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The New Yorker Goes Bonkers With Obama Cartoon

By: DrSivana

New York : NY : USA | about 1 year ago

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The New Yorker magazine, long regarded as the considered, rational voice of the most sophisticated circles of New York City, has published a shocking cartoon cover in its July 21 issue depicting Mr Barack ObamaBarack Obama in traditional Muslim garb and his wife as an Afro terrorist. The two are shown bumping their fists together.

The magazine claims the cartoon is meant as a satirical comment about some of the distorted right-wing attacks on the Democratic senator. While this may be true, the effect could be quite the opposite. Senator Obama's campaign spokespersons have called the cartoon "tasteless and offensive".

This is probably one of the most embarrassing gaffes that the magazine has committed in its long history. The editor must be faulted for lapse of judgement of titanic proportions, and only a plea of temporary insanity can get the magazine off the hook.

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amra1 | about 1 year ago

I find this to be offensive. This again shows how Muslims are portrayed as terrorist, gun carrying and flag burning, in the US media. Obama has never claimed to be a Muslim, he always says he is a Christian and still some media wants to undermine him by portraying him as a Muslim. What does this say about the rest of the Muslims in America!

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mhasham | about 1 year ago

This was not expected by New Yorker. They need to understand that Inter-religious repect has to be implemented for a sustainable relationship between different religions. The magzine needs to identify the source of this offence and ban his work, or take appropriate actions, not only to revive it's integrity, but also establishment of religious respect and trust.

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syed.ali | about 1 year ago

A word similar to Antisemitism for phobia against Muslims needs be coined and used to label individuals with such phobias.

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hasham1 | about 1 year ago

Another fine example of islamphobia

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wajiha | about 1 year ago

I think The New Yorker magazine has portrayed the Muslims in a very embarrassing manner. The picture is offensive as well as degrading for the Muslims. Obama has never claimed himself as a Muslim. Here,it stereotypes the Muslims as terrorists without deeper understanding of the causes. Such humiliating incidents should be avoided in future.

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saleha | about 1 year ago

Its not about "The New York Times" only, the majority of American media seems hell bent on portraying Muslims as terrorists and trouble makers without giving much thought to the wider discontent and feeling of alienation present among the Muslims all over the world. Stereotyping Muslims as such will make it easier for them to forget the ghosts of bleeding Iraq and Afghanistan but only for a short time. Muslims will remain terrorists as long as the American public remains ill informed. Even the presidential candidate will not be spared. After all it is a war on terror.

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Nicole11 | about 1 year ago

I heard the New Yorker Editor on TV last night, he said this was Satire and a piece of art, The cartoon was proving a point that Obama is not a Muslim. To say he is just ridiculous. I want to ask this editor, why he thinks and wants to make a mockery out of 1.2Billion Muslims to try to make a point that Obama is not a Muslim.