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NAACP Outraged At Store Owner's Sign
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| 1/14/03
Posted on 01/15/2003 1:52:27 PM PST by Phantom Lord
NAACP Outraged At Store Owner's Sign
Employees Say Owner Takes Aim At Various Groups
A store sign is attracting attention from people who say they find it offensive, Local 4 reported. The sign is located outside the Gun Barn on M-59 in Highland Township.
The northern Oakland County NAACP is asking the store's owner to remove a message that they believe is racist.
Customers and employees told Local 4 the owner periodically rotates the messages -- taking aim at various ethnic groups, feminists and people who are overweight.
TOPICS: Business/Economy; Culture/Society; Government; Miscellaneous; Political Humor/Cartoons; US: Michigan
KEYWORDS: 1stamendment; guns; humor; privateproperty; putsomeiceonit; signs; store; waaaaaaaahmbulance
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posted on
01/15/2003 1:54:29 PM PST
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I think the Store Owner can spell any word, any way he wants.
To: Phantom Lord
But Anheuser Busch portraying black men as morons ("Whassssssuuppppp?!?") is not offensive, just in case anyone's keeping score.
To: Phantom Lord
The sign appears to be proper ebonics. If it were in Spanish would the Mexicans be offended?
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01/15/2003 1:58:45 PM PST
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posted on
01/15/2003 1:59:39 PM PST
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mhking
To: Phantom Lord
I almost LOL at my cube when I saw them. I caught the "AX" on the second read.
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posted on
01/15/2003 2:00:07 PM PST
by
RobRoy
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To: Phantom Lord
s/b:
So you're a femminist? Well, is'nt that cute?
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posted on
01/15/2003 2:00:11 PM PST
by
L,TOWM
(Liberals, The Other White Meat)
To: Phantom Lord
LOL! LOVE the sign! This guy's gotta be a freeper!
To: Phantom Lord
The sign must have hit a little too close to home for the NAACP.
To: Phantom Lord
The northern Oakland County NAACP is asking the store's owner to remove a message that they believe is racist. The burden of proof is on the NAACP. Why is the sign racist? Is it because the store owner is white? If he were black, would it still be racist?
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posted on
01/15/2003 2:01:30 PM PST
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Argus
To: Phantom Lord
Classic!
To: Phantom Lord
heh ... too bad he's not in Texas .... I'd shop there just to piss off a liberal. :)
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posted on
01/15/2003 2:02:53 PM PST
by
Centurion2000
(Darth Crackerhead)
To: Phantom Lord
FREAKIN' AWESOME!!!
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posted on
01/15/2003 2:03:10 PM PST
by
Constitution Day
("Liberals have many tails, and chase them all" - H.L. Mencken)
To: Phantom Lord
There was an NAACP supported movement a few years back to have ebonics supported as a legitimate dialect that could be taught in school.
Maybe this shop owner is just trying to show support for that movement.
To: Ernest_at_the_Beach; madfly
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To: Phantom Lord
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posted on
01/15/2003 2:07:23 PM PST
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csvset
To: Phantom Lord
LOL!
OOPS.
To: Phantom Lord
ROFL!!!!
To: Phantom Lord; Argh
The NAACP isn't upset about the wording.....they just don't want to be associated with guns..........
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posted on
01/15/2003 2:12:34 PM PST
by
WhyisaTexasgirlinPA
(Hey, it sounded funnier before I typed it.........;^))
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