Reply #155: There's nothing 'clearly racist' about saying a monkey wrote the bill

[The Doctor.]

because many people wrote the bill.

Like I said, I call all children monkeys... how does that make me racist?

As for 'defending' anything... I'm not. I'm just pointing out that in order to see racism here, one has to make assumptions. Whether those assumptions are correct or not cannot be determined merely from this cartoon.

The clearest message in the cartoon is that the bill sucked. I'll go with that message rather than make an ass of myself by drawing conclusions based on a subjective interpretation. Nor will I contribute to the artist's popularity the way people in this thread seem determined to do.

I think that it's quite possible that the author isn't racist, but found a perfect way to push people's buttons and raise his stock.

I don't let people push my buttons the way that some here do until the crime is substantial. The assumption being made is not... that is the nature of assumption.

As for those who think I'm somehow 'racist' for pointing these things out, their opinions are of no value because those are derived from assumptions and outrage.

So rage away.