The Omaha World Herald reported:
Norfolk resident Glory
Kathurima said she attended the parade with her 9-year-old daughter. As a
black woman living in Norfolk, Kathurima said she found the float to be
an offensive depiction of the president. She emailed Norfolk Mayor Sue
Fuchtman as well as the Norfolk Area Chamber of Commerce and the Norfolk
Daily News to voice her disapproval. She also wrote to the Norfolk Odd
Fellows Lodge, which coordinated the parade.
Kathurima said the float seemed to be calling the president stupid, and the message seemed clear: “I don’t like Obama.”
The Omaha World Herald also reported:
The Nebraska Democratic Party also issued a statement,
calling it one of the “worst shows of racism and disrespect for the
office of the presidency that Nebraska has ever seen.”
The Omaha World Herald also reported:
However, parade committee member Rick Konopasek told the
Lincoln Journal-Star that the float wasn’t meant to be any more
offensive than a political cartoon. He also said the outhouse float was
the most popular one in the parade, and the three judges awarded it an
honorable mention.
