tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22461011.post2970967010066350777..comments2023-10-30T09:25:50.974-04:00Comments on plezWorld: Barack & Michelle Obama on "The New Yorker"plez...http://www.blogger.com/profile/03637930826560736172noreply@blogger.comBlogger19125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22461011.post-74377005725695928952008-07-15T23:28:00.000-04:002008-07-15T23:28:00.000-04:00I wasn't asking you to live it.I wasn't asking you to live it.Hathorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12657524404057819428noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22461011.post-14437214616162650292008-07-15T22:27:00.000-04:002008-07-15T22:27:00.000-04:00sdg,i agree that we better buckle up, because as c...sdg,<BR/>i agree that we better buckle up, because as controversial as that cover turned out to be... i am sure there is much worse waiting in the wings! but i'm all for first amendment rights and freedom of expression, the cartoon doesn't portend or threaten harm or death... i find it harmless!<BR/><BR/>torrance,<BR/>thanks for the support, but we'll probably agree on most things except gun plez...https://www.blogger.com/profile/03637930826560736172noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22461011.post-65288787198024966022008-07-15T20:35:00.000-04:002008-07-15T20:35:00.000-04:00Blacks, especially, will have to grow a thicker sk...<I>Blacks, especially, will have to grow a thicker skin and stop taking EVERYTHING as a personal assault on the race.</I><BR/><BR/>I didn't take this a a personal assault, nor will I be surprised at any other trash that might arise. Its just I don't dismiss those people who believe this stuff, they are not all hayseeds, some are the same demographic as most bloggers.<BR/><BR/>This crap goes Hathorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12657524404057819428noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22461011.post-39289248044892353362008-07-15T15:49:00.000-04:002008-07-15T15:49:00.000-04:00u know how i feel folku know how i feel folkAll-Mi-T [Thought Crime] Rawdawgbuffalohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08843040863123899426noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22461011.post-79493091158105965002008-07-15T14:38:00.000-04:002008-07-15T14:38:00.000-04:00It's poorly executed satire. I'm in the minority a...It's poorly executed satire. I'm in the minority as well. I can see how some would be pissed and I know that intent and results are 2 different things entirely.<BR/><BR/>We'd better buckle up because there's a good chance Obama will make it to the White House and we ain't seen nothin' yet.Lenoxavehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17146647934577010384noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22461011.post-22513842055150764582008-07-15T12:40:00.000-04:002008-07-15T12:40:00.000-04:00tom,i think the artist learned a BIG lesson from S...tom,<BR/>i think the artist learned a BIG lesson from Salmon Rushdie!<BR/><BR/>fergie,<BR/>sometimes it's good to step back and learn to laugh at life! everything isn't always that serious... i'll admit that i was a bit taken back by the imagery at first, but i had read more about the cover before i had actually seen the cover!plez...https://www.blogger.com/profile/03637930826560736172noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22461011.post-4273078796491616342008-07-15T11:52:00.000-04:002008-07-15T11:52:00.000-04:00My knee jerk reaction was to be pissed. Mind you t...My knee jerk reaction was to be pissed. Mind you this was just based on seeing the cover, and all the other BS that has been going around because there is no diversity in the room to help folks understand what is offensive and what is not. We have seen the true colors of a lot of people, networks, magazine executives and the like. However, I am also a follower of The New Yorker and I think I Fergiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10859562951588122277noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22461011.post-31905683716327319752008-07-15T10:24:00.000-04:002008-07-15T10:24:00.000-04:00At least they didn't try and include Muhammad in t...At least they didn't try and include Muhammad in that sketch, otherwise heads would literally roll !epikleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01417963344148876467noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22461011.post-76466305825261304232008-07-15T10:23:00.000-04:002008-07-15T10:23:00.000-04:00AvgOne,gird your loins, my brother, this was a sym...AvgOne,<BR/>gird your loins, my brother, this was a sympathetic treatment of the Obamas! as the november election grows near and they actually win occupancy of the White House, you'll start to see and hear stuff unimaginable before.<BR/><BR/>Blacks, especially, will have to grow a thicker skin and stop taking EVERYTHING as a personal assault on the race. there are virulent racists out there, noplez...https://www.blogger.com/profile/03637930826560736172noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22461011.post-90805594075681799352008-07-15T10:17:00.000-04:002008-07-15T10:17:00.000-04:00Thanks for stopping through. You'll be added to th...Thanks for stopping through. You'll be added to the list of blogs I recommend for my readers. Keep up the intriguing writing.a.eyehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01468719598280416330noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22461011.post-33923450239649668692008-07-15T10:06:00.000-04:002008-07-15T10:06:00.000-04:00Thanks for the shout-out, Plez.I think this cover ...Thanks for the shout-out, Plez.