Coaster, page 31, July 11, 2013
In an insensitive and mean-spirited article in yesterday’s Coaster, the paper has dredged up a piece of insulting, nasty material on page 31. Did they think this article is funny? Why did they choose to run this highly offensive piece? What is the point? And how can they dismiss a horrid (and undocumented ) NY Times quote as “playful.” If they wanted to write about Ocean Grove history, do you think they could have chosen something else?
This is clearly an attempt to ridicule and demean a respected Ocean Grove Christian organization. The image reminds me of caricatures of Jews in 1930’s Germany.
This is not the first time they have offended the Grove. You might recall the brouhaha about a photograph that portrayed our town as a post-Sandy battle zone, unworthy of tourist attention. Here is a link to that BF article: May 17, 2013
And don’t forget when the Coaster insulted Ocean Grovers by their assertions regarding gay/CMA issues in the Grove and trying to relate those issues to the FEMA controversy. Here is a link to that BF article. March 28, 2013
The Coaster should apologize to the CMA and to the town of Ocean Grove. We don’t need such harsh negativity coming from our local newspaper, especially when we are still struggling to bring our town back from the Sandy devastation.
Paul Goldfinger, Editor @Blogfinger