Hispanic GOP Leader Condemns Racist Sotomayor Cartoon
Posted by Keith Kamisugi | Filed under Media Coverage, Statements
In a press release, a prominent Hispanic Republican activist and fundraiser today demanded a formal apology from Creators’ Syndicate and The Oklahoman newspaper in Oklahoma City, OK, for an editorial cartoon circulated by Creators’ Syndicate that appeared in The Oklahoman’s Tuesday editions. The cartoon depicted Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor as a human piñata and President [...]
Tags: cartoon, Hispanic Alliance for Prosperity Institute, Hispanic Chamber of Commerce, Jose Niño, republican party, the oklahoman
Oklahoma Paper Runs Vicious Cartoon Intimating Lynching of Nominee
Posted by Keith Kamisugi | Filed under Media Coverage, Opinion
I’m re-posting a statement from Jean Warner, chair of the Oklahoma Women’s Coalition, in response to a vicious editorial cartoon published today by The Oklahoman newspaper (via HuffPo and Betty Yee on Facebook). This recurring nightmare of “editorial” cartoons, like the New York Post’s chimpanzee cartoon from February, must end. Please read Ms. Warner’s post below and write [...]
Tags: cartoon, David Thompson, Jean Warner, Oklahoma Women's Coalition, the oklahoman, women
