Posted on 06/05/2015 6:41:55 AM PDT by SeekAndFind
I suspect that somewhere, there is a top secret organization that does nothing all day but look for innovative and novel ways that society offends one group or another.
How else do you explain this?
CBS Pittsburgh:
The Port Authority is looking into bus slogans that some are calling offensive.
Officials say they’ve recently received complaints that one of its slogans, “Ziggin Zaggin,” is offensive when read backwards, seeming to spell out a racial slur.
Are you kidding me? Backwards?
im Ritchie with the Port Authority says they will remove the messages from buses.
“… due to recent complaints about how this message appears when read backward, we have decided to remove the message from our vehicles,” he said. “This will take us several days to properly remove. We apologize to anyone who may have been offended.”
A few days ago, a driver complained after seeing the slogan on a bus in her rearview mirror. She says it spells out a racial slur when read backwards.
“In terms of the message being offensive it’s not a surprise at all. It’s a very serious and hurtful and offensive message. We felt the best thing to do was simply take it off,” Port Authority Spokesperson Jim Ritchie said.
The Port Authority says this slogan has been wrapped around nine buses since 2003. This is the first time anyone has ever complained about it. It was part of a marketing campaign that comprised of six different slogans like “Rockin’ Rollin’” and “Movin’ Groovin’.”
Let me get this straight. The messages on the bus have been in use for 12 years and someone is offended by them just now?
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Just tell them I’m offended your offended makes everything even.
I can see why they were quick to change it, tohugh.
Due to Obama, EVERY city in America is one police shooting of a minority away from riots, chaos, looted CVS’s and burning neighborhoods.
Let’s not call it the Summer of Love, that’s for sure.
What a bunch of Ziggin.
nippas?
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