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Racist Anti-Obama Tee Shirt

Posted on: May 13, 2008 9:29 PM, by Greg Laden

Marietta tavern owner Mike Norman says the T-shirts he's peddling, featuring cartoon chimp Curious George peeling a banana, with "Obama in '08" scrolled underneath, are "cute." But to a coalition of critics, the shirts are an insulting exploitation of racial stereotypes from generations past.

"It's time to put an end to this," said Rich Pellegrino, a Mableton resident and director of the Cobb-Cherokee Immigrant Alliance. He was among about 15 people who protested outside Mulligan's Bar and Grill Tuesday afternoon against the sale of the "racist and highly offensive" shirts.

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1

The racists and the anti racists are about even!

Posted by: Elizabeth | May 13, 2008 11:28 PM

2

Sometimes the best intentions can bring out the worst in people.

http://www.bccmeteorites.com/misconduct-planetary.html

Posted by: BCCM | May 14, 2008 6:32 AM

3

BCCM: SO, you're saying that instead of going to the moon with Apollo, they went to Boggy Creek Texas?

Posted by: Greg Laden | May 14, 2008 8:11 AM

4

Up to 60-40 Racist as of this morning, 5/14

Posted by: J-Dog | May 14, 2008 8:21 AM

5

Makes me long for the days when my e-mail was full of all of those "GW Bush as chimp" chain letters with the photo's of GW paired with apes who wear similar expressions.
*sigh*
I can't wait until the Democrats move past race baiting and ID poolitics for political advantage: it makes them look so substanceless...

Posted by: the real cmf | May 14, 2008 5:06 PM

6

There will come a day when men are seen as men; But until that day we have to understand that hatred is exactly that hate! It does'nt matter if you are blue with yellow polka-dots somehow it's always something.Evil wins when good men do nothing. Thanksfor being a good man.

Posted by: armor | May 19, 2008 1:40 PM

7

and/or woman.

Posted by: Elizabeth | May 19, 2008 2:51 PM

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