The NAACP forced Hallmark to pull graduation audio cards with a space theme because when the character card audio used a reference to black holes the NAACP decided it really said a racial epithet – black whores. It’s coincidental I was beginning a list of the silliest ‘race card’ pulls surrounding the Arizona immigration law. I scrapped it after reading this article because they pale in comparison to this bit of utter nonsense by a group that must have their research wing spending every waking moment looking for ways to be offended. In grasping for this straw they have found a way to look simply ridiculous.
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I had trouble getting it to play, but that happens with my satellite connection. Sounds pretty goofy but I guess I'd have to listen to it. I'll try later.
Somehow, I can't see Hallmark intending to be racist.
I can see this taking on the urban legend status of the claim about Proctor and Gamble and the 666 satanic stuff.
Don't waste your time, Charles. You'd have to be a member of the professionally offended looking at that card and coming up with a racial epithet.
It deserves legend status for being the most ridiculous race card pull of all time, Bernita. :)
It is funny to see how some of this hyper sensitivity plays out in the real world.
I remember a coworker getting called on the carpet for supposedly making a sexist comment in the presence of a woman.
Except he wasn't making any comment to the woman. She just interpeted what she heard as something directed at her.
Specifically, he said to
another mechanic " those are some big balloons " . Problem was, they were looking at the rear wheels of a drag racer vehicle, not her.
Yep, whydibuy, that is another perfect example of the perpetually offended on the loose. I think you could add in self absorbed for her too.
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