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(My Fox DC) Interesting Happy Halloween. Here's your annual "decoration hanging from a tree causes racial controversy in small town" story   (myfoxdc.com) divider line 258
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Diogenes [TotalFark]
2011-10-20 10:49:01 AM
This one does seem pretty silly to me.
 
Cythraul [TotalFark]
2011-10-20 11:18:55 AM
My lord. Persecution complex much?
 
Meatzilla
2011-10-20 11:26:07 AM
i157.photobucket.com
 
Godscrack [TotalFark]
2011-10-20 11:37:54 AM
Alright already. Can't these inbreds think of anything new?
 
Sybarite [TotalFark]
2011-10-20 11:50:18 AM
The rules of our game have been made very clear. You need to abide by those rules.
 
xanadian [TotalFark]
2011-10-20 12:11:52 PM
Geez, no reason for these people to get their nooses into a knot. I mean, panties.
 
groppet
2011-10-20 01:27:47 PM
Who wants money now for "sensitivity awarness training" ?
 
Bad_ad85
2011-10-20 01:28:26 PM
"It's the principle. Take the noose down. Change it to a knot. Change the black wig to a blond wig. It's the principle," said McLemore according to the report.


...Or maybe bleach the wig, and give the skeleton huge fake nails.
 
planes
2011-10-20 01:28:57 PM
What the heck is racial about stringing up a horse thief or cattle ruster? Lots of people got hung, why to black people always think it is them?
 
capnmonkey
2011-10-20 01:29:09 PM
This seems like a good forum to discuss what we can do to ensure that the Fark Halloween thread occurs either on the Friday or Monday around Halloween.

Last year you guys let it slide into the weekend! Bad Modmins!

My favorite thread of every year....
 
bravian
2011-10-20 01:30:04 PM
I would keep it just the way it is. Just on principle.

/principle!
 
discgolfguru [TotalFark]
2011-10-20 01:30:06 PM
I find it pretty offensive as well. It makes me think of the "Saw" movies, and that just ain't right.
 
Tommy Moo
2011-10-20 01:30:09 PM
All right. I hate racism and spend a fair amount of time complaining about it, but even for Fark, this is not news.
 
Allen. The end.
2011-10-20 01:31:23 PM
Bad_ad85: ...Or maybe bleach the wig, and give the skeleton huge fake nails.

Word.

And for Farks sake, it's the SAW puppet head and a SKELETON! It's not a effigy of President Obama wrapped in a confederate flag.
 
spillthecat
2011-10-20 01:32:32 PM
what a halloween skeleton might look like:

www.halloweencostumes4u.com
 
mycatisposter
2011-10-20 01:33:00 PM
I did not know that the negroes owned hanging.
 
offmymeds
2011-10-20 01:34:15 PM
"You can show black people a noose and it's gonna' immediately, immediately slavery registers hanging, lynching," said Councilman Greg McLemore according to the report.

But the homeowner, Michele Tono, say the display is nothing more than a Saw Puppet Mask based on the horror film character.

Because nothing says racism like the movie "Saw".
 
KingoftheCheese [TotalFark]
2011-10-20 01:34:27 PM
mycatisposter: I did not know that the negroes owned hanging.

Yeah, but hanging owned a bunch of negroes...
 
scottydoesntknow [TotalFark]
2011-10-20 01:34:31 PM
"It's the principle. Take the noose down. Change it to a knot. Change the black wig to a blond wig. It's the principle,"

...You do realize white people were hanged all the time too, right?
 
Psycoholic_Slag
2011-10-20 01:35:17 PM
KingoftheCheese: mycatisposter: I did not know that the negroes owned hanging.

Yeah, but hanging owned a bunch of negroes...


+1
 
alice_600
2011-10-20 01:36:25 PM
If I say it once I say it again... women, children and whites were hanged too!
 
scottydoesntknow [TotalFark]
2011-10-20 01:36:30 PM
offmymeds: Because nothing says racism like the movie "Saw".

I don't remember any black guys being in it. Where are all the black guys? Were they not worthy of being tortured by Saw?
 
mynameisdouglas
2011-10-20 01:36:31 PM
Is this guy even black, as suggested in the thread?
It would be more funny if he were white.

Dude is stupid.


/more pictures of hot chicks plz.
 
Knara
2011-10-20 01:36:37 PM
Stupid. Apparently black hair and nooses = lynching of black folk. Cuz no one in the world has black hair but black folks.

/it's the SAW puppet for chrissake
//more evidence that local city council folks are useless
 
Bad_ad85
2011-10-20 01:36:48 PM
KingoftheCheese: mycatisposter: I did not know that the negroes owned hanging.

Yeah, but hanging owned a bunch of negroes...

images.wikia.com
 
scottydoesntknow [TotalFark]
2011-10-20 01:37:36 PM
mynameisdouglas: Is this guy even black, as suggested in the thread?
It would be more funny if he were white.

Dude is stupid.


/more pictures of hot chicks plz.

www.franklinva.com

"It's Principle!"
 
Your Favorite Token Black Chick
2011-10-20 01:38:26 PM
Jack Black 62: planes: What the heck is racial about stringing up a horse thief or cattle ruster? Lots of people got hung, why to black people always think it is them?

Because they cannot survive well on their own so they have to continue to play the victim game.

