Monday, February 23, 2009
A post on the Post
The Clarion Content has observed the controversy surrounding the cartoon published last week in the New York Post from afar. We will not be linking to it directly. Here in Durham we have been unable to formulate a coherent perspective on the situation. Luckily we have a guest columnist from Morris County, New Jersey with a short take. Take it away AnthemSled...
It seems to me the real story here is that the Post, full of sour grapes and slouching towards irrelevance, decided to print this [cartoon] knowing that they could bait their favorite punching bag Al Sharpton into criticizing them for something they could defend with a shrug, "We're not racist, just obtuse and unfunny!" meanwhile helping white males to feel like they are the ones being persecuted. I can't really boycott the Post, cause I never buy it anyway.
The tragedy here is that all the lefty vehemence against the Post right now is giving them exactly what they were looking for - publicity.
Links do not imply endorsement. Food for thought only...
Labels: facing race, Guest columns, media, Politics, Pop Culture, public protest
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