THE NEW YORKER MAGAZINE COVER: offended?
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the main article was about all the unfair and false criticisms Obama has received from the mainstream media, including him being muslim/terrrorist/anti-american, etc.
From BBC article:
From BBC article:
The magazine says the cartoon is intended as a satirical comment about some of the distorted right-wing attacks on the Democratic senator.
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"The burning flag, the nationalist-radical and Islamic outfits, the fist-bump, the portrait on the wall? All of them echo one attack or another. Satire is part of what we do, and it is meant to bring things out into the open, to hold up a mirror to prejudice, the hateful, and the absurd. And that's the spirit of this cover," the statement said.
The portrayal of the Obamas "fist-bumping" one another was a reference to a campaign rally in St Paul, Minnesota, back in June, at which the couple were seen to "fist-bump", an action described by one Fox News commentator as a "terrorist fist-jab".
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/7505953.stm
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"The burning flag, the nationalist-radical and Islamic outfits, the fist-bump, the portrait on the wall? All of them echo one attack or another. Satire is part of what we do, and it is meant to bring things out into the open, to hold up a mirror to prejudice, the hateful, and the absurd. And that's the spirit of this cover," the statement said.
The portrayal of the Obamas "fist-bumping" one another was a reference to a campaign rally in St Paul, Minnesota, back in June, at which the couple were seen to "fist-bump", an action described by one Fox News commentator as a "terrorist fist-jab".
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/7505953.stm
it is satire but . do the idiots who walk by the news stand know that?? thats what really matters.. they gonna see it take it as truth and go about their day and possibly now BE TELLING OTHER SIMPLE FOLK "DONT VOTE OBAMA HE'S A MUSLIM TERRORIST IN DISGUISE " kinda liek one of my former co workers thinks. just cuzz his dad is a muslim she thinks so is obama. " he is lying about being christian and could be a terrorist "...
It is a weak argument to use against this cover.
Do people understand the Daily Show and Colbert Report are satire? Would someone know that just flipping through the channels and happens to see a bit of either of those shows?
Where does that kind of reasoning lead you? Should we condemn the Wizard of Oz and Alice in Wonderland too?
It is a pretty unfunny and weak attempt at satire - that much I'll be the first to concede. Obviously it was a publicity stunt and aimed at increasing magazine sales (good business practice).
Do people understand the Daily Show and Colbert Report are satire? Would someone know that just flipping through the channels and happens to see a bit of either of those shows?
Where does that kind of reasoning lead you? Should we condemn the Wizard of Oz and Alice in Wonderland too?
It is a pretty unfunny and weak attempt at satire - that much I'll be the first to concede. Obviously it was a publicity stunt and aimed at increasing magazine sales (good business practice).
