Nothing Like Racism For Breakfast!
Gotta step away from workplace racism today to share this with you…
According to the Associated Press, Republican conservative activists created and sold fake packages of Obama Waffles at the Values Voters Summit. They are now selling the offensive packages online (domestically and internationally).
Now, the waffles were supposed to be a funny way of calling Obama a flip-flopper, but it became blatantly racist, when they portrayed Obama on the front of the fake package smiling like Sambo. Or, maybe I should say he looks like the old Aunt Jemima image…bug-eyed with a big-tooth smile. But, that’s not all…
The top flap of the box shows Obama in a turban.
On the back of the box, Obama is depicted in stereotypical Mexican dress, including a sombrero, above a recipe for "Open Border Fiesta Waffles" that says it can serve "4 or more illegal aliens." The recipe includes a tip: "While waiting for these zesty treats to invade your home, why not learn a foreign language?"
But, they couldn’t stop there! No, they also made fun of Michelle Obama and brought up Rev. Jeremiah Wright. Apparently, there are rap lyrics that are supposed to be coming from Obama because—he’s Black.
The guys selling the waffles said they never saw any racism, but had a few people mention it to them. They said the way they depicted Obama is no different than someone like Paul Newman on his own products. I haven’t seen the Paul Newman Sambo salad dressing. Have you?
To try to get away with the overt racism on the box, they say it’s political satire…like The New Yorker magazine cover that depicted Barack and Michelle Obama as an Islamic extremist and Black militant, respectively. Nice try, but it’s a lie. The box is just racist.
The makers have a website, which I won’t promote on my blog. But, the link to the Associated Press article can be found at: http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080913/ap_on_el_pr/obama_waffles_4
YOU CAN ALSO CLICK ON THE TITLE OF THIS POST TO GET TO THE ARTICLE.
According to the Associated Press, Republican conservative activists created and sold fake packages of Obama Waffles at the Values Voters Summit. They are now selling the offensive packages online (domestically and internationally).
Now, the waffles were supposed to be a funny way of calling Obama a flip-flopper, but it became blatantly racist, when they portrayed Obama on the front of the fake package smiling like Sambo. Or, maybe I should say he looks like the old Aunt Jemima image…bug-eyed with a big-tooth smile. But, that’s not all…
The top flap of the box shows Obama in a turban.
On the back of the box, Obama is depicted in stereotypical Mexican dress, including a sombrero, above a recipe for "Open Border Fiesta Waffles" that says it can serve "4 or more illegal aliens." The recipe includes a tip: "While waiting for these zesty treats to invade your home, why not learn a foreign language?"
But, they couldn’t stop there! No, they also made fun of Michelle Obama and brought up Rev. Jeremiah Wright. Apparently, there are rap lyrics that are supposed to be coming from Obama because—he’s Black.
The guys selling the waffles said they never saw any racism, but had a few people mention it to them. They said the way they depicted Obama is no different than someone like Paul Newman on his own products. I haven’t seen the Paul Newman Sambo salad dressing. Have you?
To try to get away with the overt racism on the box, they say it’s political satire…like The New Yorker magazine cover that depicted Barack and Michelle Obama as an Islamic extremist and Black militant, respectively. Nice try, but it’s a lie. The box is just racist.
The makers have a website, which I won’t promote on my blog. But, the link to the Associated Press article can be found at: http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080913/ap_on_el_pr/obama_waffles_4
YOU CAN ALSO CLICK ON THE TITLE OF THIS POST TO GET TO THE ARTICLE.
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