Posted on 03/09/2009 4:58:41 PM PDT by VideoPaul
Maggie Anderson drives 14 miles to buy groceries, which might seem curious given that she lives in bustling Oak Park. She and her husband, John, patronize gas stations in Rockford and Phoenix, Ill. They travel 18 miles to a health food store in Chicago's South Shore neighborhood for vitamins, supplements and personal care products.
The reason? They want to solve what they call "the crisis in the black commu- nity." They want to, as they say, "buy black."
The Andersons, African-Americans who rose from humble means, are attempting to spend their money for one year exclusively with black-owned businesses and are encouraging other African-Americans to do the same. It is part experiment, part social activism campaign.
They call it the "Ebony Experiment."
(Excerpt) Read more at chicagotribune.com ...
I see nothing wrong with this. It’s their money.
Imagine white folks doing this. Such folks would be pilloried in the press.
Yes, it is their money. Just imagine a story about any other racial group doing this.
I was born in Oak Park. The family left, when I was going into Jr. High, for Southern Wisconsin. I’ve been back since, even visiting the family home. Oak Park now is a liberal conclave, from what I’ve heard. I can attest to that based on the family that now owns my grand dad’s original home.
I’ve been doing this for years on places that tend to be more white BUT someway...somehow...I’m a racist. Now why is that?
WOW. I guess racism is okay when it is practiced by black families.
Anyone want to guess what would happen to a bunch of honkeys getting together and starting “The Ivory Experiment” and trying to only spend money with white-owned businesses?
King had a dream that people would be judged by the content of their character and not the color of their skin. Seems these two birds forgot about all that—all they need to judge a business is the color of the owner.
Obama must be very proud.
MODS—please merge with the other thread. Did a search, didn’t come up with this. My apologies for the dupe.
It’s racist but, it’s a free country.
search is your friend...
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/search?m=all;o=time;q=quick;s=black-owned
“Mighty White” of these idiots.
Not only can I imagine it, I know some who do it.
All you need to know, they're a nuclear weapon free zone.
racist.
I’m American of Chinese descent. I’m going to pledge to spend the rest of the year buying from Caucasians!!!, an oppressed minority if there ever was one.
[The reason? They want to solve what they call “the crisis in the white commu- nity.” They want to, as they say, “buy white.”
The Andersons, Euro-Americans who rose from humble means, are attempting to spend their money for one year exclusively with white-owned businesses and are encouraging other Euro-Americans to do the same. It is part experiment, part social activism campaign.
They call it the “Ivory Experiment.”]
Imagine if that article were printed.
Exactly. Of course, that is lost on 99% of the people who read the article, including all of those at the newspaper.
Die, Chicago Tribune!
People have a right to spend their money wherever they decide, even if they base their decision on racist and bigoted impulses.
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