The clear ones have been my go-to: They don't make bandaids pale enough. My comment when I shared that pic at the time was, "Where's the pale white emo band aid?" (never mind the missing "black" and "redskin" 'ourtones')
Posted on 08/26/2025 12:36:20 PM PDT by logi_cal869
A white man lost it in a Walgreens after noticing the Mahogany line of greeting cards, calling the cards specifically designed for people of color “whack.” His brief rant launched a social media firestorm.
What’s probably the weirdest thing about his meltdown is that such cards have been around since before the 1980s, so his outrage is coming more than 40 years after the cards first showed up in retail outlets.
“Ya’ll I’m at Walgreens looking at freakin cards,” Drew Bishop370 originally posted on TikTok.
Bishop thought Walgreens had just started selling the cards.
Hallmark said its Mahogany line of greeting cards “celebrates what is most beloved about Black culture through a timeless collection of authentic and artful greeting cards, gifts, movies, and media inspired with messages of faith, Black pride and love.”
“Hallmark Mahogany is a dedicated lifestyle brand committed to providing Black Women with innovative ways to honor African-American heritage and deepen the bonds of family, friendship and faith,” the brand said on its website.
Bishop’s post picked up speed and was viewed hundreds of thousands of times across social media after a popular X post claimed Walgreens was facing backlash over the cards.
“BREAKING: Walgreens is under backlash after shoppers noticed that they have started selling cards exclusively for Black people,” Dom Lucre wrote in a post on X Tuesday, after reposting it from Wall Street Apes.
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“So let me get this straight… If a store made a ‘whites only’ greeting card section, it would spark national outrage. But when it’s ‘blacks only,’ it’s called progress? Segregation with a smile and corporate branding. This isn’t unity. It’s modern-day apartheid wrapped in Hallmark packaging. How is this not racism?” Dr. Lucien Wolfe asked on X.
(Excerpt) Read more at msn.com ...
To repurpose the old joke from way back in 2020: Walgreens had to find a way to replace revenue lost from low sales of Fathers Day cards.
The clear ones have been my go-to: They don't make bandaids pale enough. My comment when I shared that pic at the time was, "Where's the pale white emo band aid?" (never mind the missing "black" and "redskin" 'ourtones')
OMG. Next thing will be menthol cigarettes and Colt 45 Malt Liquor.
Who cares? I won't send a card featuring blacks to anyone. I assume they should have their versions. This is the "live and let live" thing come to life.
It’ll do ......for now...................
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