N.J. deli owner who ignited fury with ‘White History Month’ goes out of business

nydailynews.com ^ | 04/19/2015 | DEBORAH HASTINGS

[massmike]

Jim Boggess, whose "White History Month" sign at his New Jersey deli ignited a firestorm, has posted a new placard.

This one says: "Forced Out of Business." And he's also created a GoFundMe page pleading for money from strangers.

On the crowd-sourcing site, Boggess writes,"On march 1st, I hung a sign in my deli window saying, 'Celebrate your white heritage in March, White History Month". . . Then the bottom dropped out and customers were no longer coming into my deli."

Saying he was forced to close his dying business, Boggess bemoans his fate and says he lost "my American dream."

After five days, Boggess had accumulated $245 and a barrage of blistering comments on his "Jimbos white history sign gone bad" page.

Shannelle Robinson, who is African-American, donated $5. "I hope it helps you to enlighten yourself on the very people you feel you need to compete with for no other reason than you're a spoiled entitled brat," she wrote.

Reg Lane posted, "Begging for money should be beneath a grown man, but if you rap "Baby (G)ot Back and post it I'll give you 3 dollars and 15 cent."

Boggess expressed bewilderment at the reaction to his sign.

"I don't think I deserve this because I wanted to be proud of being white and be able to celebrate my heritage like everyone else does," he wrote.

[Oliviaforever]

What is the question?

[Lurking Libertarian]

So, you want the white man to keep working like a slave, provide taxes for welfare and the like, and keep his mouth shout about the anti-white racism? Sure. Whatever you want.

He has the right to say whatever he wants. His customers have the right to eat where they want. You have the right to send him money if you want.

[Shimmer1]

I agree! I don’t wear or promote pink ribbons, and I’ve had breast cancer. Twice in the past three years!

[catnipman]

“Why can’t there be white history month?”

Don’t you know that EVERY month is white history month except for February, the shortest month, which is why it was picked for black history month?

[MaxMax]

He really has that English look, or Scottish.

Yea, he didn't understand what was going to happen to him for being flagrant
about making a point. Not the time, place, or decade.

[grobdriver]

I wanted to be proud of being white and be able to celebrate my heritage like everyone else does

You can't do that in America today. Pay attention.

[Las Vegas Ron]

Never mind, it is obviously over your head or you’re a game playing troll