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I WENT TO THE NAACP WEBSITE; By Jim H., 02-21-09

… and they have a canned email you can send to Rupert Murdoch. Of course it bitches and bitches about the ”racist” NY Post cartoon. It was written by someone who really, really wants to be stuck in the past.

Below is the “personalized” (pffft, whatever) message on the NAACP site you can simply sign your name to:

http://org2.democracyinaction.org/o/2446/t/4676/campaign.jsp?campaign_KEY=1086

I want a REAL apology

I am writing you today to let you know I will not tolerate racist images and caricatures in your newspaper. I ask you to take immediate action to renounce the racist cartoon published in your paper on Wednesday showing two police officers, one with a smoking gun, standing over the body of a bullet-riddled chimp. This blatant exhibit of racism, comparing our commander in chief (also featured signing the stimulus bill on the issue’s facing page) to a dead chimpanzee is unacceptable, given the historic racist stereotypes of African-Americans as being synonymous with monkeys. I strongly urge the immediate firing of the Editor-in-Chief and all those involved in the decision to print the image. I also demand that the New York Post publish a full, unequivocal apology for the misguided decision to print the cartoon.

Your publication sadly reminded me of the reality that even in 2009, when an African American man holds the highest post in the nation, racism is alive and well in the United States, and that we have a long way to go to ensure civil and human rights of all people. There is no room for this kind of insensitivity and divisiveness – they only distract us from the real work that we need to do to foster an era of change, collaboration, and acceptance of all people.

As a supporter of the NAACP, and as citizen committed to ending racism and promoting civil rights for all people, I ask you to do better.

… and here is how I modified the message and sent it off:

I demand that NO apology be given by the NY Post

I am writing you today to let you know I will continue to expect cleverly satirical cartoons in your newspaper. I ask you to take immediate action to continue to defend the completely non-racist cartoon published in your paper on Wednesday showing two police officers, one with a smoking gun, standing over the body of a bullet-riddled chimp. This blatant exhibit of satire, comparing the authors of the Stimulus Bill to a dead chimpanzee is perfectly acceptable, given the historic joke about “infinite monkeys typing away”. I strongly urge the Editor-in-Chief and all those involved in the decision to print the image to go about their business. I also demand that the New York Post publish a full, unequivocal explanation of why the decision to print the cartoon should not be considered “controversial.”

Your publication reminded me of the reality that even in 2009, when an African American man holds the highest post in the nation, racism is alive and well in the United States, and that we have a long way to go to ensure civil and human rights of all people. The reason racism is alive and well is because of attention whores like Al Sharpton who go out of their way to find racism wherever they hope to see it, even if it’s not there. There is no room for this kind of insensitivity and divisiveness – they only distract us from the real work that we need to do to foster an era of change, collaboration, and acceptance of all people. All of this is the fault of Al Sharpton and his cronies.

As a supporter of logic and reason, and as a citizen committed to ending racism and promoting civil rights for all people, I ask you to do better. Continue to defend your cartoonist and his work, this piece in particular.

This whole thing is getting totally out of hand. I am going to fight this thing just like I fight 9/11 conspiracy theorists. I will not back down.

Fu_king wack-o liberal jerk-offs… I used to support the ideals of the NAACP.

No more.

And NO, I am NOT racist. I’m a human being, and I simply don’t see race as an issue in my life. If others still choose to hang onto the old ways, whatever. I’ve moved on.

Al Sharpton is the #1 enemy of race relations in the US.

The recent NY Post cartoon is NOT racist.

Without going into too much detail, you would have to be a bigoted idiot NOT to “get” the joke.

Good god, my country is going to hell because of hypersensitive PC freaks.