I’ve spent a bit of time thinking about this.

I have no insight into McKalip’s intent or into the moron that thought the photoshop was a good idea.

Is it racist, is it from the right, blah blah blah.

Here, IMHO, is what it comes down to for me.

It dehumanizes Barack Obama.

I despise the man’s policies. I think he is a liar and a stealth president and all the rest. If that man gave a speech that assured me the sun rises in the east, the very least I would do would be to get up early in the morning and double-check.

This photo made another human being an object of ridicule. Not his policies. Him.

So, when push comes to shove, how lame is this really? How involved in your own cleverness do you have to be to completely ignore the substance of the policies and denigrate the humanity of Barack Obama.

Because whether the intent was racial or not - the impetus was dehumanization. And it was dehumanization in the most repugnant of memes. The meme of the primitive

We’ve seen this before.

In the cause of human health care no less.

Where the fuck do I hurl?

What an absolute crock.