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Brock
07-01-2005, 01:23 PM
http://us.news3.yimg.com/us.i2.yimg.com/p/rids/20050701/i/r1885495751.jpg

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20050701/ap_on_re_la_am_ca/mexico_fox_interview
Simplex3
07-01-2005, 01:34 PM
1. Maybe
2. Nobody but the race pimps care

JMO
Laz
07-01-2005, 01:37 PM
yes ... i would think the drawing itself is


now what the actual content of the cartoon itself is we can't tell from one drawing.
BIG_DADDY
07-01-2005, 01:42 PM
These PC crybabies should STFU
BIG_DADDY
07-01-2005, 01:44 PM
This reminds me of when they said Speedy Gonzales was a racist cartoon becaue it portrayed Mexicans as being lazy. Give me a ****ing break. If you have nothing better to do than bitch about that we really need to find something for you to do.
Soupnazi
07-01-2005, 01:46 PM
yes ... i would think the drawing itself is


now what the actual content of the cartoon itself is we can't tell from one drawing.

Why do you think the drawing is?
Cochise
07-01-2005, 01:49 PM
They look like some kind of bears with human ears. How many darker-complected people are perfectly caucasian around their mouths and eyes?
Brock
07-01-2005, 01:53 PM
This reminds me of when they said Speedy Gonzales was a racist cartoon becaue it portrayed Mexicans as being lazy. Give me a ****ing break. If you have nothing better to do than bitch about that we really need to find something for you to do.

"Frito Bandito" was my favorite.

http://www.tvacres.com/images/frito.gif
BIG_DADDY
07-01-2005, 02:06 PM
"Frito Bandito" was my favorite.

http://www.tvacres.com/images/frito.gif

Mexicans are like "no, no we love Speedy Gonzales"

Liberal freaks are like " no, you can't they are making fun of all Mexicans"

I guess I just don't understand the need to creat victims out of people who don't fell they are being victimized.
Laz
07-01-2005, 02:13 PM
Why do you think the drawing is?
just because of the exaggerated ethnic features and the history of those exaggerations and how they were used.


jet black skin ... huge lips etc



doesn't mean the entire cartoon is, I've never seen it. but it does have a very "Aunt Jamima" ... "slappy" look to it.
Soupnazi
07-01-2005, 02:14 PM
just because of the exaggerated ethnic features and the history of those exaggerations and how they were used.


jet black skin ... huge lips etc



doesn't mean the entire cartoon is, I've never seen it. but it does have a very "Aunt Jamima" ... "slappy" look to it.

Gotcha. I just assumed exaggerated features were par for the course in cartoon type drawings. I mean, look at Popeye.
Earthling
07-01-2005, 02:15 PM
I don't see anything rascist about it myself...
Laz
07-01-2005, 02:23 PM
Gotcha. I just assumed exaggerated features were par for the course in cartoon type drawings. I mean, look at Popeye.
true ...

that's were the history of those exaggerations come into play. there were we quite a few films where the character with those exaggerated features were also were racially exaggerated. (bare foot,watermelon eating,stupid etc...)
jspchief
07-01-2005, 02:31 PM
I don't think you can say it's racist, simply because of the background behind it. If the intent of the cartoon isn't racist, then it simply isn't racist.

However, it is reminiscient of the old slavery cartoons that included exaggerated stereotypes.

Personally, I think there are probably more pressing issues that Jesse Jackson could direct his attention to, but I've always felt that Jackson was more about shaking his fist in the spotlight than actually advancing the causes of blacks.
jettio
07-01-2005, 02:33 PM
Jorge Orta is an Afro-Mexican, I'd say that if he comes to town to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the Royals World Series, he could decide the issue.

Scott McClellan. Now, that's funny.
Laz
07-01-2005, 02:35 PM
However, it is reminiscient of the old slavery cartoons that included exaggerated stereotypes.

Personally, I think there are probably more pressing issues that Jesse Jackson could direct his attention to, but I've always felt that Jackson was more about shaking his fist in the spotlight than actually advancing the causes of blacks.

agree
Taco John
07-01-2005, 02:40 PM
I don't think it's racist. I think it's probably insensitive. But that's not illegal.

I think for something to be racist, an element of hate needs to be mixed in.
ROYC75
07-01-2005, 02:43 PM
Nope ........
Simplex3
07-01-2005, 02:45 PM
Gotcha. I just assumed exaggerated features were par for the course in cartoon type drawings. I mean, look at Popeye.
Popeye is insensitive to people like goatcheeze who beat off too much.
the Talking Can
07-01-2005, 03:37 PM
What could be racist about thick lipped Aunt Jemima style negroes?
Taco John
07-01-2005, 03:46 PM
What could be racist about thick lipped Aunt Jemima style negroes?



