The Life of McCain #2
The second in the series of looks on McCain’s life, this one takes a closer look at the Prisoner-of-War aspect of McCain. You can read more about this period of his life in a short autobiography-esque article published online here: A First Person Account. Interestingly, McCain seems to have almost total recall, so it’s certainly an deep and harrowing read.
On the “gook” comment in the last panel, more can be read about here. I am an “Asian” American (with no affinity to any major Asian nation or group), and I find this quite offensive. While I do believe that I, in a similar situation to McCain’s experience with torture, would probably also resort to base and racist slurs, I really don’t think I would ever express that to the press and especially not as a presidential candidate. I would also hope that a leader of a country as diverse and expansive as the United States would be able to look past vengeful and racist thoughts. Also, the fact that McCain throws the word “gook” around like candy annoys me. The fact that the media didn’t even properly cover this phrase angers me as well(for example, I was having a lot of trouble trying to find a good article on this from a reliable online source). Would this have passed under the radar if he had instead said nigger? Asians are a minority here, and I’m tired of being forgotten in the battle of being politically correct for every other race and subgroup.
The Life of McCain #2 by Auilix.
