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New Yorker Magazine, Keep It Real, Baby! by Mary Neal

by duo | July 14, 2008 at 06:54 pm

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~OPINION~

July 14, 2008

Editor
New Yorker Magazine

Re: New Yorker's July 2008 Cover

Dear Sir:

Your July cover carries what the magazine obviously meant to be an insulting portrayal of Sen. Obama. But it is not really a portrayal of Sen. Obama - it is more a portrayal of New Yorker's underside, issuing this BLATANT INSULT to Sen. Obama and his supporters of all races and ethnic groups, particularly black people and Muslims.

You even insulted decent, fair-minded Americans who DO NOT support Sen. Obama for President -- those who decided which candidate to support based solely on their honest opinions of which candidate they feel is more qualified to serve as President, not racism and not based on fear. They will also be upset at your ignorant, divisive cartoon and your scare tactics: the depiction of bin Laden prominently featured on Sen. Obama's wall.

Is that supposed to be a caricature of Cynthia McKinney or is it Mrs. Obama on the cover with Sen. Obama? Seems that the New Yorker has outdone itself demonstrating its prejudice. Is the New Yorker implying that females who dare be educated, opinionated, and outspoken are comparable to gorilla warriors?

Your rag may get plenty of complaints over this outrageously racist, sexist piece of garbage. Many people will contact you and demand an apology regarding your offensive July cover. But I much prefer your overt racism and sexism to hypocrisy. Don't bother to apologize -- stand your ground and EXPRESS YOURSELF FREELY. I work to improve conditions for the mentally ill in America, and I know how stressful it can be to repress your true feelings. So don't hold back, New Yorker. Keep putting your real feelings out there -- keep it real! Go ahead and strip those hoods off!

Mary Neal
Assistance to the Incarcerated Mentally Ill
http://wrongfuldeathoflarryneal.com

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Edmund Jenks

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at 19:53 on July 14th, 2008

duo, I like this story. It's good stuff.

Edmund Jenks

at 19:57 on July 14th, 2008

You are quite correct, this type of depiction insults ALL who view it ... the worst thing that it shows is how low our media here in the United States will go to make an ill-conceived POINT.

duo

at 20:20 on July 14th, 2008

Thanks so much, Edmund. I wish we had unbiased journalism in mainstream media instead of propaganda and misinformation, don't you? And let's not forget censorship!

jaydeepmensa

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at 06:41 on July 15th, 2008

duo, I like this story. It's good stuff.

duo

at 09:18 on July 15th, 2008

I did not notice at first the exaggerated Negroid features that the cartoonist applied to bin Laden. What the heck is the New Yorker trying to say? That African Americas are akin to terrorists? Every slur on African Americans -- right back atcha, New Yorker! The magazine's spokesman on the video posted above said that the cartoon was not meant to be insulting, but merely satiracal. I cannot believe that educated journalists like the New Yorker doubtlessly employs were ignorant to the insult and potential damage that such flagrant racism laid out on the cover of a major American magazine would engender.