tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8608862971657438280.post5151301927390177649..comments2023-09-17T14:19:39.504+01:00Comments on Manchester Photography: What????mark pagehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07052975033689540251noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8608862971657438280.post-36191762554182265492009-02-20T17:09:00.000+00:002009-02-20T17:09:00.000+00:00It's been a tradition here in the UK often at foot...It's been a tradition here in the UK often at football matches. However here it can carry a prison sentance. I'm pretty sure that had the cartoonist made that here he would have to worry that maybe his summer this year would be spent in "Strangeways"mark pagehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07052975033689540251noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8608862971657438280.post-31470686190277439952009-02-20T16:37:00.000+00:002009-02-20T16:37:00.000+00:00So much fuss over a cartoon that only likened the ...So much fuss over a cartoon that only likened the president to a monkey (an age old tradition here in the US when it comes to any African American), and then mocked his assassination. I mean, two of the most offensive insults and threats imaginable all in one image- that's gotta be worth something...<BR/><BR/>Anyway, they've issued a lame apology, of sorts- as a result of all the negative press, two days of protest and a threatened boycott.<BR/><BR/>http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/02/19/new-york-posts-cartoon-ap_n_168427.htmlStan B.https://www.blogger.com/profile/17381743002180926900noreply@blogger.com