In a time when newspapers are struggling to do it's best to increase readership, please don't tell me this is your way of doing so New York Post. Racism is clearly alive and well at the Post and in America as well. During a speech marking Black History Month, Attorney General Eric Holder called the U.S. a "Nation of Cowards" he was right on point with his statement. It's cowards like that, who have to use hate and racism to get publicity, or to prove their point.
Maybe that's why blogs like this one and others are attracting more and more readers daily. Our blogs, are and sometimes may, be very opinionated, but most of us bloggers will respect the other point of view. Yes, there is freedom of speech in this country, but is this what Sean Delonas(the cartoonist) wanted to portray? Clearly the answer is a resounding...Yes!
Nonetheless, when a newspaper who has been in business for over 100 years and is well known, to the racist links that racist people have used in comparing people of color with images of monkeys and chimpanzees and to compare to our 44th President of the United States, is just inflammatory.
During these economic times, to say, or allow racist imagery, or allow damaging sediments clearly states to me you don't need or want readership. So until the New York Post can give a 100% sincere apology, because the one they gave today(click here)sounded more like a un-trained youth making up an excuse that they allowed the cartoon to run in the first place. I recommend all not to buy, support, or read the New York Post, hard copy, soft copy or online copy. No love lost here, I have always been a NY Times Type of Girl anyway.
God doesn't like ugly and neither do I.
Your Girl LG
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