An Incredibly Racist Urban Legend

Snopes has just recently written about a new - and incredibly racist - urban legend concerning our new president and Mt. Rushmore.  Essentially the legend states that a road will be closed to allow for a large block of coal to be delivered to Mt. Rushmore, ostensibly to create life-like image of our new president.

Snopes has some decent analysis of the 'joke',  and it is probably more racial humor than racist humor.  Most likely it is also a commentary on the supposed apotheosis of Mr. Obama.  (I will use that word any opportunity I get, ha ha ha!)   But, probably because of my political leanings, I am still personally offended by the legend.  (Keep in mind that it is the role of the folklorist to analyze and collect the material, regardless of the political or racist motivations behind it).

The article can be found at Snopes.com.