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[yes_justice]

Comments

[anfalicious]

It took me about 30 seconds to remember the watermelon-as-a-racist-trope thing. Until then this made no sense.

Actually, it still makes no sense.

On googling, some dude broke in to the whitehouse. This still makes no sense.

Am I missing something, or is this just *lulzracism*?

[hardblue]

I'm wondering if the cartoonist was playing on the idea that the intruder was a racist, but if so, this is one of the places where racism was never really part of the story, until this cartoonist became part of the story with that racist note. I think the intruder was Hispanic and racism had nothing to do with anything.

[yes_justice]

I (also) don't think so. The intruder wasn't a racist AFAIK. He was a wounded combat veteran with PTSD.

[hardblue]

I know, dude. That's why I said this was one issue that could have gone without the 'race' card coming into play. I was feeling chatty and offered a theory as what the hell might have been behind this cartoon, wondering if the cartoonist, not knowing more about the intruder, lazily assumed there were racist motivations.

[the_rukh]

Do they even make watermelon toothpaste?

[mudryikot]

Actually yes.

Proofpic:

[chron_job]

Gross.

[the_rukh]

Why would anybody want that.