Public Opinion: Is the New Yorker’s Cover Offensive or Funny?

The magazine's cover has been denounced as "tasteless and offensive"—is the controversy overblown?

By U.S. News Staff

July 15, 2008 RSS Feed Print
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The cover of this week's New Yorker magazine—a cartoon satirizing rumors about Barack and Michelle Obama by depicting them as anti-American radicals—has ignited a firestorm. A spokesman for Obama called the cartoon "tasteless and offensive." Is the controversy overblown, or was the magazine out of line with its cover? Post your thoughts below.

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If the editor believes that this cover was satirical... then I believe he should look for a new career. One word for him "crap" and that just about sums up his comments. Funny no. Satirical not even close .... a statement Yes and a very bad one at that. Get some gumption and appologize !!!

Peter Brennan of CA 9:32AM July 17, 2008

I would not care about the cartoon except that it is on the cover and that is the problem. With ignorant voters who don't pay attention, who get their opinions from campaign commercials, this cartoon reinforces their misconceptions. Now, don't we all know that there are still US citizens who believe that there were weapons of mass destruction in Iraq?!!!

That is why this cover is wrong, wrong, and wrong!

Diana Walsh of SC 8:08PM July 16, 2008

IT'S INNAPPROPRIATE, BUT THERE IS FREEDOM OF SPEECH.

ERVIN of NC 1:03PM July 16, 2008

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