News-Press Cartoon Controversy (6-4-20)
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Controversial cartoon featured in the st.
Joseph news press this week is sparking outrage.
Some finding the cartoon's message offensive in light of nationwide protests and civil unrest across the country.
Kq2's ron johnson has reaction from community members tonight.
<<monday's issue of the st.
Joseph news press, raised eyebrows all over town.
The result of this satirical cartoon that some say is insensitive.i saw the cartoon that was in the news press on monday and was bothered and upset by it.
It depicts a group of men in the foreground mostly african-american holding signs that seem to incite rioting and looting.
You can even see one of the men is holding a large box carrying a tv.
In light of the george floyd protests here in town and nationwide, many in the community felt this cartoon right now sends the wrong message.you could get mad at that and you right to get mad at that.
Feel this cartoon doesn't story of what's really going in the hearts in everyone who is protesting is not i got people in atlanta right now peacefully protesting and all it took was one person to start a riot and then the whole area erupts.
In atlanta called me crying he's like were trying to do.
They also say because this topic is so important people know where they if you got twenty different people might have twenty different agendas, so you better be protesting with.
If we see something something.
Others wanted to take the situation into their own hands, the cartoon upset the director of cap st.
Joe so much to speak with someone about it i felt it was discussionand while she may not want anyone fired over this, she hopes it can spark yet another conversation.
Cap as a community we want to see education and advocacy and not someone's head on a platter but really for that person to be educated and informed and to happening in the future.
News>> a similar cartoon appeared in a columbia newspaper during protests in ferguson, missouri six years ago after the death of michael brown.
The paper did issue an apology over the photo this afternoon on it's website.
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