Racist picture on the Observer?

[The Huddler]

Would love for 'the younger generation' to set an example, by not falling victims to a 'woe is me' attitude.

wtf is this?

[The Huddler]

I aint bein a puss about "the younger generation" i could care less. Honestly i think this next generation is pure bullpoo. Im not real proud to be apart of it TBH. Someone else brought up the whole generation thing anyway. Sorry if i upset any of yall. I aint racist one bit but i can recognize it.

[chef17]

I'm part of this "younger generation" and I didn't find this racist and knew what top banana meant.

[KBRed]

Lol, I'm part of the younger generation, just hoping racism takes a dive soon.

Happy New Year huddlers.

[Dpantherman]

I'm not offended by it, BUT I think you can guess the first thing I thought of when I saw it. Can't help my initial reaction.

[awdeansr]

I don't think u should down play any slight racist effort in Carolina period. Knowing full well theirs alot of racist ppl in the Carolinas weather y'all think it should be ignored or not

:rolleyes5:neg rep

[MadHatter]

Chill out! For the people who ahev never heard the phrase " top banana" (me) could definatly be mistaken. I guess since some of you dont understand how this could be racist ill explain...

Now, with all the talk recently about black Quarterbacks and their image.. this pic could send the message " Cam Newton is on top only when it comes to black quarterbacks"

Monkeys love bananas and black people are refered to as monkeys sometimes... and of coarse they arent gunna be too blatently racist about.

Again, after figuring out what the hell top banana meant i realize that it probably means nothing racial. Please excuse me and the rest of the youger generation cause i promise you youl never hear that come out of most anyone's mouth under the age of twenty. Someone please lock this thread because some people are gettin their panties wet over nothing. Jee wizzz

No....they/you jump to a conclusion that the image is racist. They want to see racism in everything and they fabricate it.

Making a link that everytime a banana is in a picture with an African American means it is racist is ridiculous.

Ask yourself this for a moment.....Why in the hell would the Observer put a racially motivated picture in their newspaper....other than in an editorial. They would NOT.

There are people out there who are looking to scream racism bacause of ANYTHING people say or do. These people (and we have them here) do significant harm in the battle against racism.

There is REAL racism (both ways) in the world....but this is so far from one of those times it is comical.

[TANTRIC-NINJA]

Great now your saying all Black people want to be offended! :mad2:

Because my mom is asian now your going to say we owned Nunchucks and ate fish all the time.....ok well your right but still racist! Just kidding..

Stigma with the picture? Yep...

Is it meant to racist? Hell no.

Is it like choice # 12,647 of ways they could have said Cam is great...and Chiquita is relocating to Charlotte...yeah...just a stupid picture that is neither funny, witty, ironic, or creative ya know..like the rest of the Observer.

[teeray]

I don't think that the picture's intent was to be racist but it is racially insensitive.

Much like about 90% of this thread.

[teeray]

BTW, the only thing that is more annoying than people that are over sensitive about perceived racism is white people telling black people they are over sensitive about perceived racism.

It is like you are saying "Yeah we enslaved, beat, raped, oppressed and murdered your grandparents but why are you being such a d*ck about it???"

[jtnc]

BTW, the only thing that is more annoying than people that are over sensitive about perceived racism is white people telling black people they are over sensitive about perceived racism.

It is like you are saying "Yeah we enslaved, beat, raped, oppressed and murdered your grandparents but why are you being such a d*ck about it???"

Agreed I love the ones who say "Move on" like we're suppose to forget history.

[chef17]

BTW, the only thing that is more annoying than people that are over sensitive about perceived racism is white people telling black people they are over sensitive about perceived racism.

It is like you are saying "Yeah we enslaved, beat, raped, oppressed and murdered your grandparents but why are you being such a d*ck about it???"

I'm black I say what the fug I want :dita:

[Kramerica]

Face palm this whole thread. It's fuging bananas. Seriously? This bullshit needs to go to the Tinderbox at this point.

[KillerKat]

we all evolved from monkies, so suck my banana!