Daily News Article - February 20, 2009
1. Who wrote the stimulus bill? (Which branch of government makes/writes laws?)
2. Define parody.
3. What is the cartoon a parody of, according to Post editor Col Allan?
4. Do you think the cartoonist was portraying President Obama as the chimp in the cartoon?
5. a) Do you think the cartoonist is racist?
b) If you had seen this cartoon before hearing the accusation that it was racist, would you have thought that the cartoonist was portraying President Obama as the chimp? Explain your answer.
6. Which statement do you agree with:
-people are too willing to take offense at anything these days, or
-the cartoonist made a grave mistake (intentional or not) and should apologize for his hatred or bad taste
Explain your answer.