Unfortunately, they really DID do that. www.thesockobama.com (thanks to Queerty!)

[boisestudley]

Found this on Queerty.

Presenting a New York Magazine article on a Sock Monkey Obama.   The article includes a response from the makers of the doll.

Makers of Racist Obama Monkey Would Like to Transcend Racial Bias

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[catwithbell]

We guess there is an element of naviete on our part, in that we don't think in terms of myths, fables, fairy tales and folklore. We simply made a casual and affectionate observation one night, and a charming association between a candidate and a toy we had when we were little.

Wow. Racism is a myth? *shudder*

What is urban bias?

Re: urban bias

[boisestudley]

urban bias is the best term I could come up with for "prejudiced towards rural economies". Classism wasn't quite the right "ism", so I googled.

Most of what I found was links about urban bias in economic development. I decided that would do.