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- gypsi, on 05/15/2008, -60/+382rush limbaugh does the same thing. he plays innocent on the one hand, and holds a noose in the other. he knows it's racist, we know it's racist, and then he plays dumb
- roosevans, on 05/15/2008, -39/+317Despite the racist connotations of the tee shirt, the white store owner has the right to make and sell the tee shirts to all his racist patrons. This is America and She still has the virus of racism in Her citizens. This tee shirt is a benign expression of that virus and is not worth getting bent out of shape about ( and I am a black American). God bless America!
- motafett, on 05/15/2008, -7/+237The store owner did not have permission to use the Curious George image, and the creators of it have already filed a lawsuit.
- brokenspatula, on 05/15/2008, -43/+207i remember George Bush being portrayed as a monkey too
- kingofinternet, on 05/15/2008, -54/+150There are some dumb ***** on digg. "Damn libruls, can't call a darky a monkey no more! B-b-b-b-ut Bush was called a chimp!"
- sneakeykop, on 05/15/2008, -60/+163you obviously have never been called a N**ger Chimp before..!
- unicronband, on 05/15/2008, -0/+90The Man in the Yellow Hat is gonna be pissed.
- inactive, on 05/15/2008, -32/+111and all the while I thought it was vaguely homophobic
- rentmitchum, on 05/15/2008, -25/+105[braces for Clerks 2 reference that won't be as funny as it needs to be to be worth saying when someone is this horribly ignorant of people's feelings]
Worst thing about racists is they deny they're racist on camera. Cowards, all of them. Fear causes racism, nothing more. When will the god damned species be beyond this ***** xenophobic *****. - robbymcdobby, on 05/15/2008, -22/+96"...he sees nothing wrong with depicting a prominent African-American as a monkey"
Are you kidding me? Are you KIDDING me? - oldhick, on 05/15/2008, -10/+74I would like to say that this jack ass store owner does not represent all hicks and rednecks. Some of us redneck hicks actually judge a man based on his character, not his skin color. Some of us actually realize that certain words, euphemisms, and images have historically negative and racially demeaning connotations and refrain from using such crude language.
That store owner is not representative of all of us. Unfortunately, he's probably representative of WAY TOO MANY. We've come so far with race relations in certain parts of the country. This is truly sad. - castevens, on 05/15/2008, -20/+82Not everyone who doesn't vote for Obama is racist. But, as we saw in West Virginia, Mississippi, and Arkansas is that over 8 out of every 10 people who thought that race was an issue in choosing a candidate voted for Clinton.
- jmpeagle, on 05/15/2008, -4/+62no one is denying him the right to make the shirt. Others are merely expressing their freedom of speech to protest it. They aren't calling on Congress to outlaw the shirt.
- kineticworm, on 05/15/2008, -17/+75yeah, there is no way you could make a t shirt like this and be completely oblivious to the fact that it might be offensive. i mean look at the bar owner and his friends, do you really think that they worry more about political issues or the fact that a possible presidential nominee is black.
- inactive, on 05/15/2008, -13/+55Porch monkey.
- shadeOfGrey, on 05/15/2008, -0/+37That's when Curious George turned into Furious George.
- mentallyinhell, on 05/15/2008, -2/+41He has the right to make the shirt(unless curious george is copyrighted), and they have the right to protest it.
- larsonsm, on 05/15/2008, -1/+39In a world truly without racism, there would be no person exempt from being portrayed as a lovable and adorable monkey.
- NPodhoretz14, on 05/15/2008, -26/+65Yeah but you're not supposed to ever hold blacks to similar standards. Those are the rules. I don't make them up
- zerepasil, on 05/15/2008, -22/+59but that's to his stupidity not to his skin color. they don't compare the same way.
- x4ncars4me, on 05/15/2008, -14/+50http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=por ...
an attempt to reduce the amount of stupid comments.. - Biks, on 05/15/2008, -21/+58Gee..the store owner looks like an ignorant, in bred, plug-chewin' pickup drivin' redneck southerner. Oh wait..do you think I meant *ALL* southerners are ignorant, in bred plug-chewin' pickup drivin' rednecks? No no no..I just meant HIM. Look at that hat..look at that beard...listen to his accent.
- SeaweedWater, on 05/15/2008, -15/+49Thats what he gets for being all curious and *****.
- Etchii, on 05/15/2008, -4/+38Oh, no no, it's cool, I'm taking it back
- sparql, on 05/15/2008, -2/+37I wouldn't have a problem with the shirt if the guy selling them was honest about it being a racist statement, instead of saying it has nothing to do with him being black. If you're going to be a racist, at least have the balls to own up to it when you get called out.
- Zippo, on 05/15/2008, -23/+58It's amazing that, after all these years, there's still so much ignorance and racism...
