Some people have no sense of humor

Todays Sun Sentinel-

"WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Some Cuban Americans in south Florida are upset to see a picture of revolutionary Che Guevara promoting an irreverent car race.

The "24 Horas de Cuba del Norte" — or 24 Hours of Cuba of the North — is part of a national circuit of farcical auto races called 24 Hours of LeMons. Drivers spend less than $500 and race junk cars decorated like Halloween floats.

Other races in the circuit have names like "The Can't Get Bayou" in New Orleans and "The Rod Blagojevich Never-Say-Die 500" in Chicago.

But the use of Cuban revolutionary Guevara's image in the Dec. 30-31 race's logo crosses the line for some native Cubans. Critics say it's like using Ku Klux Klan imagery to advertise in the South.

Race organizers say they don't plan to change the campaign."

Anybody getting ready for this?

I would purposely paint Che and Fidel and whoever else Cuban all over my car just to spite them. If you can't take a joke, GTFO.

I'm an irreverent person who loves sarcasm and satire. But, Che and Castro are most definitely NOT jokes to ex-pat Cubans; it's all matter of perspective.

Anyone who doesn't agree can GTFO, too.

cwh wrote: Race organizers say they don't plan to change the campaign."

Good for them!

Che and Fidel

You forgot the part where they're both in skirts, being violated by Thomas Jefferson. C'mon people, this is LeMons. Go big or don't bother.

Thank You poopshovel.

Old new sadly and even sadder is Jay and Co were pressured by the operators of the raceway to change the event name and images :(

Would they feel better if the picture had Mao Zedong raping Che?

I'd giggle.

don't these people realize that most people under the age of 35 or so will associate an image of Che with the band "Rage Against the Machine" and hipster d-bags that express themselves via ironic t shirts?

maybe they should mention in the race promo material what Fidel recently said about Communism in Cuba..

novaderrik wrote: don't these people realize that most people under the age of 35 or so will associate an image of Che with the band "Rage Against the Machine" and hipster d-bags that express themselves via ironic t shirts? maybe they should mention in the race promo material what Fidel recently said about Communism in Cuba..

The irony is that hipster d-bags have no clue about Che's history. Images of Che and Fidel in skirts and getting owned by Jefferson actually receive my stamp-of-approval.

Perhaps the organizers can offer images of Fidel using his cigar to light-up a Cuban flag.