Rupert Murdoch apologizes for racist cartoon

Financial mogul and international billonaire Rupert Murdoch has issued a formal apologies for the racist cartoon that was published a while ago in the New York Post. Murdoch was born in Australia and is the owner of News Corp, including Fox, Sky network in Europe and a vast collection of newspapers, including the famous NY Post.

The New York Post published a cartoon depicting two NY Cops killing a chimp and asking themselves who will write the next economic stimulus package. Several afro american groups in New York were requesting an explanation to the newspaper. Well the head honcho himself issued a statement titled "Statement from Rupert Murdoch" and goes like this:

Today I want to personally apologize to any reader who felt offended, and even insulted," said Murdoch, head of the media giant News Corp, which owns the Post.

"We all hold the readers of the New York Post in high regard and I promise you that we will seek to be more attuned to the sensitivities of our community," Murdoch wrote."


I personally think that this cartoon is not race related, in fact I think it wouldve conveyed the same message if it were another animal perhaps a dog, a horse or even a pig...

What gets my attention is the effectiveness of people coming together and protest againt a consumer product (a newspaper in this case) that completely disregards the emotions and affections of their clients. Mr Murdoch as he is always well advised, issued a statement to settle the issue out of the courts and out of the public scrutiny.