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.
The following is a very interesting read:
2 Killings, Dozens of Witnesses, No Closure
Threats Blamed In Acquittals In Pr. George’s
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/08/12/AR2007081201139.html
[”We believe that witness intimidation allowed these defendants to elude justice,” spokesman Ramon Korionoff wrote in an e-mail response to questions.]
It’s happening everywhere.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/08/12/AR2007081201139.html
I don’t understand, since a lot is crime is black on black, what is to be gained by not snitching?
Staying alive comes to mind.
The Duke lacrosse players will get their apology just before Dan Rather apologizes to President Bush for using the forged documents about his National Guard service.
"Show me just what Mohammed brought that was new, and there you will find things only evil and inhuman, such as his command to spread by the sword the faith he preached." - Manuel II Palelologus
"Show me just what Mohammed brought that was new, and there you will find things only evil and inhuman, such as his command to spread by the sword the faith he preached." - Manuel II Palelologus
"Show me just what Mohammed brought that was new, and there you will find things only evil and inhuman, such as his command to spread by the sword the faith he preached." - Manuel II Palelologus
"Show me just what Mohammed brought that was new, and there you will find things only evil and inhuman, such as his command to spread by the sword the faith he preached." - Manuel II Palelologus
"Show me just what Mohammed brought that was new, and there you will find things only evil and inhuman, such as his command to spread by the sword the faith he preached." - Manuel II Palelologus
"Show me just what Mohammed brought that was new, and there you will find things only evil and inhuman, such as his command to spread by the sword the faith he preached." - Manuel II Palelologus
here again we are going to lose our 1st amendment rights with pc.
they should apologize for the violent behavior.
If he had just killed some dogs, we could overlook it and move on. But this is serious.
I wish Jesse, Al and others like them would leave the black community alone so they might be able to wake up and rage against this gangsta madness.
Why should anyone apologise for this? What it shows is the very thing that is destroying the black community!
Mow-rons!
“A whore goes to the complaint department and says, ‘I’m being compared to a rapper.’”
Or something like that.
"Show me just what Mohammed brought that was new, and there you will find things only evil and inhuman, such as his command to spread by the sword the faith he preached." - Manuel II Palelologus
After the apology, we can move toward reconciliation reparations.
-PJ
meaning give us money
(Sarcasm alert)
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