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Indianapolis newspaper alters, then deletes racist Thanksgiving cartoon following complaints
Gary Varvel cartoon original (Indy Star)
Gary Varvel edited cartoon (Indy Star)
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http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2014/11/indianapolis-newspaper-alters-then-deletes-racist-thanksgiving-cartoon-following-complaints/
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One of these is NOT like the other (Original Post)
kpete
Nov 2014
OP
Not only racially insensitive but xenophobic to boot! And no amount of skin-lightening can excuse
BlueCaliDem
Nov 2014
#14
Drunken Irishman
(34,857 posts)1. Stupid cartoon regardless.
LiberalElite
(14,691 posts)2. i looked at both
several times and I can't find the difference. ????
Brigid
(17,621 posts)4. Take another look . . .
At the guy in the red cap climbing through the window.
LiberalElite
(14,691 posts)12. yeh - i just read about it elsewhere
rurallib
(62,453 posts)6. The mustache on the guy in the first picture
gives the guy a Hispanic look - at least to me. Thus implying undocumented were coming in to eat T-day meal without an invite because Obama.
My interpretation
rurallib
(62,453 posts)3. "Gary did not intend to be racially insensitive"
see - so it is ok!
cyberswede
(26,117 posts)7. Jesus effing christ...
how on earth could a joke about immigration NOT be racially insensitive.
rurallib
(62,453 posts)9. because he didn't mean it to be
simple, huh?
DeadLetterOffice
(1,352 posts)11. ...
Rex
(65,616 posts)5. NM...I see it now!
Is that serious? So they remove the mustache and that signifies WHAT exactly?
cyberswede
(26,117 posts)8. They lightened the skin, too...
as if that makes a joke *about immigrants* less racially insensitive.
That is so fucked up, I don't even have a word for it.
just about covers it
peace,
kp
BlueCaliDem
(15,438 posts)14. Not only racially insensitive but xenophobic to boot! And no amount of skin-lightening can excuse
that.
No wonder Indiana is a "red" State and they vote for Mike Pence! Media there are in the tank for Republicans exclusively.
irisblue
(33,035 posts)15. and missing the irony of the holiday......