Comments on: What Kind of Country Do We Want to Be? http://www.republicoft.com/2009/02/23/what-kind-of-country-do-we-want-to-be/ Black. Gay. Father. Vegetarian. Buddhist. Liberal. Tue, 07 Feb 2012 02:47:01 -0500 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Bart http://www.republicoft.com/2009/02/23/what-kind-of-country-do-we-want-to-be/comment-page-1/#comment-187958 Bart Mon, 23 Feb 2009 17:14:50 +0000 http://www.republicoft.com/?p=3159#comment-187958 I totally get the beef with Jar Jar Binks -- as soon as he walked on screen, I was COMPLETELY uncomfortable with the character! I was talking to another white friend who never got that connection. I also got the "Macaca" comment from Allen (good riddance). This particular cartoon -- I didn't get why it was supposed to be funny when it first came out -- which I guess may mean that I don't "get" what bugs you about it. I never understood what the monkey had to do with the stimulus package! I totally get the beef with Jar Jar Binks — as soon as he walked on screen, I was COMPLETELY uncomfortable with the character! I was talking to another white friend who never got that connection.

I also got the “Macaca” comment from Allen (good riddance).

This particular cartoon — I didn’t get why it was supposed to be funny when it first came out — which I guess may mean that I don’t “get” what bugs you about it. I never understood what the monkey had to do with the stimulus package!

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