- zerepasil, on 05/15/2008, -21/+67But comparing Bush to a monkey is really aimed at his stupidity and not his skin color. That doesn't compare the same way. If it was as simple as that this issue wouldn't be controversial. it's more likely that the people who are defending the shirt are most likely white or not black. Your missing what's obvious.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comparing_apples_to_o ... - jtmeyer, on 05/15/2008, -3/+33no, but an angry black man once leaned out of a public bus and called me a "***** Ass *****."
i was mostly offended at the ***** part, because i'm gay. i was just really confused about the ***** part, because i'm white. - bobbarkerbilly, on 05/15/2008, -10/+39Because white people have had to deal with racist insults, such as being called monkeys, for so long.
/sarcasm - inactive, on 05/15/2008, -4/+32Just don't even bother. I cannot believe that these people don't know about the racist connotations to referring to a black person as a monkey. I think it's absolutely disgraceful. If you want to defend the racist shirt by citing the man's 1st Amendment rights, be my guest, but do not insult our intelligence by pretending to not understand how it's racist. I almost miss the days when racism was acceptable - at least then, these pricks would be open and upfront about it, and not try to hide behind a bunch of ***** excuses.
- gyrfalcon, on 05/15/2008, -1/+30My favorite quote from the video:
Protester: "We're all in this together"...
Store Owner: "You need to get the ***** off my parking lot, that's what you need to do. Just about now!" - inactive, on 05/15/2008, -7/+36they drew a picture instead
- web2pointYo, on 05/15/2008, -1/+27As much as I dont like the racism, I was more dissapointed with his pussying out when confronted about it. "i thought of it when i saw his ears...and his uuuuu....hair line. yeah thats it". Punk.
- dootisterhans, on 05/15/2008, -5/+28Obama will be unbeatable now that he has the endorsement of Curious George!
- inactive, on 05/15/2008, -9/+31Noone cares what you think, and simultaneously, everyone thinks you have the IQ of someone who would buy one of these shirts.
Ta! - cerealjynx, on 05/15/2008, -16/+40Nice, he's bringing it back!
...Clerks 2, anyone? - diskit, on 05/15/2008, -10/+31What about the fact that the shirt is infringing on copyrighted materials?
In this case that parody/fair use crap doesn't fly. - DrewBlood, on 05/15/2008, -8/+28This shirt I made of a Saltine declaring Hillary '08 is just because she seems salty to me. Sheesh! How could you even think otherwise?
- bratterscain, on 05/15/2008, -2/+21And liberty is the right to express yourself if you feel you are offended so you should take advantage as you see fit, for your own sake and others of your view, roosevans.
- toxicityj, on 05/15/2008, -2/+22the man in the yellow hat has got to be pissed.
- NebCanuck, on 05/15/2008, -0/+18The difference is simple: White people haven't been stereotyped as resembling monkeys for centuries past.
Obviously there's a problem with making everything about race. But when you call up blatantly abused imagery, you should expect that people will think of you as racist.
It would be ideal if the imagery faded away with time and eventually no one would think twice about the fact that some guy thinks Obama looks like Curious George. But societal memories haven't faded yet, and the fact is, race is very much an important factor in this election. To argue that somehow people should ignore it because ideally it wouldn't be an issue is ridiculous. For the vast majority of people, there are bitter tensions between black and white, and until that goes away, racist symbolism like this has to be seen as negative. - halleyscomet, on 05/15/2008, -10/+32No, he's just woefully ignorant about the shameful history of race relations, particularly in the US.
Still, you made a nice stab at making ignorance sound like an asset. - aladrin, on 05/15/2008, -11/+33I remember the 'Bush looks like a monkey' pics that went around with different pics of him and pics of monkeys in the same pose and facial expression. Somehow that was okay but this isn't now.
- thcobbs, on 05/15/2008, -18/+36Personally, I loved Curious George growing up. I think this shirt makes me want to vote for Obama now....
If you found this comment ridiculous, you should find the whole thread the same way.
Its just a goddamned shirt.
Get you panties out of a wad and get over it. - mrgreg, on 05/15/2008, -25/+47If we truly are equal, there should of been as much backlash for using the Bush/Monkey reference as this. It is the hardcore Obama supporters that are bringing race into this by claiming that it's a racist symbol. Of course, liberals are no strangers to forced racism, just look at Affirmative Action.
- inactive, on 05/15/2008, -13/+31For his intelligence, which is an insult to monkeys if you ask me....
- bicyclethief, on 05/15/2008, -2/+18http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metaphor
- DephexTwin, on 05/15/2008, -2/+19That's because there's no racial stereotype about white people and monkeys. You can't just ignore how some words and concepts are loaded with history and connotations.
Shirt of John McCain baking a cake - random.
Shirt of Hillary Clinton baking a cake - sexist undertones.
Shirt of Obama riding a lawnmower - random.
Shirt of Bill Richardson riding a lawnmower - racist undertones. - rugabug, on 05/15/2008, -1/+16Jesus wasn't black. He would have looked more arabic than anything.
- inactive, on 05/15/2008, -10/+25Are you trying to imply Bush is not a terrorist? Where did you get that idea?
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