Obama Monkey Doll Seller: “our intention is not to offend”

so, did they explain why they didn’t make any republican sock monkeys, since they are such big romney supporters?

My children love the clever sock monkey that resembles Barack. I am going to order 10 more as gifts. Don’t you think that you are being racially hyper sensitive? Lighten up!

WOW! I can’t believe that someone would actually make a monkey Obama doll or should I say TheSockObama. Many, me included, think that this is completely inappropriate and racist. The first and most obvious offense is that the doll is a black monkey, how could Obama not be offended by being compared to a black animal? Secondly the name in and of it itself could be considered offensive. Although, the makers of this doll would presumably defend the name saying that it simply describes the type of doll that it is, a sock puppet/doll. However, the name also seems to be a little bit anti Obama. Generally people, sock/punch someone that they do not like, support, approve of or are generally against. There are pictures of President Bush online making various facial expressions and comparing him to a monkey, but there is no monkey doll for Bush. I am not saying it was right to compare Bush to a monkey, but at least no doll exists. However, there is an Elite Force Aviator: George W. Bush doll. So why is it that our white president gets to be portrayed as a heroic man who will fight for his country while a black presidential candidate gets to be portrayed as a monkey? It is ironic too that this is how Bush is portrayed considering his questionable military service in the past, but that’s a whole other blog.
The makers of TheSockObama said that their intent was not to create a product that would offend, but a product that could be cuddly, allow children to get involved in the political process and be a contribution to presidential election memorabilia. I think that these three objectives are ridiculous. I think that they are just in this to make money and someone involved in the conception and manufacturing of this monkey doll probably did want to cause an uproar. If the creators are being truthful and meant no harm then I think it is sad that not one of the creators was intelligent enough to realize that this doll could be seen as offensive and was probably not appropriate to create. How does something like this get past the brainstorm stage? This product may be cuddly and it could very well become infamous presidential election memorabilia. However, the idea that a monkey sock doll made to vaguely and degradingly represent a presidential candidate could get children involved in the political process is absolutely ridiculous. Children do not get involved in politics and if for some reason a sock puppet would do the trick then they are probably getting all the wrong ideas and “involved” in all the wrong ways, HELLO perpetuation of racial stereotypes. In general, I think that this doll is offensive and that the creators should stop selling and definitely stop profiting off of this doll. If they really wanted to make amends and prove they have nothing against Obama then I think they should take all of the money they made and donate it to his campaign.
I have attached links about the Obama doll, the Bush doll, TheSockObama’s creators comments and Bush being compared to a monkey.
http://www.plunderbund.com/2008/06/11/racist-obama-doll/
http://www.plunderbund.com/2008/06/12/obama-monkey-doll-seller-our-intention-is-not-to-offend/
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/3184709.stm
http://www.jcnot4me.com/images/Bush-monkey.gif

“Pivotal” is a curious word choice. Is he hoping that the doll will have a major or decisive effect on the election outcome? How would a doll do that, unless there was some kind of subtext involved?

Liberals have not problem with late term abortion. Drilling a hole in a newborns head as it leaves the womb. They call it a womans choice.

The purchase of a monkey doll, is a choice.If you don’t like it, don’t buy it.

I guess something is only ok if it suits your agenda.

Like the real Obama, take the pants off the doll, and you will find NO BALLS.

so because this doll happened to be a monkey it’s racist? what other brown animal would resemble Obama? Listen, people just need to chill out and stop bringing rascism into everything. Half the time no insult is even meant. But every one wants to stay a victim, and dwell on how oppressed they are….GET OVER IT!!! Stop holding yourself back and stop dwelling on the negative. The black community thats offended by this is insulting themselves for even wasting their time and energy on such negative emotions. Race isn’t a factor in everything you guys.

that is perfect white america with the i didnt know i didnt mean it hear it all the time am once i was told i need to get uses to it not a lot of knowlegde in white america on that subject but i can understand the mental heck they told them to walk,run,shut up,this is what you get to learn,to teach them what white u.s.a. needed to get across. and even today a half of a black man cant get respect. yes 1771-2008 all the black family all the black fathers all that distruction YES WHITE U.S.A you did a good job thanks too people like joseph TIME GET USED TO IT BEING CHANGED

LOL Chase- you have got that right!!! I am SO moving countries is a black gets elected! How could this be? I never that I would see this in my lifetime. Who would vote for a.. MONKEY! haha. Him and his ghetto wife should stop while they are ahead!

Why shouldn’t I be racist? Name one good thing to come out of black people coming to the US? Aids?Crime? HMM real swell accomplishments there!

Maybe if you people would act like PEOPLE.. I would not have a problem. It’s not your skin color.. it’s how the black race acts. My gosh. It’s absolutely terrible. Get off the computer and go listen to your rap videos. Please. You have no business on a computer. shouldn’t you be out shooting each other and living the gangster life?

how did you get my ip address??

Well I certainly am not into hacker stuff? Could you get my bank info as well? you have my full address?

Wow, Jessica, you are stupid. Your IP address is logged almost everywhere you post. If you post on my livejournal, for heaven’s sake, I have your IP address.

internets!

Jessica, I can’t believe that you posted that AN ENTIRE RACE should stay off the internet, and then displayed your complete and total ignorance of even the most basic concepts. Furthermore, you can’t spell or write an intelligible sentence. (If you use Firefox as your browser, you can turn on the spellchecker. You’ll still be a racist fuckwit, but at least you’ll look marginally less stupid.)

Somebody should stay off the internet, and it isn’t the black folks.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ip_address

Hi, I’m Jessica. Stupid racist bitch from North Charleston, South Carolina. I’d like to spew my racist crap on Plunderbund, but they won’t let me!

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