CUBA NEWS
August 31 , 2007

CANF Letter to Editor of Washington Post regarding Pat Oliphant Cartoon

By CANF, Aug 27, 2007.

Pat Oliphant's cartoon published in the Washington Post on August 24th is so incredibly bigoted and exceedingly inaccurate in its portrayal of Cuban-Americans, the fact that you would allow such a cartoon to appear in the pages of your paper is outrageous.

To characterize a community which according to the latest U.S. Census bureau is more educated, affluent, and likely to vote in an election than their Anglo counterparts, as a 'nuisance' demonstrates the depiction is based on its creator's personal biases, not any real fact. Cuban-Americans have contributed greatly to the landscape of this great nation not just through our economic successes but through our academic, social, and cultural achievements, accomplishments which we believe are greatly welcomed and appreciated by most Americans. We are proud citizens, many of us born in this great nation and as such, we believe in the importance of participating in the American political system; and perhaps we have a greater appreciation for democratic elections because it is ever present in our minds that the Cuban people live deprived of such an opportunity. Our community's participation as voters in the election was characterized as 'interference' which would imply that our vote was not as valuable as the next American's- the last time I checked all votes in this great nation are considered equal, regardless of who casts them.

© Copyright 2007 by canf.org

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