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07-01-2005, 08:37 AM
U.S.: Mexican stamp fuels 'racial stereotypes'<O:p</O:p
Images of stereotypical black comics character follow flap spurred by Fox
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Washington - The White House on Thursday objected to a postage stamp issued by the Mexican government, saying that “racial stereotypes are offensive no matter what their origin” and have no place in today’s world.<O:p</O:p
The stamp depicts an exaggerated black cartoon character known as Memin Pinguin, drawn with exaggerated features, thick lips and wide-open eyes. His appearance, speech and mannerisms are the subject of kidding by white characters in the comic book, which started in the 1940s and is still published in Mexico</ST1:p.<O:p</O:p
Continued here: http://msnbc.msn.com/id/8410111/ (http://msnbc.msn.com/id/8410111/)
Images of stereotypical black comics character follow flap spurred by Fox
http://msnbcmedia.msn.com/j/msnbc/Components/Photos/050629/050629_mexicoStamp_hLarge.hlarge.jpg
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Washington - The White House on Thursday objected to a postage stamp issued by the Mexican government, saying that “racial stereotypes are offensive no matter what their origin” and have no place in today’s world.<O:p</O:p
The stamp depicts an exaggerated black cartoon character known as Memin Pinguin, drawn with exaggerated features, thick lips and wide-open eyes. His appearance, speech and mannerisms are the subject of kidding by white characters in the comic book, which started in the 1940s and is still published in Mexico</ST1:p.<O:p</O:p
Continued here: http://msnbc.msn.com/id/8410111/ (http://msnbc.msn.com/id/8410111/)