Marietta racist insists he’s not racist
May 13, 2008 at 11:19 am by Andisheh Nouraee in NewsA bar-owner in Marietta is selling t-shirts depicting Sen. Barack Obama as a banana-chomping chimp.
From AJC.com:
Marietta tavern owner Mike Norman says the T-shirts he’s peddling, featuring cartoon chimp Curious George peeling a banana, with “Obama in ‘08″ scrolled underneath, are “cute.” But to a coalition of critics, the shirts are an insulting exploitation of racial stereotypes from generations past.
But don’t call Mike Norman a racist!
Norman said those offended are “hunting for a reason to be mad” and insisted he is “not a racist.”
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May 13th, 2008 at 2:00 pm
Cause REAL racism involves stuff like violence. You know, it can’t be racism unless it’s COMPLETELY undeniable. To everyone, not just to the minorities. You can’t trust that they know racism when they see it, no..
Oh, I’m not bitter.
May 13th, 2008 at 3:27 pm
I think the point is Obama’s inexperience. Why is it ok to portray Bush as a chimp or Curious George but not Obama? Only because Obama supports treat him like Moslems do Mohammed; they will not stand for any critism of their prophet.
May 13th, 2008 at 4:28 pm
“I think the point is Obama’s inexperience.”
You’re right. That’s totally the point. I owe Mike Norman a big apology.
May 13th, 2008 at 5:12 pm
“Why is it ok to portray Bush as a chimp or Curious George but not Obama?”
umm, because Bush is a white guy and they have not been historically compared to apes, chimps, gorillas, etc
May 13th, 2008 at 5:32 pm
You’re missing the point, Dale!!! The point is Obama’s inexperience. This is not about race!
Similarly, when I compare Mike Norman, the owner of Mulligan’s, to a Klansman, I’m only implying that he looks terrific in white.
May 13th, 2008 at 6:14 pm
Why do you think they wore robes?Do you know how hard is is to look good in white pants?
May 13th, 2008 at 8:14 pm
Well I figure Marietta is full of illiterate rednecks anyway , so keep your shirts. Hell i’ll even buy one to put over my bed and look at as I bang some random white chick tonight
May 13th, 2008 at 11:13 pm
Hey, no need to start disparaging a whole city of Marietta here. I thought that kind of attitude was what makes this thing so undesirable. With that said, there is always gonna be crap like this so it’s hard for me to too get riled up over it.
There are much more important civic issues to worry ourselves about than a few good old boys being good old boys.
May 14th, 2008 at 3:07 pm
Here it is 2008 and the good ole boys are still living in the past.anyway yo each his own just do come to Decayur whith that crap.
May 14th, 2008 at 10:58 pm
Marietta a great place to join the KKK. the earthquake happened a few thousand miles in the wrong direction.
May 15th, 2008 at 12:48 pm
Get your anti-Mulligan’s T-shirts here: http://www.cafepress.com/equalriots.262667607
Stickers too: http://www.cafepress.com/equalriots.264738837
May 15th, 2008 at 5:03 pm
…because we all know there are no racists in New York