Posted on 08/22/2007 7:59:53 AM PDT by Cagey
An editorial cartoon in last Friday's Florida Times-Union depicting a gunman wearing a T-shirt saying "Don't Snitch" continues to draw criticism, with some black leaders calling for an apology, the firing of the cartoonist and other demands, according to a WJXT-TV report in Jacksonville.
Two young children drawn in the cartoon say "I didn't see nuttin'!" Then the gunman says, "Now that's a good little ho!
In a letter sent to all Jacksonville television stations as well as the newspaper, the Jacksonville Leadership Coalition called the cartoon "racist, culturally insensitive and degrading to African-American women."
In addition to the apology, the group also called for the firing of cartoonist Ed Gamble, the hiring of a person of African-American descent for the newspaper's editorial board and a meeting with black leaders to "resolve the issue," WJXT-TV reported.
The letter quotes the Rev. Rudolph McKissick Jr., who described the cartoon as "insensitive to African American women, children and the community."
In Sunday's Times-Union, editorial page editor Mike Clark said that while he reviewed and approved the cartoon, he admits that "Using the word 'ho' was bad judgment, and I regret that I did not edit it out."
The newspaper's reader advocate quoted Gamble as saying that while he appreciated that the term was demeaning to women, he said, "I was making a point that rappers are demeaning to women."
In the background of the cartoon, a billboard displays: "Rap your life away."
Dr. Juan Gray, chairman of the board of the SCLC's Jacksonville chapter, called for the Times-Union to apologize for its poor judgment.
"After the apology, we can move toward reconciliation.
The letter was signed by Richard Burton, national board member of the NAACP, Desmond Muhammad, president of the Jacksonville branch of the SCLC, Marcus Muhammad of the National of Islam and Edward Preston, president of the Jacksonville Leadership Coalition.
How is this not the same kind of extortion depicted by the cartoon?
Must have really struck a nerve!
“The truth hurts.”
You nailed it!
Only one inaccuracy in that cartoon — rappers don’t use revolvers.
Very strange.
still waiting for that appology to the duke lacross players.
Are they upset that it is accurate or are they upset because it is only precise.
No snitching on illegal scum (because I may be able to get their vote).
So I guess it is OK to let crimes be committed and not inform the authorities as long as the perp is of color. However, if whitey does anything scream like a stuck pig.
Apparently they didn’t get the meaning of the cartoon. It is not insulting, nor is it actually calling anyone a ho. It is pointing out hypocrisy and the failure of the rule of law when culture works against it.
Why don’t we just get it over with and apologise for breathing and kill ourselves? (After changing our wills and leaving everything to the extortionists). I bet the paper caves, they always do.
I guess it is time to add the word ‘ho’ to the ever expanding list of words that whitey is forbidden to use.
They want an apology but won’t correct the problem that prompted the drawing.
Other than the “ho” comment, the problem is true. I was researching gun deaths in Chicago following Barack Obama’s declaration that almost 3 dozen youths have been killed by “assault rifles” this year, and I found numerous mentions in Chicago media about how after a shooting, the witnesses would not cooperate with police. They didn’t see nuttin’.
After reading who the complainers were, I have to ask just how many folks in the black community actually saw and read the offending editorial cartoon before it was pointed out to them?
How many times is the word “ho” used by comedians on the BET and nothing is ever said?
Why would one want to use the word anyway? Wh*r* is basically what it means or even in it rawest context "HOLE". This is something anyone with any raising whatsoever would naturally know not to use in public conversation.
“There are T shirts being sold with “Stop Snitching” on them...”
Same here in Pittsburgh.
Agreed. The next time I use this word in its intended context, will be the first. I am amazed at how much time is wasted fighting over words. The black community has laid claim to 'ho' the 'N' word and other terms, and homosexuals are trying to stake a claim on the word 'marriage'. All this bickering over language really distracts from the issue at hand, which is the decay of American culture.
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