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Regarding the artist, I’m not saying this guy is a racist, but one this is for certain, as far as I’m concerned, is he knew that the monkey would be perceived as both a racially insulting symbol, as well as a symbol for fools.

Artist know these things and especially a comic artists whose job it is to communicate with visual cues. Does this make him a racist,..... no, but throw away the idea that this was an innocent mistake that has nothing to do with evoking a racially charge emotion.

As for having a better dialog, that won’t happen until everyone recognizes that everyone is racist to a degree. Doesn’t matter what skin color you have ,you are racist. Today we only see and talk about a sliver or only a small type of racial tensions, .... when some white guy offends some minority, but the reality is there is alot more hate and tension out there in all forms and shapes. Blacks are just as racist as white, Mexicans and blacks have racial tensions, Asian and black, and in recent history middle eastern and Indians have been hated by most. Its only unless we learn about our weakness in character that we can learn to rise above it with reason,  and respect, but to ignore it will always result in addressing everything except the core issue ,.... ourselves. 

by Smokin on 02/19/2009 11:05:25 AM EST

Here is How We Can Start Talking About Race | 10 comments (10 topical, 0 hidden)