New Cartoon Low: Sotomayor as Pinata

—By Elizabeth Gettelman

| Wed Jun. 3, 2009 9:51 AM PDT

We've all seen the monkey cartoon, and now, a new low in satirical racism. Sure, cartoons are meant to be provocative and controversy is bound to arise, but this is absurd:

Some Oklahomans are outraged, if you are too give The Oklahoman a call: (405) 475-3311.

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