ROFL ROFL ROFL
SportsRacer
07-01-2005, 03:48 PM
This reminds me of when they said Speedy Gonzales was a racist cartoon becaue it portrayed Mexicans as being lazy. Give me a ****ing break. If you have nothing better to do than bitch about that we really need to find something for you to do.

I thought it portrayed Mexicans as being fast?
Taco John
07-01-2005, 03:52 PM
I thought it portrayed Mexicans as being fast?


You haven't seen me run if that's the impression you've got!
Ari Chi3fs
07-01-2005, 03:54 PM
"In our country, the image of black people is one of enormous goodwill, which is reflected not only in characters like Memin Pinguin, but in popular songs ... like 'Little Black Watermelon,'" a song about an unruly black boy.
Taco John
07-01-2005, 04:07 PM
...and Eeney-Meanie-Miney-Moe!
Duck Dog
07-01-2005, 04:20 PM
While I do not find the image to be racist, I do find it mildly entertaining watching one minority group call another minority group racist instead of picking on whitey.
WolfDawg
07-01-2005, 04:59 PM
Mexicans are like "no, no we love Speedy Gonzales"

Liberal freaks are like " no, you can't they are making fun of all Mexicans"

I guess I just don't understand the need to creat victims out of people who don't fell they are being victimized.


I think it was actually Speedys Cousin Slowpoke Gonzales that pissed the libs off so much.
Logical
07-01-2005, 05:13 PM
Damn RRWNJs and their insensitive gay angel bashing.ROFL
penchief
07-01-2005, 05:18 PM
While I do not find the image to be racist, I do find it mildly entertaining watching one minority group call another minority group racist instead of picking on whitey.

Well........blacks and hispanics may be a minority group in the United States but hispanics are not a minority group in Mexico; they are the majority.

The real question, IMO, is whether or not the joke is demeaning. If it is, then it is inappropriate. But if it is poking fun in a light-hearted way, then it is harmless, IMHO.
Bowser
07-01-2005, 07:18 PM
This racisim is nothing that the super powered pope comic can't take care of.
mcan
07-01-2005, 07:42 PM
I don't think it's racist. I think it's probably insensitive. But that's not illegal.

I think for something to be racist, an element of hate needs to be mixed in.


Hey Scooby... Did I just give Taco rep?

http://www-users.cs.york.ac.uk/~susan/joke/scooby.gif
RRRRREP!
mlyonsd
07-01-2005, 07:53 PM
Because the cartoon isn't directly pointed at me I have no idea if it's racist or not.
DanT
07-01-2005, 09:14 PM
How did Papa Smurf get Smurfette pregnant?

He smucked her.
Loki
07-01-2005, 09:30 PM
well, it's issue #91 so it can't be THAT racist...
Radar Chief
07-06-2005, 06:53 AM
I think it was actually Speedys Cousin Slowpoke Gonzales that pissed the libs off so much.

Yea but Slowpoke, he pack a heater. ;)
Lzen
07-06-2005, 08:31 AM
What could be racist about thick lipped Aunt Jemima style negroes?

Where do you see thick lips? I don't see any lips at all.
Laz
07-06-2005, 10:52 AM
Where do you see thick lips? I don't see any lips at all.
the entire white part around the mouth is all lips, i think.


they are so huge you just naturally thought they were cheek or something.
Lzen
07-06-2005, 10:58 AM
Those don't looke like lips to me.
Braincase
07-06-2005, 11:47 AM
I don't see myself wearing a t-shirt with that cartoon on it to the Negro Leagues Museum.
alanm
07-06-2005, 12:43 PM
Yea but Slowpoke, he pack a heater. ;)
It's "That's my cousin Slowpoke. He pack a gun". ROFL
Radar Chief
07-06-2005, 12:47 PM
It's "That's my cousin Slowpoke. He pack a gun". ROFL

OK I’ll take your word for it, since it’s been like 20 some years since I’ve seen that cartoon.
Laz
07-06-2005, 01:20 PM
Those don't looke like lips to me.

then why the big white area, by the mouth, on a jet black face?
Electric
07-07-2005, 07:33 PM
Popeye is insensitive to people like goatcheeze who beat off too much.

I watched some of the really old Popeye cartoons and if you really listen you might figure out that the cartoon wasn't made for kids. Some of the muffled dialog was pretty dicey, especially for them days!!
Henry
07-08-2005, 04:09 PM
Liberal freaks are like " no, you can't they are making fun of all Mexicans"



What they fail to realize is that Speedy was always portrayed as the winner.