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CLEVELAND – An African-American newspaper in Cleveland published an editorial cartoon that portrayed a black lawmaker as Aunt Jemima, angering her supporters.

Some blacks find the food company advertising character offensive because of its use as a racist stereotype.

The weekly Call & Post cartoon cast state Sen. Nina Turner as Aunt Jemima. The cartoon accompanied an editorial criticizing the Cleveland Democrat for supporting last month’s successful ballot issue to overhaul county government. Some blacks fear the changes will reduce minority political power.

Call & Post associate publisher and editor Connie Harper says the caricature isn’t hurtful.

Backers of Turner, many of them young black professionals, call it racist and demeaning.

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  • http://www.blackplanet.com/deshawn121/ deshawn121

    uh oh this is weird who are we going to go after

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/aggressiveFRUIT/ aggressiveFRUIT

    OMG!!! LMAO!!!!!! This is hysterical!!!! I can’t stop laughing!

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/chictatious1/ chictatious1

    lol! wow! “i bes da new leader”! who talks like that lol?!

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/0VancouverHurts/ 0VancouverHurts

    HAHAHAHAHA THATS A CUTE PIC ” I BE’S DA NEW LEADER” LOL AND IS “BLACKFACE” THE NEW TERM THIS YEAR, WHATEVER NON-BLK PERSON WHO PAINTS THEIR FACE BLK IS CALLED BLACKFACE LOL

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/SoularFlarez/ SoularFlarez

    this is more offensive than anything else on tv/radio ?

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/WestsideCartelAtl85/ WestsideCartelAtl85

    This picture is a symbol that this political leader will be on some yes sir go along to get along bs. There’s nothing racist about it since a Black newspaper done this drawing. I would like to see more Black people doing political cartoon drawings since they are amusing to me.

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/Anaya_Lashea05/ Anaya_Lashea05

    This is so sickening. In this day in age, I would think that our own people would stop the bafoonery and coonery that has been going on as of late. I wish people who do these stupid ass things would wake up. I would expect this from a caucasian person but for it to be coming from a black owned operation, just pisses me off. Anyway, moving on.

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/bj24681357/ bj24681357

    OH just shut up and pass the pancakes

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/jazzwatch/ jazzwatch

    Guess racism will never die for every group on the planet, especially against Blacks…

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/TiredMan/ TiredMan

    It’s no more racist than the negative and racist imagery we as black engage in as portrayed in music videos…half-naked video “ho’s” dancing in music videos with “thugged out” black men with their sagging pants, gold fronts, and coonery behavior. If white people were mocking us us in such a manner, we’d be yelling “racism!” No wonder Imus had the balls to say what he did. You can’t expect others to respect you if you don’t respect yourselves (and don’t hate on the truth).

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/SoularFlarez/ SoularFlarez

    CocaCola could come out with a product called ‘CRACK JUICE’.

    the commercials could say “CrackJuice, N*ggers love it”

    and guess what???

    people would complain, but would STILL BUY IT !!!

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/Da_J_Rok/ Da_J_Rok

    lets see a photo of this nigga Walt Carr

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/DA_GEORGETOWN_MAYOR/ DA_GEORGETOWN_MAYOR

    I’LL KILL A NIGGA BEHIND MY TEE-TEE Jemima!

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/SirMoonlite2/ SirMoonlite2

    TiredMan, I concur……and add, the lady sold out, the toon is just!!! We got one of those here in NWO- Toledo city council!!!

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/Stan_Vinyl/ Stan_Vinyl

    Racist? No… Slanderous & malicious? VERY!

    We have got to stop doing the Jewish communities bidding by hurting each other… Spiritually, Mentally, Physically, Emotionally & Financially!

    SoularFlarez

    CocaCola could come out with a product called ‘CRACK JUICE’.
    the commercials could say “CrackJuice, N*ggers love it”
    and guess what???
    people would complain, but would STILL BUY IT !!!

    I am still crackin da phucc up! We all know this is a true ass statement!

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/marsha_denita/ marsha_denita

    It’s very interesting to read the comments from black men and white women on this subject.How about the uncle tom image,would that fit todays black men? Or maybe a image of one of your sorry @#@#@ hanging from a tree stripped naked and burned to a crisp?I don’t know why young AA women can’t see you good for nothing lowlife punks for what you really are.A bunch of burnt sambos with coon whip on the top.
    You moan and cry about racism and discrimination from the “white man”,yet justify any and all attacks against black women.You’re full of it, and people are starting to see you for the worthless bunch of sexist basta@#@ you are.

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/elle2010/ elle2010

    “I be’s da new leader?” oh, come on. They knew that was going to start controversy. Smh they should of used better judgement. Smh

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/DATBOYfromRDP/ DATBOYfromRDP

    what is the WORLD does “SMH” mean…..thats like that crappiest whitest abbreviation or what ever it is……smh…thats some lil girl kindergarten S**T….ill say it S**T!!!!

    Dat Boy
    Baton Rouge, Louisiana
    SAINTS BABY!!!!

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/momono3/ momono3

    no, and it never was. her or uncle Ben. is ronald mcdonald a racist image. is it racist that all monsters are white. witches and warlocks are always white, so is frankenstein, the werewolf and Dr. Jekyll. vampires just started being black recently, but they used to be all white too. the devil is always white. Why is it that every time a black image is used, it is racist?

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/Real_bumbleclot/ Real_bumbleclot

    Dont get mad at the person who drew the character. Take it to the corpration that created the character.

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/cestleon/ cestleon

    That’s a dumb azzed qusetion! Are N****r, Hymie, Beaner, Kraut, Pollock, Peckewood, Kiwi, Calimari Eye, Paki, Eye-Tie, Gook, Chink, Jap, Dune Coon, Frog, Injun, Cracker, or any other derogatory terms racist? Man, has the civil rights movement birthed complacency to the level of not knowing what racism is? I mean there is a reason why the company gave her a freakin’ perm! In fact she is the basis of one of the negro stereotypes for crying out loud! I cannot believe that someone wasted bytes on this retarded article. I also cannot believe that I’ve wasted my time typing a response to this crap! I’m going to read a book! Good day!

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/cestleon/ cestleon

    Ok, I also need to clarify that when those monsters were created it was unlikely that their creators had contact with ANY black people and Ronald McDonald wears MAKE UP! We don’t know whats under that……ok I’m out for real this time!

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