<BR/><BR/>I think this cover is offensive on so many levels, even though it's supposed to be satire. But the bigger point is that Black America better brace itself. (If) Barry wins the Presidency, we're gonna see faaaar worse. White America's general ignorance (or disdain) of many things common to use is going to be on full display. It's part of the job, it comes AverageBro.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03294220544486539239noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22461011.post-84378669140532122632008-07-15T09:33:00.000-04:002008-07-15T09:33:00.000-04:00I agree that it will be a classic cover - possibly...I agree that it will be a classic cover - possibly worth a lot when he becomes president and way down the line after he is out of office.<BR/><BR/>Good luck getting the family to sign it, though.a.eyehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01468719598280416330noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22461011.post-68547311762218803812008-07-15T09:20:00.000-04:002008-07-15T09:20:00.000-04:00stuck,like i said, i've had a subscription to the ...stuck,<BR/>like i said, i've had a subscription to the magazine for over ten years... this is what they do! AND the cover will not draw anyone in to read the article, because those who don't have the "capacity" to "get" the coverart will be put off by the few pictures that actually accompany the articles ("there's a lot of big words in there!")! HA HA HA!<BR/><BR/>david,<BR/>i only hope that theplez...https://www.blogger.com/profile/03637930826560736172noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22461011.post-83928364836392810142008-07-15T09:01:00.000-04:002008-07-15T09:01:00.000-04:00Plez I agree with you. I personally found the cov...Plez I agree with you. I personally found the cover funny as fuck. I mean that Pam Grier hair was dead on! I just think that the "unenlightendables" will run with it.David Sullivanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06847923057333798936noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22461011.post-21977161299985674442008-07-15T08:50:00.000-04:002008-07-15T08:50:00.000-04:00I am still trying to get my hand around the cover ...I am still trying to get my hand around the cover of the magazine. I know that they have hit the nail on a lot of the inaccurate rumors that have been spoken about Senator Obama. But I also feel like there are the left wing (and right wing) people who don't read truth, who will not read the magazine, and will say that this highly recognized magazine is now even admitting the truth.<BR/><BR/>I a.eyehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01468719598280416330noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22461011.post-81312044936884899442008-07-15T08:48:00.000-04:002008-07-15T08:48:00.000-04:00mrs. a.,i read your post with great interest (it i...mrs. a.,<BR/>i read <A HREF="http://mrsaea.blogspot.com/2008/07/new-yorker-cover-rant.html" REL="nofollow">your post</A> with great interest (it is quite a read), we are apparently on the same page... if i wasn't a subscriber, i would probably go out and buy this issue of the new yorker as a keepsake and reminder of how ridiculous the great unwashed masses can truly be!<BR/><BR/>hathor & david,<plez...https://www.blogger.com/profile/03637930826560736172noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22461011.post-51634128292855136162008-07-15T07:59:00.000-04:002008-07-15T07:59:00.000-04:00The only problem I have is that 25% of those polle...The only problem I have is that 25% of those polled think Barack is a muslim. Why do they think that? The smear campaign that is being spread by the far right taking advantage of the "sheep" that believe everything that is spoon fed to them by their pastors, local pols etc.. I'll say it outright... white, country music loving, hate mongering, mega church going, follwers that still use the word David Sullivanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06847923057333798936noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22461011.post-21734596860858117782008-07-15T06:54:00.000-04:002008-07-15T06:54:00.000-04:00Unfortunately the New Yorker will not have control...Unfortunately the New Yorker will not have control of this image, the White Citizens Council will.<BR/><BR/>Don't underestimate the ignorant.Hathorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12657524404057819428noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22461011.post-10436214020027903122008-07-15T05:31:00.000-04:002008-07-15T05:31:00.000-04:00I enjoyed your post. My sentiments are similar to ...I enjoyed your post. My sentiments are similar to yours, and after spending a couple hours following today's discussion of the cover, a reasonable blogger reads like a port in a storm. I also blogged about the situation today; if you're interested, you can read my take here: http://mrsaea.blogspot.com/.<BR/><BR/>Best wishes.Mrs. A.https://www.blogger.com/profile/17763555048055224700noreply@blogger.com