Here's a link to a discussion on racialicious.com about the poster of President Obama as The Joker from the Batman movie:
http://www.racialicious.com/2009/08/06/no-laughing-matter-president-obama-depicted-as-the-joker/

(FYI, most of the posters on that blog are of mixed race (not just Black/White).

Here are three examples of blogger's comments (note: I chose these three because they express my opinion on this matter better than I could)


"I don't think that the image per se is racist. I do think however that the subtext is DEFINITELY racist – which is that Obama is a fake, a trickster, a fraud with a secret and threatening agenda (in this case socialism).

Its basically a variation on the same theme that has surrounded him since he first announced his nomination: he's not a "real American" acting for the benefit of "real Americans" (read: the white mainstream). Instead, he has secret interests that threaten the "real America" (i.e. to be the president for blacks who hate whites – or latinos who hate whites, i.e. Sotomayor, to be the secret muslim president, etc etc.).

So yes, the subtext is definitely racist.
-Tarik, 06 Aug 2009 at 5:43 pm ¶

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It's a striking image but it makes no sense. I don't think it's racist in a direct sense–even with the whiteface but it's racist in the sense of what it reveals about the person (s) who made this image–that is despite his composure the President is a raving maniac bent on destroying Amurrica. Otherwise it makes no sense. The one thing the Prez is known for is his composure. Equating him with the Joker who is a raging maniac is dumb…even though he's acting too timid for my taste on healthcare reform, he's still the only adult in the room and even reasonable conservatives, like David Brooks and Ross Douhat, think Obama is very thoughtful and measured with a great deal of dignity and composure. As DABMG said, this is a FAIL

...conservatives don't do political satire very well at all.
-NYRaze, 06 Aug 2009 at 11:18 pm ¶

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Oh, man. I remember the Joker knifing people and blowing shit up, but I must've gone to the bathroom during the scene where the Joker pushed forward a comprehensive package of health care reform.

…conservatives really actually don't understand what "socialism" means, do they?
-wembley; 07 Aug 2009 at 1:26 am ¶