Restaurant Owner Under Fire For Obama Monkey Shirts

The owner of a Georgia restaurant is being accused of racism for selling T-shirts that compare Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama to cartoon character Curious George.

[PLopez]

I am not of African American descent and I find that this t-shirt is offensive. It depicts ignorance. i am sorry but Mr. Norman knew exactly what he was doing. It is a known fact that a monkey eating a banana is a historical stereotype that has existed for as long as I can remember. Please DO NOT try to insult my intelligence by stating that the t-shirt was a "cute" way of comparing physical similarities between Curious George and Obama. I, WE (the American People), are not stupid. It is sad to see, but not to believe, that in this day and age where we have minorities running for president, people are still ignorant, steroetypical and racist. The t-shirt is tasteless, derogatory and offensive. Some type of legality has to befall Mr. Norman.

[PLopez]

I am not of African American descent and I find that this t-shirt is offensive. It depicts ignorance. i am sorry but Mr. Norman knew exactly what he was doing. It is a known fact that a monkey eating a banana is a historical stereotype that has existed for as long as I can remember. Please DO NOT try to insult my intelligence by stating that the t-shirt was a "cute" way of comparing physical similarities between Curious George and Obama. I, WE (the American People), are not stupid. It is sad to see, but not to believe, that in this day and age where we have minorities running for president, people are still ignorant, steroetypical and racist. The t-shirt is tasteless, derogatory and offensive. Some type of legality has to befall Mr. Norman.

[Calvin]

I'm from Atlanta. I used to live in marietta, on the outskirts of atlanta, for 4 years while going to school. I lived one mile from this resteraunt and we used to talk about this guy all the time.

He is notorious for pushing the limits and posting blatant racist messages on his sign in front of the resteraunt on a busy road that is only one mile from the Marietta city hall.

Some of the messages I remember that he has posted. " INS AGENTS EAT FREE" "SPEAK ENGLISH OR GO HOME"

there are other messages that I can't remember.

[derek bargeld]

That t shirt was tame in comparison to this racist obama monkey shirt
http://aryanwear.com/obama-2008-monkey-shirt-...