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jcgoldie

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8. sorry just saw it on local news

Reply to MyOwnPeace (Reply #6)

Sun Jun 14, 2020, 10:23 AM

Jun 2020

When I looked up the story and saw how over the top the cartoon was unabashedly pulling on the most basic racist stereotypes I felt compelled to share.

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Overtly racist cartoon published in rural MO paper sparks protests [View all] jcgoldie Jun 2020 OP

Yep. That's pretty bad. Solomon Jun 2020 #1

I can see why Bettie Jun 2020 #2

I'm speechless at the stupidity and overt racism in this depiction. cry baby Jun 2020 #3

Washington MO prides itself as the corncob pipe capital of the world... jcgoldie Jun 2020 #5

I've only ever lived in Tennessee and Texas. Small towns cry baby Jun 2020 #9

White women are both a tool and a weapon in the system of white supremacy, and this cartoon WhiskeyGrinder Jun 2020 #4

That story has been out for several days....... MyOwnPeace Jun 2020 #6

sorry just saw it on local news jcgoldie Jun 2020 #8

No apology necessary......... MyOwnPeace Jun 2020 #10

How on earth could they have *not* noticed that cartoon was all wrong? The Velveteen Ocelot Jun 2020 #7

Apparently Tom Stiglich was the cartoonist... WePurrsevere Jun 2020 #11

He sounds nice. The Velveteen Ocelot Jun 2020 #12

Yeah, he's really awful. nt WePurrsevere Jun 2020 #14

So stupid -- guess they don't know what defunded means lettucebe Jun 2020 #13

Washington MO: 96.7% White, 0.7% African American struggle4progress Jun 2020 #15

Wow. Tipperary Jun 2020 #16