We Apologize for This Offensive Version of Marilyn Davenport’s Racist Chimp Photo
Okay, right off the bat, we want to apologize for this lame attempt at humor, not to mention the half-assed Photoshopping. However, unlike Marilyn Davenport, the Orange County, Calif., GOP birther and GOP tea party official,
who caused a controversy after she sent out an email based on this same montage but with Pres. Obama’s face superimposed on the adorable baby chimp shown here, we’re not going to issue a non-apology apology.
You will recall that Davenport’s first response went went like this: “Oh, come on! Everybody who knows me knows that I am not a racist. It was a joke. I have friends who are black. Besides, I only sent it to a few people — mostly people I didn’t think would be upset by it.”
As we noted at the time, one way to tell you’re a racist is if you find yourself saying crap like “Everybody who knows me knows I’m not a racist,” and especially, “I have friends who are black.”
