so that didn't quite work the way it was supposed to

[aruan]

But then, the onus is once again on the creator to get it right. I didn't mean to discuss the opinion illustrated by Marlette's cartoon, just how it that opinion was presented, specifically whether the word in that context was perceived as racist by people other than our local black-advocacy groups. Though I do largely agree with the cartoon's message, it's Marlette's execution that I've been trying to defend.

I'm no longer sure if at issue here is misunderstanding of the cartoon, the mere printing of the word, or that there are those so thoroughly convinced about what's to blame for the botched New Orleans rescue effort, they can't entertain a poignantly made dissenting opinion. Personally, and I'm alone neither in number nor race to think so, the cartoon points out irony, amusingly so. But I'm not laughing at black people or the notion of racism, just the way Marlette made his point.