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President Barack Obama's 11-year-old daughter Malia's recent fashion statement of wearing an anti-nuclear peace sign t-shirt sparked a racist response from some lowlifes at a right-wing blog and message forum and now it has turned into real news.
President Obama had just gotten Russia to agree to cut back on the world's stockpiles of nuclear weapons a couple days earlier last week when Malia sported the peace sign shirt to support him and the cause.
Over the weekend, the Vancouver Sun newspaper began repeating some racist comments made by the conservative blog and open message forum, Free Republic. There's no need to repeat the vile things that were posted. You can read them here if you wish.
The Huffington Post's Michael Shaw says shame on the Vancouver Sun for elevating the photo of Malia along with mindless racist utterances from a pseudo blog into something resembling a legitimate story. And I have to agree. ...
And as BV member Caela points out, for those who want to compare this to Letterman's "joke" about Sarah Palin's daughter's promiscuity that started a firestorm last month, there's NO comparison.
David Letterman told a very tasteless and unfunny joke. There's was no attempt at humor in this case of the Free Republic site, just one blatant racist attack after another.
The story (or non-story as it were) is blowing up in the Black Voices message boards. Share your opinion there or in the comments below.
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By: Pat Chevalier on 7/22/2009 4:04PM
Has anyone seen and does anyone which group created and started the newest racist Obama joke; it shows Obama dressed as an African medicine man and the caption underneath has:
Obama Care
Coming soon to a clinic near you.
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By: RealisT on 7/23/2009 12:06AM
I don't understand why people are nit-picking everything about the Obamas. Who cares? People are just upset because White is no longer a characteristic of the man inside the house, but merely an adjective to describe the house's exterior decor. I won't let people fill my head up with these trifle rumors or allegations. No one cares about Obama's "mom jeans" or Michelle's hair cut, or Malia's hair- twists or shirt. Let the man and his family handle business so we can keep our jobs.
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By: miceh on 7/28/2009 7:47PM
“Nothing in the world is more dangerous than sincere ignorance and conscientious stupidity”. Mr. King pretty much summed up all my thoughts into one sentence.All I can do is pray for the ignorant people who said those hateful, hurtful, idiotic, and downright louche things about Malia. Leave the girl alone.
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By: breezy b on 7/30/2009 1:47PM
look leave her shes 11. they just want something 2 talk about.they have no lives if there gunna waste their time talkn about an 11yr old with a peace sign n...im 16 and i wear peace signs all the time.i got like 30!!!free country!!!:)
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By: kr15co on 7/31/2009 11:10AM
its just a shirt and any little girl can buy this shirt at BUFFALO jeans for $10.. whats the big deal, the peace sign shirts, jewelry..etc are in style now... l
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