Missouri Newspaper Issues Apology After Publishing ‘Racist’ Cartoon In Paper
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The publisher of a Missouri news outlet has stepped down after printing a racist cartoon.
Bill Miller Sr. told Associated Press that he has resigned as the publisher of the Washington Missourian, but maintains his position as the owner of the newspaper. However, the publication’s co-owners and Miller’s daughter have resigned from their posts.
The controversial cartoon, which was published last Wednesday, showed a dark-skinned man stealing a white woman’s purse. She called for help, only for the man to say, “Good luck with that, lady… we defunded the police.”
The staggering cartoon was unveiled amid the ongoing protests against police brutality following the death of George Floyd. Protesters are crying for the nation to “defund the police,” a term to shift law enforcement resources after numerous black people were killed by law enforcement.
Miller, however, explained that the cartoon was meant to oppose defunding the police, though he admitted it was “racially insensitive” and apologized for his “poor judgement.”
My fiancee just sent me this image. Is this an actual cartoon running in an actual newspaper? If so, wow. pic.twitter.com/k4rUg16YJm
— Sam Lounsberry (@samlounz) June 10, 2020
Unbelievable. (The owners posted this apology on the website.) pic.twitter.com/czGHqWT7h9
— Quentin Young (@qpyoungnews) June 10, 2020
[via HuffPost, opening image via Shutterstock]
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