So When Did Political Racism become acceptable? **No need to move it**

edeeesq
edeeesq Members Posts: 511
edited April 2011 in The Social Lounge
http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/marilyn-davenport-chimp-email-ignites-controversy-republicans/story?id=13400480&page=1

California Politician's Email Depicts Obama as a Chimp, Sparks Outrage
Orange County Republican Marilyn Davenport's Image in Question Echoes Birther Claims

An email sent by an Orange County, Calif., Republican that features the face of President Obama superimposed on a chimpanzee has sparked a nationwide controversy, with numerous groups condemning its contents.

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Marilyn Davenport, an elected member of the Orange County Republican party, apologized for the leaked email, but said she sees no reason to step down from her post. The email depicts Obama as a chimpanzee with two older chimpanzee "parents." Superimposed on the digitally altered image? "Now you know why – No birth certificate!" According to its bylaws, the committee cannot remove Davenport, but it can censure her.

The cartoon, leaked to an Orange County newspaper, has led some, including other officials within the Orange County Republican Party, to call for Davenport's ouster. The California state chapter of the NAACP issued a statement, calling Davenport's email "racist, outrageous, and disrespectful."

Earl Ofari Hutchinson, president of the Los Angeles Urban Policy Roundtable and Eddie Jones, president of the Los Angeles Civil Rights association, issued a joint statement prior to a news conference today. The statement said Baugh's "refusal to take action to expel Davenport from the GOP's top policy-making body is a blatant endorsement of racism by a GOP top official."

Davenport, an elected member of the party's central committee, apologized in an email Saturday afternoon for offending anyone, writing, "I simply found it amusing regarding the character of Obama and all the questions surrounding his origin of birth." But she added, "We all know a double standard applies regarding this president. I received plenty of emails about George Bush that I didn't particularly like, yet there was no 'cry' in the media about them."

Scott Baugh, the chairman of the Republican Party of Orange County, said he is advocating for her resignation and is encouraging others to persuade her to step down.

"I don't think she understands the gravity of the event of what was perpetuated," he said.

Baugh said he thinks that "with enough pressure," she would think about resigning.

In a Los Angeles Times article, Tim Whitacre, another Orange County committee member, called Davenport a "polite and gentle grandmother."

In a Saturday email, Davenport expressed frustration that someone forwarded her email to a reporter, writing, "Anyone want to come forward?"

Are these people serious??????

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  • edeeesq
    edeeesq Members Posts: 511
    edited April 2011
    Its not a unique story, check the videos in the link.
  • cobbland
    cobbland Members Posts: 3,768 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited April 2011
    There was a point in this country, around the time the U.S went to war with Iraq in 2003, where no mainstream media outlet was critical of George Bush.

    There were no jokes on Leno or Letterman.

    No political cartoons lampooning him, or columnists asking questions critical about the motives behind the war.

    Racism and America go hand-in-hand.
  • edeeesq
    edeeesq Members Posts: 511
    edited April 2011
    Could you stay on topic please?

    NAACP is calling for her resignation.
    Republican party is calling for her resignation.

    She's defending herself by calling it just a joke.

    In what world are these types of joke acceptable and more importantly tolerated?
    Who really thinks this stuff is "okay"?
  • janklow
    janklow Members, Moderators Posts: 8,613 Regulator
    edited April 2011
    cobbland wrote: »
    There was a point in this country, around the time the U.S went to war with Iraq in 2003, where no mainstream media outlet was critical of George Bush. There were no jokes on Leno or Letterman. No political cartoons lampooning him, or columnists asking questions critical about the motives behind the war.
    no, there was no such time.
  • John Prewett
    John Prewett Members Posts: 755
    edited April 2011
    Just for the record: Consider Representative Col West.

    Highly respected by many "T party" type whites. They like his IDEOLOGY.

    T party objection to Obama is MOSTLY NOT his color. It is his IDEOLOGY [a mix of Islam & Socialism]
  • John Prewett
    John Prewett Members Posts: 755
    edited April 2011
    sboogie wrote: »
    lol...
    do some research on what happened to him...

    Took a quick look and didn't see anything about TParty types turning on him. What happened that you think significant ?
  • kingblaze84
    kingblaze84 Members Posts: 14,288 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited April 2011
    There's nothing wrong with disliking Obama, many Blacks AND Whites do these days, but that e-mail is unacceptable. Why hasn't she been fired yet??
  • b*braze
    b*braze Members Posts: 8,968 ✭✭✭
    edited April 2011
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