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Bed Bath & Beyond halt sales of black Jack-O’-Lanterns

Posted on 10/23/19 at 9:43 am
Posted by Darth_Vader
A galaxy far, far away
Member since Dec 2011
74603 posts
Posted on 10/23/19 at 9:43 am
The hits just keep coming.

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Home goods store Bed Bath & Beyond has pulled black jack-o’-lanterns from shelves after they were judged to be racially insensitive.

The move came after a law firm in Nyack, New York, removed its display of the decorative pumpkins following complaints from some in the town, according to News 12. The jack-o’-lanterns in question are completely black with a white grinning mouth and white eyes and nose




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Posted by Gaston
Dirty Coast
Member since Aug 2008
41694 posts
Posted on 10/23/19 at 9:44 am to
Seasonal decorations in general are racist.


Those things are a bit suspect though.
Posted by udtiger
Over your left shoulder
Member since Nov 2006
117165 posts
Posted on 10/23/19 at 9:45 am to
This is such overreactive bullshite.

However, in such times, how did anyone think this was a good idea?
Posted by fr33manator
Baton Rouge
Member since Oct 2010
135032 posts
Posted on 10/23/19 at 9:46 am to
Maybe they should halt the sale of ghosts too since those are just rounded off klansmen




And who are NYACK people?
This post was edited on 10/23/19 at 9:48 am
Posted by Packer
IE, California
Member since May 2017
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Posted on 10/23/19 at 9:46 am to
I see a great display of two African American homeowners greeting the President as he stops by for a visit
Posted by Lake Vegas Tiger
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3298 posts
Posted on 10/23/19 at 9:46 am to
frick this gay earth
Posted by castorinho
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Member since Nov 2010
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Posted on 10/23/19 at 9:46 am to
quote:

However, in such times, how did anyone think this was a good idea?
because most people don't have race on their minds 24/7?
Posted by fr33manator
Baton Rouge
Member since Oct 2010
135032 posts
Posted on 10/23/19 at 9:47 am to
quote:

However, in such times, how did anyone think this was a good idea?


So we can have orange pumpkins, blue pumpkins, teal pumpkins, ever other fricking color but black?

These people need to just be told to frick right off. frick them and their stupid feelings
Posted by VolsOut4Harambe
Baw Land
Member since Sep 2017
14914 posts
Posted on 10/23/19 at 9:47 am to
They will eventually halt sales of all pumpkins due to the fact that pumpkins are inherently orange like our President and people feel oppressed by him so therefore the pumpkins are a symbol of oppression.
Posted by Placebeaux
Bobby Fischer Fan Club President
Member since Jun 2008
51852 posts
Posted on 10/23/19 at 9:47 am to
WELL frick YOU. I WANT THE SALE OF CRACKER JACKS HALTED THIS INSTANCE!! ITS RACIALLY INSENSITIVE TO MY FELLOW WHITE BROTHERS.
Posted by Loup
Ferriday
Member since Apr 2019
17694 posts
Posted on 10/23/19 at 9:47 am to
truth is stranger than fiction

to be fair, they do kind of look done up like the old minstrel shows.
Posted by Booyow
Member since Mar 2010
4193 posts
Posted on 10/23/19 at 9:49 am to
quote:

black Jack-O’-Lanterns


aka Jon’Tavion-O-Lanterns
Posted by Bedhog
Denham Springs
Member since Apr 2019
3741 posts
Posted on 10/23/19 at 9:49 am to
Black-O-Lanterns.

Posted by Placebeaux
Bobby Fischer Fan Club President
Member since Jun 2008
51852 posts
Posted on 10/23/19 at 9:50 am to
AND THE MOST frickED UP THING ABOUT CRACKER JACKS IS THERE ISNT A CRACKER IN THE BOX. AS A MATTER OF FACT, THE ONLY CRACKER IS ON THE BOX, JACK.
Posted by Alt26
Member since Mar 2010
36165 posts
Posted on 10/23/19 at 9:51 am to
Ah, the power of social media. Never before has so few perpetually outraged belly-achers held so much power. Maybe one day companies will realize that capitulating to these pussies gets them absolutely NOTHING other than more virtue signaling complaints. These people are like bratty children. The more you accept their behavior, the more they do it.
Posted by castorinho
13623 posts
Member since Nov 2010
88339 posts
Posted on 10/23/19 at 9:51 am to
quote:

I see a great display of two African American homeowners greeting the President as he stops by for a visit
Posted by Placebeaux
Bobby Fischer Fan Club President
Member since Jun 2008
51852 posts
Posted on 10/23/19 at 9:54 am to
But this is ok Madison Ave?


Posted by Boring
Member since Feb 2019
3792 posts
Posted on 10/23/19 at 9:54 am to
Damned if you do, damned if you don’t.

Had they not offered a black pumpkin, they’d have been in trouble for ignoring the African American community and not being inclusive.
Posted by JumpingTheShark
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Posted on 10/23/19 at 10:00 am to
Posted by YouAre8Up
in a house
Member since Mar 2011
12792 posts
Posted on 10/23/19 at 10:21 am to
I'm going to need Kibble and HH's view on this one before taking sides. Oh get Gravy to toss in his 2 cents as well just for giggles.
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