Have The Obamas become America’s Truth Serum?

So I’m searching through different websites this morning and I run across the latest cover of The New Yorker. For those who are unfamiliar with the publication, it’s has been around since 1925 and is known for its political commentary and satire. It’s also well respected around the nation. So when I saw the cartoon of Barack Obama dressed in Islamic garb while fist-bumping his wife Michelle who has an afro and machine gun, I smiled on the inside. In no way was the picture funny, but the fact that those thoughts were allowed to be depicted was amusing. The cartoonist, publisher, and editor of The New Yorker showed the world who they really are. And it’s wonderful. In today’s America, there are a lot of individuals who will claim that racism is dead. Some believe that the views which were common in the 1950s no longer exist. The mention of racism has become so taboo that minorities are often criticized for overusing the race card. I could take the time to point out racial disparities in victims of crime, health care, imprisonment, education attainment, and employment to prove that a level of racism is still prevalent. But it’s even sweeter when a nationally respected magazine is dumb enough to blatantly say something that many racists and uninformed people are thinking to themselves. In an attempt to cover their exposed asses, The New Yorker admitted that the picture was supposed to reflect the hate and ridicule that the Obamas have to endure. But when a joke has to be explained, the punch line is lost. However, it wasn't a joke. It was their truth and it's how they really see things at The New Yorker. The picture ends up perpetuating ugly stereotypes and it furthers doubts amongst people who have questioned what the Obamas stand for. I wonder if the The New Yorker would have attempted to use their Crayons to draw George Bush or John McCain in KKK outfits holding nooses while their wives were depicted as toothless prostitutes. I guess we will never find out.