Reply #55: I have neither the time nor the interest... [View All]

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To explain how Occam's comment made sense in the context of the thread. I believe that it did and I'll leave it at that.

Occam's over-arching point, however, that it might be intentionally racist, or it might just seem racist, is the more important one and has been well made. I agree that we should reserve anger for racist acts when they are provably racist. I know there are those who worry that this kind of thinking will lead to nothing being called out as racist, but, fortunately for the discussion (and unfortunately for civil discourse), we have plenty of examples otherwise. For instance -- "You know who deserves a posthumous Medal of Honor? James Earl Ray. We miss you, James. Godspeed," as spoken by Rush Limbaugh. "Barack the Magic Negro" as circulated by the potential head of thee RNC. Those are racist. And, sure, let's rage against them. They couldn't have meant anything else. But when it comes to the chimp cartoon, it seems wiser to ask ourselves about it, wonder out loud and then watch the cartoonist for proof.