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OBAMA on the cover of New Yorker

Davy Jones

Professor Mills

English 2010

7 July 2004

The New Yorker Supporting Racism

In viewing artist Barry Blitt 's rendition of Barack Obama and the gun toting mama who is actually supposed to be Obama 's wife , on the cover of the June edition of the New Yorker I see almost a discriminatory attitude . Barack is standing there and facing what appears to be a female guerilla fighter who has an assault rifle slung over her shoulder . Barack is wearing the dress and turban that is well known to

br Middle Eastern ways and is facing the guerilla fighter . The two of them are punching fists ' the equivalent of a hi-5 among friends , as if they have just completed a deal

At the same time you see a framed picture hanging on the wall of another Muslim , Bin Laden and the American flag burning in the fireplace and all of this looks to be taking place in the oval room of the White House even though the Oval room really isn 't oval . The entire picture seems to depict that a conversation had taken place and an agreement was reached thus the punching fists . In theory this cover looks like Barack had made plans to get the Presidency and once he did he made deals with the Muslim 's against US Policies and they are congratulating themselves upon a job well done . Furthermore I see where it may be said that now Barack is in office , he will take over...

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