More about the New Yorker cover

This evening's Newshour had some interesting comments I thought. Michael Eric Dyson and Eric Bates discussed it.

1. If the satire has to be explained, it didn't hit its mark.
2. The fist bump is true (and caused its own flap on FOX News). But, its presented with false assertions, so it will be confusing.
3. There are many layers here - Obama is in Muslim attire. Since its part of the 'satire' we are to assume this is a 'damning' statement about Obama. But, there's nothing wrong with being Muslim in this country - or there shouldn't be anything wrong with it. This cartoon implies there is something wrong with it.
4. The cover is presented within the context of our country. But, that's not the New Yorker's fault. Satire shouldn't be censored because our country doesn't know how to talk about the issues. I think in some cases its not that we don't know how, its that people purposefully choose not to try to talk about it - they deny its existence.

There was something else too, but I can't remember it anymore.