I am sure this has been diaried, but I just could not restrain myself. Sometimes, one just gets sick and dayum tired!
Okay, so there’s a debate. I’m not so sure what’s up for discussion. The NY Post ran a patently offensive, outrageous racist assault on President Barack Obama and Black people everywhere, and there are some people who would like us to write it off as a satirical effort. Two words: Bull shit.
There. I said it.
What’s even worse is that rather than run a well thought out retraction, the newspaper’s PR department unleashed a torrent of rebuke for Rev. Al Sharpton and anyone else who would find the cartoon objectionable. Now, I’ve had my own beefs with the Right Reverend. But on this one, we stand shoulder-to-shoulder.
The next time someone tells me that now I "have my Black president" so I can "just shut up about racism in this country", I will invite them to take a look at this cartoon published by one of the most widely read newspaper in the country.
Once upon a time, I enjoyed the New York Post. Page Six was a morning festish. Breaking news? I used to go there. I say "used to" because I am finished. I’ve spent the day listening to apologists like Ron Christie (the only one of three Black men in America who didn’t support President Obama– Steele and Blackwell) and I’m dayum tired.
Sorry folks. I don’t find a dayum thing funny about it. Not as long as men like Sean Bell as being murdered on the street.
Cross posted at www.goldietaylor.wordpress.com.