IT'S JUST SATIRE, OR IS IT...???

The New Yorker magazine says it's satire, but a lot of people find it's just disgusting. I didn't "get it" at first. I thought it was really outrageous and offensive!!! If I thought that, then I think the "average" person will think the same. Apparently it is meant to show just how distorted some images of the Obama's really are - but I see an opposite effect. To me, it says "don't vote for Obama".

What do you think?