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Nov. 25 2009 - 8:23 am | 17 views | 0 recommendations | 0 comments

Offensive image of First Lady removed, blog apologizes

According to reports, the image depicting First Lady Michelle Obama as a monkey has been removed and the blog hosting it has issued an apology in Chinese and English:

對於此文章感到非常的抱歉,這是由程式自動發文的文章。請勿對種族與政治的議題做過度偏激的討論,誠摯希望世界是非常和平的。

I am very sorry for this article, and that this is the program automatically issued a document from the article. Do not the subject of race and politics make the discussion too radical and sincere hope that the world is very peaceful.

via Hot Girls: michelle obama.

I’d love to know what back-room deal got this issue resolved.


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