Why does the left have to create such racist cartoons?

[angus]

the third one is definitely racist.  the second has some language that some will, no doubt, find racist.  I'm not seeing how the first one can be construed that way, though.

I like good racist humor, myself.  I'm sure many others do as well, which explains the popularity of South Park, Spike Lee films, political cartoons, etc.

Clearly, they're not as bad as they were at one time.  Take a look at the caricatures of the Jap soldiers in 40s cartoons, sometime.  Now those guys had vision!

I'd agree that the third one crosses the line between good taste and inappropriate racism.  There's an appropriate venue for racism (e.g., comedy central, the cartoon network, HBO, ...), and there are other venues where it isn't appropriate (the morning newspaper, TIME magazine, National Geographic, ...)  I'd like to know where Danziger is publishing.  That makes all the difference, IMHO.

[angus]

Oh, I hope this isn't going to turn into a "I can outdo you" thread.  Seriously, the right has its share of high-quality, hilarious humor as well.  Not just racist, either, there's sexist, racist, ethno-religious, classist, etc. humor floating around out there.  Some of it really funny.  But we've all seen examples and we can discuss it without resorting to a my-side-can-come-up-with-funnier-insensitive-material-than-yours-can contest.

Anyone see Family Guy last night?  Hilarious!

[angus]

...because I'm pretty sure my side can kick your side's ass. 

[angus]

I kinda like the first one.  They go downhill after that.

Clever racist humor is welcome.  Lame racist humor sucks, same as all lame humor.  I think that's pretty much the lesson here.

good racist humor:

"Yo, I'm so white that during the riots I went out and bought a T.V."
     --Bobby Hill


lame racist humor:

"white people have skinny asses."
     --Budasac


see the difference?

[angus]

 why is racist humor so damn funny?
 
Mr. Manning may have an answer for us.  For the uninitiated, an analysis:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/1972565.stm

[angus]

Humour has always helped understanding. Better to laugh than to fight. Political correctness here only drives tribalism underground -- where it festers.
 --Alex Dryden, Canada


intriguing point of view.  Everyone knows Canadians are pussies, but they can be prescient.  Does Dryden speak for all Canadians?  I doubt it.  But his comments speak for me.  Thoughts?

[angus]

that last one is downright creepy. 

(we get it:  BITCH, in the literal sense, but the gynomorphic dog is too wierd.)