Originally Posted by
DjPz
LadyDEATH, you are completely right, as this is the reason why everybody shuts up now. I was the first to post on here, just because i needed to test something but i blew it up to 4 pages. amazing what a cartoonist and a first "poster" can do. this cartoonist was probably stoned or pissed when he did this.
lol, Thank you for your clever post of four words that magically inspired everyone else to post their opinions. Certainly without you, and your ingenious word play of "Fuck up eh?" this thread would have shriveled and died. In fact I think from now on I will also post the exact opposite of what I believe, in order to stimulate discussion, and then, after everyone "shuts up" will reveal my true plan. The fact that your revelation came directly after a post of one of the possibly 4 girls in the community is just coincidence I am sure.
Anyways, moving along.
The reason I haven't posted is because I figured the issue to be over and done with. I have a fever at the moment, so I wont get too into this post, but I feel it is important to note that throughout history in America monkeys have been used as a derogatory symbol of black people. I should have said that in my first post, I messed up in assuming that younger people would know of things that havent been as well known during their lifetimes.
LadyDeath, I understand what you mean, and I can see how it probably looks racist to find undertones of racism in wholly neutral places. However, I do not, as well as many other people do not, think for one second that this cartoon was made in a neutral, or even ignorant state of mind. Even if it was, if the cartoonist really did mean it to represent congress, or if they also were unaware of the comparison of monkeys to black people in racist propaganda, they should have had the foresight to see that this would cause a whole world of anger and hurt feelings. Ambivalence and ignorance are not valid excuses when someone is placed in a position like that of the staff at The Post. If this had been some rag that nobody reads, than it certainly would not have caused such problems. But the post is a pretty big entity and is widely read.
On a final note, while I love the show, please, for your own sake, do not turn to southpark for moral guidance. Its a smart show, don't get me wrong, but the people who created it are in no way qualified to speak on half of the issues they try and deal with.
