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http://abclocal.go.com/kabc/story?section=news/local/los_angeles&id=7475737

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It is a graduation greeting from Hallmark that says,
"Hey world, we are officially putting you on notice."

Members of the Los Angeles NAACP did take notice.
As characters known as "Hoops" and "Yoyo" banter on,
African American leaders hear offensive language.

"And you black holes, you are so ominous. Watch your back," the card vocalizes.

"That was very demeaning to African American women. When it made reference to
African American women as whores and at the end, it says 'watch your back,'" said
Leon Jenkins of the Los Angeles NAACP.

When Hallmark was reached by phone, they said the card is all a misunderstanding.
The card's theme is the solar system and emphasizes the power of the grad to take over
the universe, even energy-absorbing black holes.

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Post Re: NAACP calls Hallmark graduation card racist
People will take any chance they can get to be offended at shit these days.


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The NAACP is racist.

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Post Re: NAACP calls Hallmark graduation card racist
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The NAACP is racist.


And all of the members in the video look like total prudes who would be absolutely no fun to be around.


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Post Re: NAACP calls Hallmark graduation card racist
I watched a video on YouTube of a guy ranting about this, and all I have to say is, it didn't even SOUND like it said "black whores". It clearly sounded like "black HOLES". The card itself didn't even have anything to do with race; it was about a completely different topic (the solar system and graduating).

I think I'll agree with the video rant I saw and say that the NAACP heard "black whores" because that's what they wanted to hear.

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What a load of shit. I hate people who create racial tensions for no reason. All it takes it someone to say they are offended and everybody panics and gives in to riciculous demands because they are so scared to be labeled a racist.

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This pisses me the fuck off. It seems as though certain women, African-Americans, etc. try to find every slightest fucking thing and make a big deal out of it. And then they get all this fucking automatic sympathy and apology because they are "NOT EQUAL". Fuck it, I regret ever clicking on this shit.

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I like how some people dislike the term "colored people" What the fuck do they think NAACP stands for?

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Post Re: NAACP calls Hallmark graduation card racist
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I like how some people dislike the term "colored people" What the fuck do they think NAACP stands for?

I believe it means this:
Niggas And All'em Colored People


(In a spoiler because I don't want to get flamed.)

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lol that's great.

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Post Re: NAACP calls Hallmark graduation card racist
You know what, I hope those f******* people are offended. You know, there's so much "reverse racism" going on it's insane, but if a white person were to call anyone else racist that can't happen. Apparently only white people can be racist. Morgan Freeman said the best thing I've ever heard about racism.



If people would be smart like him then we wouldn't have all this excess BS. We're all people, yes genetically there are differences that make "races" but we're all human beings regardless. We're all equally intelligent, we're all equally stuipd, we're all equally human.

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Post Re: NAACP calls Hallmark graduation card racist
TeremirNailos wrote:
You know, there's so much "reverse racism" going on it's insane, but if a white person were to call anyone else racist that can't happen. Apparently only white people can be racist.


There is a problem of late though of various white people (the BNP etc.) going "I can't even black up, wear a white hood and burn down a black man's house without being called racist. It's political correctness gone mad!", so we have to be wary of that as well. I agree with the rest of your post though.

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