I finally received the infamous New Yorker with the controversial cover with Barack and Michelle Obama.
I understand what their intent was, but it's a tad too dangerous no? The cover is just as likely to inflame the ugly stereotypes as it is to defuse them.
This cartoon from Tom Toles covers the whole mess rather pithily:
Both the New York Times and MotherJones had interesting takes on this (see below for the links).
LINKS
NYT: Obama as a Punchline
MoJo: Holy Fist Bump!
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