Earlier this week, Awl pals OR Books announced they were publishing Going Rouge, a collection of essays to be published on the same day as Sarah Palin's memoir Going Rogue. Here are four of the emails the publishers received from the public! (Not entirely safe for work, if your workplace does not allow cartoon butts.)
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From: [REDACTED GMAIL ADDRESS]
Date: Wed, Oct 21, 2009 at 5:47 PM
Subject: Your New Book
To: [OR BOOKS]
John,
Do you like redbone nigger penis is your ass or mouth?
Obama is a disaster and fuck face communists like you put the nigger
in OUR white house.
His is not just a failure but an embarrassment.
Fuck You
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From: [REDACTED COMCAST ADDRESS]
Date: Thu, Oct 22, 2009 at 7:40 AM
Subject: Shameful!
To: [OR BOOKS]
You people are unamerican for publishing this hit piece. Is this
something that your mothers would approve of?? I think not! It won't
matter anyway as far as Sarah's book being number 1 above anything
that the left publishes so nice try but you are on the losing side. I
don't think those on the left have time to read as they are too busy
being angry. This just shows how very small you Libs are.
Have a crappy day!
Jim Cribbs
That extraneous apostrophe is offensive.
I couldn't believe that someone needed web assistance to create that -- until I noticed the apostrophe. Then I thought, yes, that person probably does need a special website to help him superimpose text over a background.
POHTOSHOP IZ HARD GUISE!
Like Confucius would ever say anything with unnecessary apostrophes.
OK, I know I may regret this, but I have to ask-
what the hell is a "redbone nigger penis?"
I mean, what is the difference between that and normal African American penis?
Have I been missing something all these years? Did I not get the memo?
There are really no good explanations on Google either.
I think that guy just made up that phrase.
I believe Redbone Nigger Penis is a southern delicacy served with barbeque sauce and grits.
That explains it. Thank you much.
no it has something to do with leon redbone.
I am reasonably sure that "redbone" is extremely antiquated slang for a light-skinned African American man. Like, for instance, President Antichrist.
Now that you say that. I think that actually rings a bell.
That's interesting. Up in Harlem 80 years ago they would talk about "yellow girls" as light skinned ladies with "good hair".
Redbone as well as high yellow are terms that refer to complexion. There are probably quite a few more that I can't really remember right now. I really only ever heard them growing up when My Aunts were angry with one of us kids or one of their husbands i.e. "Get your High yellow ass down out of that tree" or "Tell that Red mother fucker I ain't taking his shit no more". Actually i have an Uncle who's nickname is Red for the reason stated above.
Mouth, please.
Make that two.
Confucius SAY liberals suck.
Idiot.
Yeah, he can't even get his "ching chong Chinaman" treatment right. I have to say the bent over cartoon, with "LIBERAL" added in MS Paint is kind of genius, of course not for the reason intended.
They're just upset because they thought "Going Rouge" was about Sarah Palin's love of Canadian football.
That killed me when she couldn't see the CFL from her house. Doesn't she have satellite?
Disappointing. Are threatening/racist email writers even trying anymore?
Ol' SticksNStones really has a lot of time on his/her hands.
"Is this something that your mothers would approve of?? I think not!"
Obviously you don't know my mother.
She loves redbone nigg...
Sorry.
I'm so angry you think I have the time for this.
Oooh, there are more coming in! Here's a fresh one!
On Thu, Oct 22, 2009 at 12:13 PM, [REDACTED] wrote:
Did you people ever think of getting a real job? Work is actually what conservatives do on a daily basis to support the likes of you absolute idiots! Seriously do you think any person with half a brain would even consider entertaining the thought of reading your pathetic attempt at literature? Hello McFly!!! Look in the mirror and consider yourself fully acknowledged LOSERS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
"Hello McFly" is really what pulls this whole email together. Without that phrase, it would just be a meaningless rant. "Hello McFly" is what is going to make them see the error of their ways.
I will sleep easier knowing that a conservative out there is working on a daily basis to support me.
Yeah but that lazy ass sticks and stones is goofing off all day making cartoons.
Having an asterisk for an asshole must be really inconvenient.
The asterhoids will kill you.
Well played, sir. Well played.
That artist owes Kurt Vonnegut some royalties.
I don't understand why the email addresses are redacted. LET THE BOTS FIND THEM!
I clicked on some shit that took me to Sarah Palin's Facebook page and there were the typical republican swine ranting on about Obama being a commie and a Muslim, etc -I had to post a reply which required that I create a damn facebook acct. -I did... Now I am counted as a "sarah palin supporter" -& there are now supporters approaching one million! Problem is that they are counting everybody who makes a comment on her page a "supporter"! So, that million number isn't too accurate since I think she's a stupid bitch (for political correctness, I won't use the C-word).
Then my mother and some other relatives saw my name on facebook and accused me of being a closet republican!
BTW: What did sarah paliin do with that old geezer that she was on the ticket with?
I'll call her a cunt if you don't want to.
oh hi, just checking to see if i suck at avatars still