Posted on 02/21/2013 2:21:00 PM PST by null and void
The supermarket took down the sign after shoppers complained it was offensive
Some Whole Foods customers are complaining about a sign featuring the president that advertises a sale on chicken.
A Whole Foods supermarket in New York has removed a sign that used a drawing of President Barack Obama to advertise a sale on chicken after complaints that the ad was offensive.
The sign outside the supermarket on Manhattan's Upper West Side, featuring an apparent caricature of Obama advertising an upcoming sale on whole organic chickens, outraged neighbor Woody Henderson.
"There are certain things that have been used to put down black people — watermelon, fried chicken," he said.
Jason Nunez of the Bronx said, "Even if he's not the president, you're going to have an African-American promoting the sale of chicken? They can do better than that."
Residents and passersby agreed the man in the sign looked like Obama, but not all thought it was derogatory.
"Obviously it looks like the president, but I don't think it's racist," said Joseph Joshua.
A spokesman for Whole Foods said store artists create a variety of pop culture imagery to promote sales and events. The sign advertising the chicken was put up earlier in the week but taken down "once it was brought to our attention by a shopper that it may be perceived as offensive," said the spokesman.
"There was no disrespect meant at all," the spokesman said.
Henderson thinks the chain should take more responsibility. Another neighbor, Jeffrey Schaper, said, "I don't think you can find a more pro-Democratic neighborhood. They're sort of shooting themselves in the foot. It is pretty outrageous."
The NBC website is so heavy with pop ups and other ad’s - my screen almost froze...geez...I guess they are hurting for funds...and I have a 15mb download
Many of us haven’t seen popups or many ads, for that matter, in years. Try adblock, etc.
I agree that any capitalistic ad with O would be offensive.
Just installed it on Firefox...will revisit the site and see what happens...I usually find good stuff like this on http://www.techsupportalert.com/ - thanks for the link.
You just keep on buy your chicken people.
I have Adblock Plus 2.2.3 installed. Some of the adblock alternatives, although similar in name and function, are a little sketchy. Whichever one you use, make sure the filter subscription is set and updated automatically. You will often see people recommend Noscript as well, but I have dropped it in favor of Ghostery (little bit different objective much much less intrusive and is adequate for my purposes). I use Flashblock also and five or six others.
I visited the site and don’t see a single ad or popup, at least on the main page. Be sure you have popups disabled in Firefox itself.
If it has Obama in it, he should be sacrificing a chicken, not eating it.
They forgot the moon pies and RC cola part.
0bama would be a better symbol for selling chicken manure.
There’s a picture in the video....
I am offended they used Obama as a spokesperson
:p
I can see why whiny Eastern Progressives would be offended ... the Food Stamp President normally only officially endorses chickensh!t progressive stuff.
I’m guessing Whole Foods needs to re-evaluate their ads for the upcoming produce season, too ... I’m thinking watermelon, here.
Madison Avenue has been full of mulatto images the last five years.
The comments at the site give me hope for the future.
The comments at the site give me hope for the future.
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