MySpace banner encourages hate crimes

Wow. I never thought I’d see a banner on MySpace that depicted a moving black man that it encouraged me to “shoot,” especially in light of the recent happenings at VT. It’s obvious that they mean using the “camera” (your cursor has a crosshair, don’t worry) that the “white guy” is “holding”, but I find it offensive. Also, the depiction of the “rapper” in question is horribly racist, accentuating the sizes nose and mouth to ludicrous proportions. Compare to this:

It's from Dr. Suess!



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