Do you really think this is funny? Or inspired by a kid?

[AZBlue]

More like inspired by the KKK.


http://cgi.ebay.com/OBAMA-IN-08-BARACK-OBAMA-CURIOUS-FUNNY-T-SHIRT_W0QQitemZ200241054234QQihZ010QQcategoryZ15687QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

If you agree and you're an ebay member, please alert on it as I have. Thanks! :hi:

[The_Casual_Observer]

1. That is horrible.

[Sal Minella]

2. Alert submitted.

[donco6]

3. Ick. eom.

[notadmblnd]

4. i reported it too

[Cronus Protagonist]

5. Free speech

I don't care what party you belong to, this is a fine example of free speech in action. You may not like it, but it is one person's opinion and should be respected as an expression of free speech. And if this upsets you, you'll have to spend the next 8 years with your head up your own ass to avoid seeing this kind of thing and WORSE!

[underseasurveyor]

6. As offensive as it is

and as much as I dislike it... I have to agree with you.

Chalk it up to the narrow-minded + un-evolved.

[merwin]

7. And it's been deleted. Didn't take too long.

[csziggy]

8. The Curious George people forced those to be taken off the market a few months back

"Curious George" Obama Shirt Causes Uproar
Book's Publisher Threatens Lawsuit Over Georgia Bar Owner's T-Shirt Sale

MARIETTA, Ga., May 15, 2008

(AP) The publisher of the popular children book's series "Curious George" is considering legal action against a Georgia bar owner for selling T-shirts that link Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama to the inquisitive monkey.

Boston-based Houghton Mifflin Harcourt is upset with Mike Norman, owner of a Marietta, Ga., bar, for selling the shirts which show Curious George peeling a banana with "Obama in '08" printed beneath the image.

"Houghton Mifflin Harcourt did not nor would we ever authorize or approve this use of the Curious George character, which we find offensive and utterly out of keeping with the values Curious George represents," said Richard Blake, the company's spokesman. "We are monitoring the situation and weighing all of our options."

http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2008/05/15/politics/main4098542.shtml


Edited to add:http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=389x3278577

[unapatriciated]

13. We live a few miles from that bar and...

his outside marque is always very disturbing.
I took these pics when we first moved here and were driving around the area. I knew we had moved to a very red state but wasn't ready for this type of in your face racism.
The owner is an equal opportunity hater, he wasn't happy with bush and his immigration policy and wanted us all to know it.
His marque could be put to better use by posting bush's war crimes.

[ColbertWatcher]

14. Damn.

Sounds like this guy's a real winner.

(Do I really have to say not?)

[unapatriciated]

15. No....

oh sorry about the bait and switch yesterday.
We kinda tag teamed you.
l just thought lame should plug the georgia peach and we so love Willie.
Lame is having a little trouble finding his balls today. ;-)

[ColbertWatcher]

16. Already forgotten!

I love me some Willie Nelson, too.

I'm just a dedicated member of The Colbert Nation, so, my loyalties are trademarked and property of Stephen and Viacom.

[unapatriciated]

17. i would still like to have a mint julep with him....

any chance you could influence him to take the challenge?
We are also a little biased when it comes to Colbert.

[ColbertWatcher]

19. I have no influence on Dr. Colbert...

...but, you can try to spread the word on The Colboard.

They say he occasionally lurks there...

[Contrary1]

9. There are at least 12 more listings on Ebay:

http://search-desc.ebay.com/search/search.dll?sofocus=bs&sbrftog=1&dfsp=32&catref=C12&from=R40&satitle=obama+curious&sacat=11450%26catref%3DC6&fts=2&sargn=-1%26saslc%3D2&sadis=200&fpos=46259&sabfmts=1&ftrt=1&ftrv=1&saprclo=&saprchi=&fsop=32%26fsoo%3D2&coaction=compare&copagenum=1&coentrypage=search&fgtp=

The last 10 need "special attention".

Obama ... Monkey eating a banana



"This is NOT Curious George.....it is a MONKEY!!!!!!! .... So ebay can not remove my listing for "trademark violation"....I drew this by hand!

Monkeys are funny.......so is the idea of Barack Hussien Obama Jr being President of the USA"

[Name removed]

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[Contrary1]

11. No, actually I am not all in an uproar "now"...

Racism upsets me all the time. It's not the same as calling Bush Chimpy. If you don't see the racism here, there's not a whole lot I can say to you.

And no, you don't have to be outraged. :eyes:

[jmowreader]

18. We only call him that because he looks rather simian

The outrage here is that "monkey" and "porch monkey" are old racial slurs directed against blacks.

Besides, it's REALLY freaking uncreative...at least the bar owner guy thought this up in his little brain, but all these other people are just doing lame-ass copycats.

[ColbertWatcher]

12. I'm insulted that it's drawn so poorly.

I mean seriously.

Yes, it's racist, that's obvious.

But, to try to pass off something so badly drawn as worthy of someone's hard-earned money?

That's insulting.

The worst part is that it doesn't even look like him!

The racists aren't even trying anymore.

[timtom]

20. Absolutely the lowest of the low.

I shake my head slowly and weep. Someone who lacks that much intelligence...

[sinkingfeeling]

21. E-Bay has removed the item.

[AZBlue]

22. Glad to hear it! Thanks to all who alerted!!!