Sometimes a company will innocently create a message that is completely misunderstood. Hallmark is having an attack of the “racist” accusers, based on someone mis-hearing the term “black hole” as “black whore”:
The bad news? Rather than stand up to this idiocy, Hallmark looked at its bottom line and figured a PR war with the NAACP wasn’t worth it. The card’s been yanked from the market. The good news? The clip’s destined to be a viral hit and big media outlets like FNC have already picked up the story. (A segment ran within the past hour or so.) I hope the outrageously outraged enjoy the widespread derision they’re going to draw for it. The best news? If this is what the L.A. NAACP now considers a priority for direct action, Los Angeles must be completely racism-free. Three cheers for progress.
H/T to Jon (my former virtual landlord) for the link.
