy since Obama is running for President of the USA, not President of the Western world.

I will have to go with McCain myself, but I am not worried for my country if we have an Obama presidency.

Whether or not Obama wins in November, just getting this far shows how far America has come in regards to race relations.

The race issue is a double edged sword for Obama. Many people want to show they are non-racist and automatically jump at this chance to prove it. Others are racist and will never vote for him because of his race.

But I think race is not the main issue this year, if Obama wins it will be because people want a change in economic and foreign policy. But be careful of what you wish for, change can be positive or negative. I have problems with both Obama's economic and foreign policy positions and don't see myself voting for him.

[sabang]

Originally Posted by Accidental Ajarn

Are you now a naturalized American citizen? If not, why do you "support" someone who is running for president in a foreign country?

I guess thats addressed to me, so the short answer is that the Republican Bush administration has been such an unmitigated disaster that, after having lost both houses of Congress I would also like them to lose the Presidential election and use their time in the electoral wilderness to reform from within, and hopefully purge themselves of the Loonies.

Whilst having nothing against Mccain personally, I also think he is a pretty mediocre candidate.

Obviously, what happens in the USA interests and affects many of us internationally.

Originally Posted by Accidental Ajarn

Whether or not Obama wins in November, just getting this far shows how far America has come in regards to race relations.

Agreed, I've said this before on TD.