Cobb bar protested as racist for Obama T-shirts

[nhboy (Premo)]

"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.

"It's time to put an end to this," said Rich Pellegrino, a Mableton resident and director of the Cobb-Cherokee Immigrant Alliance. It was among the organizations planning to gather outside Mulligan's Bar and Grill Tuesday afternoon to protest the "racist and highly offensive" shirts."

Cobb bar protested as racist for Obama T-shirts | ajc.com

[Magnum]

Originally Posted by nhboy

"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.

"It's time to put an end to this," said Rich Pellegrino, a Mableton resident and director of the Cobb-Cherokee Immigrant Alliance. It was among the organizations planning to gather outside Mulligan's Bar and Grill Tuesday afternoon to protest the "racist and highly offensive" shirts."

Cobb bar protested as racist for Obama T-shirts | ajc.com

[jetmonkey]

1. that's a copy write infringement I'm sure

2. since the critics didn't protest George W. Bush or Chimpanzee? they should shut the #### up

[RadioPatrol]

Originally Posted by nhboy

"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.

Funny it is OK to call / Depict Bush as a Chimp, but not in any reference to ObamaNation ..

Dayum where can I get Me One ........

Oooo SNAP Jetmonkey beat me too it .........

[RadioPatrol]

He said it's just a coincidence that the character he chose for the T-shirt is a monkey. Norman said proceeds raised from sales of the T-shirts will be donated to the Muscular Dystrophy Association.

The Southern Christian Leadership Conference, the Nation of Islam and the Georgia Association of Latino Elected Officials were among the organizations expected at Tuesday's rally.

"Mulligan's is promoting and selling racially offensive T-shirts, and Marietta and Cobb County residents and taxpayers abhor and cannot condone, any longer, this type of divisive and incendiary behavior in our community," said Jerry Gonzalez, executive director of GALEO.

Pellegrino said Mulligan's is giving Marietta a bad name, adding that the critics intend to remain vocal.

"These T-shirts were almost a godsend," he said. "We're a coalition now, and we're very determined."

Mulligans Wine and Sprits

Border Patrol Eat Here Free
I Wish Hillary had Married OJ
No Hablo .... and Never Will
INS Eat Here Free

Sounds like the kinda place we need here in SOMD.

[vraiblonde]

Originally Posted by jetmonkey

2. since the critics didn't protest George W. Bush or Chimpanzee? they should shut the #### up

Beat me to it.

[AK-74me]

Originally Posted by RadioPatrol

Funny it is OK to call / Depict Bush as a Chimp, but not in any reference to ObamaNation ..

Dayum where can I get Me One ........

The tolerant party......... unless we don't agree with your point of view.

[beerlover]

He does look like Curios George. I think it's racist to assume they had racist intentions just because they compared him to a monkey that he actually resembles. Now if the shirts showed Curious Obama walking hand-in-hand with Coco the sign language ape - THAT would be racist because Mrs. Obama hardly looks like Coco at all....