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27. Yeah, it not that hard to stay away from . . .

Reply to calimary (Reply #2)

Wed Oct 1, 2014, 03:27 PM

Oct 2014

racial stereotypes — unless you just want to.

Some editor there had to know better than that.

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Boston Herald: Sorry If We Offended With Obama-Watermelon Cartoon [View all] meegbear Oct 2014 OP

The Herald so racist anyway. It's a Republican rag. nt valerief Oct 2014 #1

Shit. calimary Oct 2014 #2

Yeah, it not that hard to stay away from . . . brush Oct 2014 #27

WTF? Roy Rolling Oct 2014 #3

It is clearly our "fault" brer cat Oct 2014 #8

don viejo posted too JustAnotherGen Oct 2014 #4

Apology? Who is gonna step down? Since I was a boy, I always felt that seething Boston "ugly". zonkers Oct 2014 #5

Even to this day Boston remains one of the most, if not the most racist city in the US. George II Oct 2014 #11

true heaven05 Oct 2014 #22

The Herald is virulently racist and right wing, so this is nothing new. MADem Oct 2014 #6

Remember when... DonViejo Oct 2014 #9

He lost that "everyman" patina right quick when he started spouting the hate speech. nt MADem Oct 2014 #24

WTF? How does this happen in this century? TwilightGardener Oct 2014 #7

Maybe make web site with pictures of their rag used for bird droppings? Talk about cartoons...n/t jtuck004 Oct 2014 #10

"sincerely regret if we inadvertently offended anyone"---BUT IF WE DELIBERATELY OFFENDED YOU, GREAT! WinkyDink Oct 2014 #12

The Boston Herald is a scummy rag, not really any surprise here. TheCowsCameHome Oct 2014 #13

How stupid does an editor have to be Aerows Oct 2014 #14

I'm pretty sure the racist dig was intentional. Real classy. Just like the GOP. blkmusclmachine Oct 2014 #31

Ha jollyreaper2112 Oct 2014 #15

Best quote I remember re. the Herald was from a reporter who (briefly) worked there in the 50s hatrack Oct 2014 #16

If that is meant to be the intruder then they got his race wrong. n/t Malraiders Oct 2014 #17

looks like heaven05 Oct 2014 #23

Another non-apology VA_Jill Oct 2014 #18

To make it very clear heaven05 Oct 2014 #19

the cartoonist is clearly saying that the intruder is a racist Schema Thing Oct 2014 #28

he claims he had no idea about watermelon jokes. We have seen the same crap here too. bettyellen Oct 2014 #36

well, he's lying about that, obviously, but he clearly drew the intruder as a racist Schema Thing Oct 2014 #38

more importantly- he drew the intruder as someone his RW racist fans would relate to. bettyellen Oct 2014 #40

Hopefully a dying breed. C Moon Oct 2014 #20

Fake Apology. Not Accepted. DinahMoeHum Oct 2014 #21

The hell? shenmue Oct 2014 #25

Racist pieces of shit BeyondGeography Oct 2014 #26

Racist agenda, EOM. Feral Child Oct 2014 #29

Classic "no-pology." blkmusclmachine Oct 2014 #30

Apparently it was accidental. F4lconF16 Oct 2014 #32

he is either lying or very ignorant Skittles Oct 2014 #33

Yeah as clueless as some people can be F4lconF16 Oct 2014 #34

I think he is totally full of shit. bettyellen Oct 2014 #35

Judging by his previous offerings . . . . HughBeaumont Oct 2014 #37

Boston Herald = Toilet paper. TeamPooka Oct 2014 #39

It's too stiff and scratchy for that jmowreader Oct 2014 #41