New York Post Employees Unhappy, Ashamed Of Offensive Cartoon

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Sam Stein

New York Post Employees Unhappy, Ashamed Of Offensive Cartoon

February 19, 2009 12:57 PM

The mood inside the New York Post, it seems, is a mix of anger and bewilderment that the paper published a cartoon depicting the authors of the stimulus as a dead, crazed chimpanzee.

On Wednesday, an employee of the paper told the Huffington Post that the phone lines had been inundated with complaints over what was interpreted as a racially charged jab at Obama. "As they f--king should be," said the source.

Today, meanwhile, the Post's Associate Editor, Sandra Guzman, sent out an email to other reporters distancing herself from the paper's cartoon and acknowledging that she has talked to management about her disapproval.

"Thank you for your feedback," reads the email. "Please know that I had nothing to do with the Sean Delonas cartoon. I neither commissioned or approved it. I saw it in the paper yesterday with the rest of the world. And, I have raised my objections to management. --Sandra Guzman."

The Post has stood by the cartoon, saying that it was meant to mock the contents of the stimulus by comparing the legislation to a now-infamous chimpanzee who attacked a woman in Connecticut.

White House press secretary Robert Gibbs was asked about the image on the Air Force One, Wednesday and had the following to say: "I have not seen the cartoon, but I don't think it's altogether newsworthy that I don't spend a lot of time reading the New York Post."

From the New York Daily News:

[Bicoastal]

1. Oh, SNAP!

Gibbs got off a good one.

[HysteryDiagnosis]

2. Hmmmm looks like he might be having

technical difficulty:


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[Spazito]

4. Oh my!

I wonder if he is busy deleting the other racist hatetoons he had on there? I suspect so.

[otohara]

3. The Only Effect Way to Protest

would be for New Yorkers to stop buying that POS rag in huge numbers.

[Rosa Luxemburg]

5. the should fire Rupert Murdoch

[snowbear]

8. But that would be the editor firing the owner, wouldn't it?

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How much you wanna bet he's thriving on the publicity his nasty rag is receiving?




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[Rosa Luxemburg]

10. well after this, his paper may not operate any more

[Danger Mouse]

11. Please give us a warning before posting an obscene picture such as this one.

Kthnxbai.

[Sebastian Doyle]

14. Actually, I've heard reports that the old man himself is upset at the cartoon.

Officially, Rupert is trying to claim that he likes Obama. Though you certainly wouldn't know it from watching his "news" channel.

[bluedawg12]

6. Retrofitting what they "meant" is bull.

There was always a chance someone(s) would read it in a historical context and see it as a racial slur.

I guess many, many people caught their little play on symbolism and they are busted. :grr:

[firedupdem]

7. After this and listening to buchanan today...my fucking head hurts! n/t

[TheCowsCameHome]

9. Then don't work there.

[Danger Mouse]

12. Ha! Gibbs got off a good one.

[Numba6]

13. Too bad the pretentious, elitist, smug "leeberal" New Yorker staffers didn't show even an

ounce of courage



But, hey, it's OK to promote stereotypes in a partisan atmosphere if you don't really mean it

[bluedawg12]

15. Yup, that was another bullsh*t cartoon with "deeper" meaning

meaning deep bullsh*t. That was offensive and really stupid just before the GE.

[Luminous Animal]

16. I still think it is funny...

totally slammed Hannity, Limbaugh, Colter, Savage, Beck and the rest of the right wing bloviating pieces of shit.

[Jennicut]

17. The New York Post is like a tabloid newspaper. It was never legitimate to many people

to begin with. The backlash might really hurt sales.