BDBoop
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Satire? I don't think that word means what they think it means.
Belgian Newspaper Accused Of Racism For Picture Of Obama And Michelle As Apes
I really can't find the possible humor angle. I guess I need to evolve more, or something.
Belgian Newspaper Accused Of Racism For Picture Of Obama And Michelle As Apes
De Morgen apologized for the image in its Monday edition, admitting it was guilty of "bad taste."
"When you consider the fragment apart from its context, which is a properly worked out satirical section, then you don't see the joke but just a picture evoking sheer racism," the newspaper said. "We wrongly assumed that racism is no longer accepted, and that in this way it could be the subject of a joke."
Unigwe, who lives in Belgium, went on to tweet in depth about the controversial spread, noting that the fault lies with Belgian society moreso than De Morgen:
I really can't find the possible humor angle. I guess I need to evolve more, or something.