St. Louis Zoo takes down decorations after some say display was offensive (racism, KKK)

[Rick Roma]

If your goal is to be offended every day you'll achieve that. If you look for racism everywhere you go you'll find it.


St. Louis Zoo takes down decorations after some say display was offensive | KMOV.com St. Louis

[CSD610]

More zealous blah blah from someone who continues to use racism as an excuse to get their name in the newspaper.
I wonder if they will demand that "Skeleton" costumes be banned because of the white bones on the black background.

[whogo]

Paint the heads dark blue.

[Tymberwulf]

Strange, when I saw the picture I immediately thought to myself, "cool ghosts". I think these days everyone is walking around all the time wanted to be offended, that way their self worth is raised, at least in their own mind.

[whogo]

I was walking in the grocery store and saw a sign that said "Crackers"

[HappyTexan]

So people took halloween ghosts and "saw" them as Black people being lynched.....

There will be nothing left in America as we strive to make 300+ million people happy and not offended.

[old_cold]

Race beside the point.....they did look more like hangings than ghosts.

[HappyTexan]

Originally Posted by old_cold

Race beside the point.....they did look more like hangings than ghosts.

Well if we're going to "see" something in this then I see KKK members being lynched with those white robes.

[Bulldawg82]

There will ALWAYS be a few of people to object to absolutely ANYTHING you do. The darkening of the face (to make it appear hollow) is an oft used "effect" for all sorts of ghouls. Black is a common color (neutral really and not a color) and we shouldn't have to ask anyone if we can use it on face, hands, feet, or otherwise. Far more people are offended by the fuss/accusations of those "few". But, apparently that is ok. To loosely quote "The Patriot", we have given up one tyrant (King George) for 1,000 of them.

[old_cold]

Originally Posted by HappyTexan

Well if we're going to "see" something in this then I see KKK members being lynched with those white robes.

LOL.....agree!