Not sure what the New Yorker was playing at with this front cover. They claimed it was meant to satirise the redneck ring wing stereotyping of Barack Obama as some sort of muslim extremist, but Americans don't do satire or sarcasm or irony very well.
Much like those in this here country who took Alf Garnet literally - never realising you were meant to laugh at him rather than with him; this lampooning of those millions of cretins who really do think Barack Obama is one of Osama Bin Laden's kissing cousins, will past swiftly over their heads. The cartoon will be taken literally and only enhance their prejudices.
Obviously Barack Obama can't complain about this cartoon though. I sure he finds it unhelpful at best and offensive at worst, but because the only people who get all uppity and enraged by this sort of thing are real muslim extremists, so it's mum's the word. Of course if he stays silent, this also arouses suspicion amongst the stoopid. An intriguing dilemma.
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Much like those in this here country who took Alf Garnet literally - never realising you were meant to laugh at him rather than with him; this lampooning of those millions of cretins who really do think Barack Obama is one of Osama Bin Laden's kissing cousins, will past swiftly over their heads. The cartoon will be taken literally and only enhance their prejudices.
Obviously Barack Obama can't complain about this cartoon though. I sure he finds it unhelpful at best and offensive at worst, but because the only people who get all uppity and enraged by this sort of thing are real muslim extremists, so it's mum's the word. Of course if he stays silent, this also arouses suspicion amongst the stoopid. An intriguing dilemma.
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