Congressional Black Caucus Foundation receives racist Obama t-shirt in the mail.»

[babylonsister]

http://thinkprogress.org/2008/06/06/congressional-black-caucus-foundation-receives-racist-obama-t-shirt-in-the-mail/

Congressional Black Caucus Foundation receives racist Obama t-shirt in the mail.»


On Wednesday, the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation (CBCF) received an offensive t-shirt in the mail; the shirt had “a cartoon image of Curious George, the beloved children’s character, with a paper bag over his head holding a sign that says ‘A Truth We Can Believe in ‘08!!!’ written underneath.” The Washington Post describes the back of the shirt:

The back of the shirt lists several African American organizations. … It prints the United Nations’ definition of “racial discrimination” and states, underneath the listing of all the black organizations, “Who is really causing the Racial Division.”

The t-shirt also says: “There are over 1,000 African American, Hispanic and other minority organizations in America. How many white organizations can you find? Or can you imagine what would happen every time one was made?” Mingled with the listing of the numerous black organizations is the Ku Klux Klan and two Hispanic groups.

CBCF president Elsie Scott was disturbed by the image of Curious George with a bag over his head, which reminded her of a lynching. Recently, other controversial t-shirts featuring Curious George and Obama ‘08 logos have also appeared.

[ismnotwasm]

1. Just the beginning I'm afraid

I think racists everywhere are terrified, and will stop at nothing to validate themselves. Assholes.

[Bicoastal]

2. White Organizations? WHITE ORGANIZATIONS?

This country is 80% WHITE! America IS a White Organization! :banghead::banghead::banghead:

[Muttocracy]

3. when I was a kid I thought of this stuff as something we learned in history class

:(

[realisticphish]

4. frankly, this is a very stupid move by racists

i mean, their best hope was the subtle racism that i would say a majority of people have, but which most don't act on. The quiet, unconscious kind. This kind of thing brings it smack into your face, and will do nothing but make most people aggressively try NOT to be racist. It will only affect the extremes who wouldn't vote for him in the first place :shrug: