Belgium Paper apologises showing obamas as apes.

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Newspaper apologises for showing Obamas as apes

 

 

 

Belgian newspaper De Morgen sparks uproar over doctored photo.

 

 

 

 

 

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A Belgian newspaper apologised Monday following outcry over an image showing US President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama with their faces photoshopped to look like apes. The image was printed alongside another that implies President Obama sells marijuana.

 

The images appeared in Flemish newspaper De Morgen's Saturday edition, in a satire section called "The Obama Herald". The paper joked that Russian President Vladimir Putin sent in the photos. The controversy comes ahead of an official visit by President Obama to Belgium. He is scheduled to arrive in Brussels Tuesday.

 

The apology from De Morgen's editors came in an article entitled, "Is De Morgen Racist?". They called the image a "tasteless joke", explaining, "We wrongly assumed that racism is no longer accepted, and that in this way it could be the subject of a joke".

 

[DoctorKenney]

Reminds me of when Mario Balotelli is playing soccer in Europe, and the fans in the stadium throw bananas at him and make monkey sounds. It's actually quite common to have this attitude in Europe.

 

You'd think America's a racist society but Europe is much worse

[Hawdian]

Bush did actully look like a monkey and acted like one . But Obama the editor should be ashmed the man has not invaded a country yet maybe he should invade belgium help them form a new goverment.

[burahadeer]

Then why European sceintists insist we all came from apes? Either we all together in this or they prove their otha exotic species.