Thanksgiving cartoon...oh the irony...

[ttt]

^o) SMH Did this guy really never learn the Thanksgiving story??? Does he think the Pilgrims had visas and immigration documents? asdfjkl come get your Indy people...

www.vox.com/2014/11/22/7268597/this-tone-deaf-cartoonist-forgets-that-thanksgiving-is-about

[forreals]

Holy ignorance! That is really making my blood boil.

[ttt]

This, exactly:

But the larger problem with the cartoon is that it seems oblivious to the meaning of the Thanksgiving holiday. Remember, the classic Thanksgiving story is about Pilgrims — a.k.a. immigrants — who showed up on American shores uninvited, and in precarious economic circumstances. Thanksgiving is a celebration of the fact that the native-born Americans who lived in the area welcomed these newcomers, shared their food with them, and helped them make the transition to their new home.

[josieposy]

Because they weren't.....you know.....already here or anything.

[pitterwoo]

Was is this making people rage? Didn't read the link, but isn't that the point of the joke that the cartoon is making? That the family is all about eating their meal and has forgotten that the purpose of Thanksgiving is to celebrate the help the pilgrims (immigrants) were given. That's how I would have interpreted it if I had seen this and not given it another thought.

[secretlyevil]

Why are people such assholes?

[ttt]

Nov 23, 2014 9:22:32 GMT -5 pitterwoo said:

Was is this making people rage? Didn't read the link, but isn't that the point of the joke that the cartoon is making? That the family is all about eating their meal and has forgotten that the purpose of Thanksgiving is to celebrate the help the pilgrims (immigrants) were given. That's how I would have interpreted it if I had seen this and not given it another thought.

Considering this guys other cartoons include Obama driving over the Constitution, I'm going to say no.

www.indystar.com/opinion/varvel/

[ttt]

Same cartoonist:

www.cartoonistgroup.com/subject/The-Stem+Cell-Comics-and-Cartoons-by-Gary+Varvel's+Editorial+Cartoons.php

[Knight]

Oh Indiana.

[munkii]

Nov 23, 2014 9:22:32 GMT -5 pitterwoo said:

Was is this making people rage? Didn't read the link, but isn't that the point of the joke that the cartoon is making? That the family is all about eating their meal and has forgotten that the purpose of Thanksgiving is to celebrate the help the pilgrims (immigrants) were given. That's how I would have interpreted it if I had seen this and not given it another thought.

Per the artist, he drew this in response to the President's immigration announcement. He is of the opinion that more people will come here illegally since Obama is throwing open the golden gates to God's country, which really is unfounded IMO. 

As a Mexican-American who lives in Indianapolis, I am not impressed with his cartoon or the Star's apology. The Star claims the artist did not mean to be racially insensitive, but how can one express racially insensitive views without being racially insensitive? I guess just do it the Indiana way: smile on the outside, talk crap to your family at home.

[munkii]

Nov 23, 2014 11:55:26 GMT -5 asdfjkl said:

They should have just said, "I'm sorry you were able to identify the overtly racist content in this cartoon."  The IndyStar is so bad.  It's just so bad.

Thank you for reminding me about the second part of this.

I didn't click on all the links, so I don't know what was shared, but pitterwoo, what made this even worse was that the Star edited the original cartoon of the guy with the mustache to a version without a mustache (as someone pointed out).

[ttt]

Nov 23, 2014 12:03:10 GMT -5 munkii said:

Nov 23, 2014 11:55:26 GMT -5 asdfjkl said:

They should have just said, "I'm sorry you were able to identify the overtly racist content in this cartoon."  The IndyStar is so bad.  It's just so bad.

Thank you for reminding me about the second part of this.

I didn't click on all the links, so I don't know what was shared, but pitterwoo, what made this even worse was that the Star edited the original cartoon of the guy with the mustache to a version without a mustache (as someone pointed out).

Because that was totally the only racist part!!

[mouse]

Nov 23, 2014 9:07:08 GMT -5 josieposy said:

Because they weren't.....you know.....already here or anything.

I know. How is that we have complete cultural amnesia about the original border with Mexico?

[lilibet]

Ah, so this is what the Star was apologizing for on Twitter this morning. Lovely.

Oh Indiana.

[jln]

The artist edited the cartoon. The new version is the same, but the man doesn't have a mustache.

[pitterwoo]

Nov 23, 2014 12:03:10 GMT -5 munkii said:

Nov 23, 2014 11:55:26 GMT -5 asdfjkl said:

They should have just said, "I'm sorry you were able to identify the overtly racist content in this cartoon."  The IndyStar is so bad.  It's just so bad.

Thank you for reminding me about the second part of this.

I didn't click on all the links, so I don't know what was shared, but pitterwoo, what made this even worse was that the Star edited the original cartoon of the guy with the mustache to a version without a mustache (as someone pointed out).

oh wow, this is really bad.  he seems like an all around awful person.  Sometimes I give people too much benefit of the doubt.  Way too much in this case.

[auntie]

Nov 23, 2014 9:22:32 GMT -5 pitterwoo said:

Was is this making people rage? Didn't read the link, but isn't that the point of the joke that the cartoon is making? That the family is all about eating their meal and has forgotten that the purpose of Thanksgiving is to celebrate the help the pilgrims (immigrants) were given. That's how I would have interpreted it if I had seen this and not given it another thought.

This is exactly where I would be going until I realized Indy Star.