The staff at The NYer says it’s supposed to be a satire of the way Obama is viewed by the public, though that isn’t mentioned anywhere in the rag, instead the history of Obama in Chicago politics, and a piece on his flip flopping fill the pages. Is it satire, is it a series of stereotypes they’re trying to keep alive, or is it something else entirely? Regardless of intent, by putting something like this on the cover, they’re sure to draw readership both the agreeable, and the outraged.
Popularity: 2% [?]
July 14th, 2008 at 8:38 am
Satire my ass. That’s blatant propaganda. If it were satire - they would have deliberately said so because they should know better than anybody that most people don’t understand written satire. I think it’s disgraceful.
July 14th, 2008 at 8:47 pm
That has seemed to be the verdict by everyone who has covered this story, though at the same time, I don’t think anyone is very surprised by this style of coverage.