Leftist Newspaper Runs Cartoon Comparing Black Republican Congressman to the KKK
The Salt Lake Tribune sparked outrage after it ran an editorial cartoon comparing Republican Utah Rep. Burgess Owens to a member of the Klu Klux Klan (KKK).
The cartoon shows Owens pointing toward the southern border with the caption, “They are coming to your neighborhoods!” On the right side of the cartoon, a member of the KKK holds a torch and points toward Owens, saying, “They are coming to your neighborhoods!” . . .
We have heard of "mansplaining" now we have "whitesplaining" from a white man comparing a black man, who grew up under Jim Crow laws, to the KKK.
Awful tone deaf @sltrib @Patbagley. Expect an apology but I won't hold my breathe. pic.twitter.com/NESEchhFEf
— Burgess Owens (@BurgessOwens) April 15, 2021
“I was raised int he 1960’s Deep South during a time when the KKK terrorized my neighborhood and the color of my skin literally dictated where I went to school. It was a time when racism was defined by arrogance and demeaning the character of any person of color,” Owens told the Caller.
“They can try to hide behind a newspaper and fake ‘wokeness,’ but this is it,” he continued. “Don’t let the racist and tone deaf Salt Lake Tribune cast a bad light on our great state of inclusion. It does not represent the people of Utah or my constituents in District 4.”
The Utah Delegation issued a joint statement condemning the graphic as “repugnant.” (Read more from “Leftist Newspaper Runs Cartoon Comparing Black Republican Congressman to the KKK” HERE)
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