[moovova]

"...but obviously it offended this person. It causes some people a sense of being uncomfortable. Certainly the owner could preclude this merchandise.”

Yeah, and I want "Lin" to stop selling these antiques. I can hardly eat my greens, cornbread, tripe and pinto beans while I'm staring at these salt & pepper shakers.

[ponygirl]

I have a family member who is an antiques dealer and he says that by far the biggest purchasers of what he calls “black kitsch” are black people.

[cuban leaf]

I actually own a pair of those, for historic perspective.

A friend of mine who is in no way a racist collects negro memorabilia from the civil war. He actually has a genuine copy of the military discharge papers for a black soldier. He also owns this 78 rpm record: http://www.popsike.com/1910-Racist-78-rpm-NIGGER-LOVE-A-WATERMELON-78rpm/250011805261.html

I thought he was kidding until I saw the record.