Thoughts 27 Jul 2008 10:08 am
NoSockObama Doll
This was posted last month in NYC
“We were happily cruising around the Internet yesterday when we stumbled upon a link on Andrew Sullivan’s blog that gave us one of those moments Dave Chappelle joked about in Killin’ Them Softly: “Have you ever had something happen that was so racist that you didn’t even get mad? You were just like, ‘Goddamn, that was racist.” That’s how we felt when we saw TheSockObama.com, a Website peddling an “Obama” monkey doll.”
“This kind of garbage has come up before (it was reported in May that a bar owner in Georgia was selling T-shirts that said “Obama ‘08” and showed Curious George eating a banana), but the Sock Obama Website seemed even more nefarious for some reason. Maybe it’s because it doesn’t even hint at any racist intentions; they could have easily been selling Vermont Teddy Bears.”
The Original Sock Obama and the newest incarnation –The NoSock Obama.
You can see the change, but the site said this:
“Fits best on 16 inch lavish and lanky, fit and fabulous, distinguished yet precocious politically plush toys.”
In a form letter (posted in the NYC article) to people who had emailed them about the original the company said that it was not intended as Racist.
Meanwhile back at the ranch:
The company has just released the John McSock doll.
I checked eBay just for the heck of it and didn’t find any SockObama dolls but I did find this sponsored link:
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Buy Your Own Obama Monkey
Buy an ObamaMonkey stuffed animal today! Free Shipping.
www.SockPoliticians.Com
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I don’t know what a sponsored link costs but it looks like there’s money in them thar socks.