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    Alien Balloon Creatures Invade Miami Beach

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    Image of Klebert L. Hall Klebert L. Hall
    11/18/09

    In reply to Alien Balloon Creatures Invade Miami Beach
    Aww, I was hoping for actual blimps... that would've been way cooler.
    -Kle.
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    Image of Woraug Woraug
    11/17/09

    In reply to Alien Balloon Creatures Invade Miami Beach
    Mr. Popo? #skywalkers
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    Image of Gaucho85 Gaucho85
    11/17/09

    In reply to Alien Balloon Creatures Invade Miami Beach
    uhh... I can't be the only one who sees the racist balloons and the multicolored dildo/worm. . . #skywalkers
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    Image of phoghat phoghat
    11/17/09

    In reply to Alien Balloon Creatures Invade Miami Beach
    Looks like Burning Man meets Bikini Beach #skywalkers
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    Image of crashedpc - Haifisch crashedpc - Haifisch
    11/17/09

    In reply to Alien Balloon Creatures Invade Miami Beach
    Noby noby boy? #skywalkers
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    Image of Counterglow Counterglow
    11/17/09

    In reply to Alien Balloon Creatures Invade Miami Beach
    That first picture looks, um, somewhat politically incorrect. #skywalkers
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    Image of angela-la-la angela-la-la
    11/17/09

    @Counterglow: No kidding. Those are either golliwogs or very, very inspired by them. #skywalkers
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    Image of heatstroke heatstroke
    11/17/09

    @angela-la-la: i believe the term you're looking for is "Jiggaboo," they come from the planet Sambo. #skywalkers
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    Image of Pessimippopotamus Pessimippopotamus
    11/17/09

    @Counterglow: It's perfectly innocent in our post-"racial" society.

    ...right? #skywalkers
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    Image of Impkicker Impkicker
    11/17/09

    @Pessimippopotamus: If you are implying that racism is still around, sir, then you are very wrong. The President chased it all away and now we don't have to worry about it anymore.

    The rowdy group of "white nationalists" over there? Not racism. They're... um... planting some flowers with that nice young black man.

    And using lots of fire and rope.

    And see, that's the wrong way to do it. The fire's gonna burn right through the rope and the azaleas will esca-- why are they tying their black friend to that tree? #skywalkers
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    Image of Impkicker Impkicker
    11/17/09

    @heatstroke: HOW DO I PROMOTE COMMENTS? #skywalkers
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    Image of tande04 tande04
    11/17/09

    @Impkicker: You don't. Only star commenter approve/promote comments.

    Friends with you have used that character quite often. He's called malfi. Its a big black blob with a smiley face. I've never seen it referred to a raciest in the past. #skywalkers
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    Image of Blue_Thark Blue_Thark
    11/17/09


    @tande04: The one with the non-X'ed eyes is the spitting image of the "Little Black Sambo" character from the turn of the 20th century. Both the eyes and the smiley "lips" are almost identical. #skywalkers
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    Image of tande04 tande04
    11/17/09

    @Blue_Thark: No, I get it.

    Its taking it of context though. What's a clown going to look like on a black amorphous blob?

    There is lots of racism in our world. No doubt. There is lots of precieved racism where there is none as well. Thats the case here.

    Apparently you look at it and see racism. I look at it and see a character from a long line of designer toys that has its own back story and multiple variations with different faces, colors, etc. The artists' style for that one may resemble something racist but the work taken as a whole to get there does not.

    If it was white with multiple colored dots over its blob like body no one would bat an eye. The fact that they also have a black one and that's one design they chose for this balloon doesn't change my not batting an eye. #skywalkers
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    Image of Blue_Thark Blue_Thark
    11/17/09

    @tande04: Well I applaud your ability to impose your own cultural semiotics onto it. Personally I don't see it as racism per se-- I was being more than a little tongue in cheek earlier-- just as a somewhat distasteful reminder of embarrassing historical stereotypes and representations. That sort of image seems just a little too iconic (in the negative sense, obviously) for me to be able to embrace wholeheartedly. I'm not offended by it, just a wee bit perturbed. #skywalkers
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    Image of Ruthless, If you let me Ruthless, If you let me
    11/17/09

    In reply to Alien Balloon Creatures Invade Miami Beach
    Heehee! The carnivorous bunny has come to feed on you! #skywalkers
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    Image of crashedpc - Haifisch crashedpc - Haifisch
    11/17/09

    @Ruthless, If you let me: RUN AWAY! RUN AWAY! #skywalkers
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    Image of acrobatic rabbit acrobatic rabbit
    11/17/09

    @Ruthless, If you let me: aw it's just a wee lil bunny rabbit. #skywalkers
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    Image of Discodave: R.O.A.C.H. M.O.T.E.L. Discodave: R.O.A.C.H. M.O.T.E.L.
    11/17/09

    @crashedpc - Haifisch: I've got this hand-grenade, but I can't remember what number I'm supposed to count to. #skywalkers
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    Image of crashedpc - Haifisch crashedpc - Haifisch
    11/17/09

    @Discodave: R.O.A.C.H. M.O.T.E.L.: Four? #skywalkers
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    11/17/09

    @crashedpc - Haifisch: Ok, so do I throw it on four or count to four and then throw it?

    Hang on - what's that rabbi.... OH SWEET JEBUS, THE PAIN, THE PAIN! #skywalkers
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    Image of k4man k4man
    09/29/09

    In reply to Festive Balloon Monsters for Your Next Alien Invasion
    Birthday clowns everywhere are weeping.

    "But, but, giraffes are fun!"
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    Image of Cherubael Cherubael
    09/29/09

    In reply to Festive Balloon Monsters for Your Next Alien Invasion
    I'm aroused, is that wrong of me?
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    Image of AgnesGebian AgnesGebian
    09/29/09

    In reply to Festive Balloon Monsters for Your Next Alien Invasion
    They DO look like sea creatures - from the Cambrian period.

    Perhaps I've just spent too much time looking at reimaginings of Hallucigenia sparsa and Wiwaxia corrugata.
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    Image of Grey_Area Grey_Area
    09/29/09

    @AgnesGebian: Yes, so very Burgess Shale!
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