Mexico Hates Black People

[Anonymouse]

It's official. Last month President Vicente Fox said that Mexicans do the jobs that not even blacks wanna do. Now they got a really cool stamp!

http://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/americas/06/29/mexico.stamp.ap/index.html

Publisher Manelick De la Parra told the government news agency Notimex that the character would be sort of a goodwill ambassador on Mexican letters and postcards. "It seems nice if Memin can travel all over the world, spreading good news," de la Parra said, calling him "so charming, so affectionate, so wonderful, generous and friendly."

Meet Ambassador Memin Pinguin and what reminds me of Aunt Jemaima.

[Siggie]

Yikes...

I wonder if releasing this stamp was a wise idea. I'm sure we'll be hearing a lot more about it.

[Anonymouse]

I would pay good money for someone to mail something to the NAACP in a letter with one of those stamps. Just imagine the look on the guys face after seeing the stamp.

[Siggie]

I'm sure someone will.

[Siamanto]

Considering that the stamps were issued by the Mexican Government and may not reflect the sentiments of most Mexicans, should the following be qualified as racist or sensationalistic?

Mexico Hates Black People

[Anonymouse]

Indeed it should.