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.
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