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Rita's says someone 'misappropriated' their mascot during (sic)anti-abortion protest
6ABC.COM ^ | May 21, 2019 | ABC

Posted on 05/21/2019 7:59:22 PM PDT by Morgana

PHILADELPHIA -- Rita's Italian Ice has issued a statement after someone allegedly "misappropriated" their brand mascot during an anti-abortion protest in Philadelphia on Tuesday.

Anti-abortion protesters held rallies all over the country in support of "Stop the Bans" Day of Action.

Planned Parenthood of Southeastern Pennsylvania organized one rally at Broad and Locust streets in Center City Philadelphia.

Among those in the crowd was a person appearing to be Rita's Ice Guy and it was apparently captured on Twitter.

Community & Events Rita's says someone 'misappropriated' their mascot during anti-abortion protest Updated 24 minutes ago PHILADELPHIA -- Rita's Italian Ice has issued a statement after someone allegedly "misappropriated" their brand mascot during an anti-abortion protest in Philadelphia on Tuesday.

Anti-abortion protesters held rallies all over the country in support of "Stop the Bans" Day of Action.

Planned Parenthood of Southeastern Pennsylvania organized one rally at Broad and Locust streets in Center City Philadelphia.

Among those in the crowd was a person appearing to be Rita's Ice Guy and it was apparently captured on Twitter.

But the company says not so fast.

"The participation in the protest today in Philadelphia was not sanctioned by Rita's Italian Ice. A franchisee's employee misappropriated the Ice Guy outfit and went to the protest. Rita's Italian Ice is not an active participant in the abortion discussion," said the company on Twitter.

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TOPICS: Business/Economy
KEYWORDS: aboriton; prolife; ritas; stoptheban
They meant to say "pro abortion" not anti abortion... This was a stop the ban protest meaning they want abortion.
1 posted on 05/21/2019 7:59:22 PM PDT by Morgana
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To: Morgana
They must have caught their mistake as the heading now says:

Rita's says someone 'misappropriated' their mascot during abortion rights protest

2 posted on 05/21/2019 8:06:32 PM PDT by Robert DeLong
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To: Morgana

3 posted on 05/21/2019 8:08:40 PM PDT by Robert DeLong
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To: Robert DeLong

Either way Rita’s is smart because they don’t want on a pro life boycott list!


4 posted on 05/21/2019 8:09:48 PM PDT by Morgana ( Always a bit of truth in dark humor.)
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To: Morgana

The fake legacy news organizations can’t say “pro-life” or they will burst into flames.


5 posted on 05/21/2019 8:13:05 PM PDT by 2banana (My common ground with islamic terrorists - they want to die for allah and we want to kill them.)
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To: Robert DeLong

They all look like the kind of people who never have to worry about an unwanted pregnancy.


6 posted on 05/21/2019 8:14:03 PM PDT by dfwgator (Endut! Hoch Hech!)
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+. Interesting phenomena isn't it.
7 posted on 05/21/2019 8:17:14 PM PDT by mad_as_he$$
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To: dfwgator; Impy; BillyBoy; LS; NFHale; GOPsterinMA; campaignPete R-CT; AuH2ORepublican; Clemenza; ...

I love it when 75 year old Stalinist hags with tits down to their ankles scream, “MUH BODY ! MUH CHOICE !”


8 posted on 05/21/2019 8:40:11 PM PDT by fieldmarshaldj (Who will think of the gerbils ? Just say no to Buttgiggity !)
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To: 2banana
The fake legacy news organizations can’t say “pro-life” or they will burst into flames.

I am proud to attach the label "anti-abortion" to my moral outlook, just as I am proud to call myself an "anti-Nazi."

The terms "pro-choice" and "pro-life" were clever inventions of the pro-abortionists - an attempt to reframe the issue and establish equivalency.

Regards,

9 posted on 05/21/2019 9:02:06 PM PDT by alexander_busek (Extraordinary claims require extraordinary evidence.)
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To: Robert DeLong

Notice how pro-life people are referred to in the negative, stern (”anti-abortion”) but when the realized they had it backwards they “fixed” it with the upbeat positive “abortion rights”.


10 posted on 05/21/2019 10:29:26 PM PDT by pepsi_junkie (Often wrong, but never in doubt!)
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Of course, can’t miss the bias anymore. It’s prevalent with any person or idea they disagree with.


11 posted on 05/21/2019 10:46:45 PM PDT by Robert DeLong
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Thanks fieldmarshaldj.

12 posted on 05/22/2019 12:27:56 AM PDT by SunkenCiv (Imagine an imaginary menagerie manager imagining managing an imaginary menagerie.)
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What’s funny are the “legally blonde dog” banners hanging over the protest.


13 posted on 05/22/2019 2:49:32 AM PDT by piasa (Attitude adjustments offered here free of charge.)
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To: fieldmarshaldj; Impy; BillyBoy; LS; NFHale; DarthVader

Agreed.

For every 1 Emily Ratajkowski (gorgeous, but has an IQ of ~30) there’s 1,000 “I would touch “her” for all the tea in China!” troglodytes that haven’t been touched since the Carter Administration.


14 posted on 05/22/2019 3:27:18 AM PDT by GOPsterinMA (I'm with Steve McQueen: I live my life for myself and answer to nobody.)
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To: pepsi_junkie

Usually pro aborts use the vague “pro choice” to avoid mentioning the term. Or they use “women rights.”

Rarely do they openly admit they want to kill babies up to and even after birth. But now their evil is getting harder to disguise.


15 posted on 05/22/2019 5:47:46 AM PDT by TigerClaws
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:: I love it when 75 year old Stalinist hags ::

They are just pizzed that they were too young to protest the war like their childhood heroes did. Big sis was sooooo cool in her Che t-shirt and fatigue pants...like Jane Fonda.

Good times.
Pass me the bong.


16 posted on 05/22/2019 6:15:35 AM PDT by Cletus.D.Yokel (Catastrophic, Anthropogenic Climate Alterations: The acronym explains the science.)
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