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would imply a connection between President Barack Obama and the deranged chimpanzee? Did it
occur to you that our President has been receiving death threats since early in his candidacy? Did it
occur to you that blacks have historically been compared to various apes as a way of racist insult and
mockery? Did you intend to invoke these painful themes when you printed the cartoon? If that's not
what you intended, then it was stupid and willfully ignorant of you not to connect these easily
connectable dots. If it is what you intended, then you obviously wanted to be grossly provocative,
racist and offensive to the sensibilities of most reasonable Americans. Either way, you should not have
printed this cartoon, and the fact that you did is truly reprehensible. I can't imagine what possible
justification you have for this. I've read your lame statement in response to the outrage you provoked.
Shame on you for dodging the real issue and then using the letter as an opportunity to attack Rev.
Sharpton. This is not about Rev. Sharpton. It's about the cartoon being blatantly racist and offensive. I
believe in freedom of speech, and you have every right to print what you want. But freedom of speech
still comes with responsibilities and consequences. You are responsible for printing this cartoon, and I
hope you experience some real consequences for it. I'm personally boycotting your paper and won't
do any interviews with any of your reporters, and I encourage all of my colleagues in the entertainment
business to do so as well. I implore your advertisers to seriously reconsider their business
relationships with you as well. You should print an apology in your paper acknowledging that this
cartoon was ignorant, offensive and racist and should not have been printed. I'm well aware of our
country's history of racism and violence, but I truly believe we are better than this filth. As we attempt
to rise above our difficult past and look toward a better future, we don't need the New York Post to
resurrect the images of Jim Crow to deride the new administration and put black folks in our place.
Please feel free to criticize and honestly evaluate our new President, but do so without the incendiary
images and rhetoric.

Sincerely,
John Legend
Dear Editor:
I'm trying to understand what possible motivation you may have had
for publishing that vile cartoon depicting the shooting of the
chimpanzee that went crazy.  I guess you thought it would be funny
to suggest that whomever was responsible for writing the Economic
Recovery legislation must have the intelligence and judgment of a
deranged, violent chimpanzee, and should be shot to protect the
larger community.  Really? Did it occur to you that this suggestion
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