I agree with you for the special snowflakes that get all anal pained whenever something even minute and remote gets construed as racist. But are you really gonna go that far?
 
spillthecat
2011-10-20 01:38:51 PM
Further investigation into this "skeleton" issue:

www.elegantmomentslingerie.com
 
discgolfguru [TotalFark]
2011-10-20 01:39:18 PM
KingoftheCheese: mycatisposter: I did not know that the negroes owned hanging.

Yeah, but hanging owned a bunch of negroes...

Good to see you've still got it, man.
 
Dafatone
2011-10-20 01:39:33 PM
I'm with the offended people.

Why not take the skeleton down? Who cares if people are getting offended over nothing. Is it THAT important to you that you MUST have a skeleton hanging by a noose?

Will her life end without the noose? Is a skeleton tied to a tree or hanging from something that isn't a tree unacceptable?
 
cbackous [TotalFark]
2011-10-20 01:39:53 PM
Figures the person to complain is black.

Need Rick Perry to call him brother and calm him down.
 
AcneVulgaris
2011-10-20 01:40:09 PM
"You can show black people a noose and it's gonna' immediately, immediately slavery registers hanging, lynching,"

This man can obviously mambo dogface to the banana patch.
 
spillthecat
2011-10-20 01:40:25 PM
A deeper study into the skeleton matter may be needed:

www.fanciedress.co.uk
 
fark_your_mudder
2011-10-20 01:40:32 PM
The people should take down the skeleton in their display and replace it with a confederate flag. That'll learn 'em.
 
mynameisdouglas
2011-10-20 01:40:48 PM
scottydoesntknow: mynameisdouglas: Is this guy even black, as suggested in the thread?
It would be more funny if he were white.

Dude is stupid.


/more pictures of hot chicks plz.

[www.franklinva.com image 150x150]

"It's Principle!"

yeah, I had to google him a few times to find the right guy.
asshole.
 
Tomahawk513
2011-10-20 01:41:44 PM
attention whoring much?
 
cbackous [TotalFark]
2011-10-20 01:41:58 PM
Dafatone: I'm with the offended people.

Why not take the skeleton down? Who cares if people are getting offended over nothing. Is it THAT important to you that you MUST have a skeleton hanging by a noose?

Will her life end without the noose? Is a skeleton tied to a tree or hanging from something that isn't a tree unacceptable?

1. This is the 3rd year she has done it
B. Even the police say she is not breaking a law
7. Be thankful you live in a country were you can be offended
 
PYROY [TotalFark]
2011-10-20 01:42:19 PM
So now it's their knot?
 
Allen. The end.
2011-10-20 01:42:33 PM
"It's Principle!"

No, it's principal! Principal Onyx Blackman!


/obscure?

//So is "Gallows Pole" by Led Zeppelin racist now?
 
spillthecat
2011-10-20 01:42:38 PM
When asked her thoughts, known skeleton expert Wednesday Addams noted, "I'm all for it. In fact, show me more."

images.halloweencostumeideas.com
 
scottydoesntknow [TotalFark]
2011-10-20 01:42:41 PM
Dafatone: I'm with the offended people.

Why not take the skeleton down? Who cares if people are getting offended over nothing. Is it THAT important to you that you MUST have a skeleton hanging by a noose?

Actually for the homeowner I do think "It's principle!" now. She doesn't have to take it down because some dumbass congressman is trying to create controversy where there clearly isn't any.

How can you be with the offended people when there is clearly nothing to be offended over (which is exactly what you said)?
 
Dr. Moonlight
2011-10-20 01:42:45 PM
Jesus! I swear, some people would complain if you hung them with a new rope!
 
Hot Carl To Go
2011-10-20 01:43:24 PM
Is it black people that are offended, or is it white people being offended on their behalf?
 
Nina_Hartley's_Ass
2011-10-20 01:44:05 PM
scottydoesntknow: offmymeds: Because nothing says racism like the movie "Saw".

I don't remember any black guys being in it. Where are all the black guys? Were they not worthy of being tortured by Saw?

I think there was a black guy in each one. I don't remember any nooses, though.
 
ZeroCorpse
2011-10-20 01:44:21 PM
I like skeletons.
 
The Goddamn Batman [TotalFark]
2011-10-20 01:46:31 PM
southparkstudios-intl.mtvnimages.com

"No, but look! He's got a little smile now! See? He's happy. Much better, don't you think?"
 
voran
2011-10-20 01:46:34 PM
How about hanging a 'ghost' that looks sorta like a KKK outfit. Would that be sufficient?
 
mynameisdouglas
2011-10-20 01:46:56 PM
Hot Carl To Go: Is it black people that are offended, or is it white people being offended on their behalf?

I wanted it to be the second, because that is much funnier. But alas, it is a black person. As far as I know he is the only one offended.
 
Dafatone
2011-10-20 01:47:02 PM
cbackous: Dafatone: I'm with the offended people.

Why not take the skeleton down? Who cares if people are getting offended over nothing. Is it THAT important to you that you MUST have a skeleton hanging by a noose?

Will her life end without the noose? Is a skeleton tied to a tree or hanging from something that isn't a tree unacceptable?

1. This is the 3rd year she has done it
B. Even the police say she is not breaking a law
7. Be thankful you live in a country were you can be offended

She certainly has a right to keep it up.

I don't understand why it's so important to her.
 
BurnShrike
2011-10-20 01:47:30 PM
YOU DO NOT HAVE A RIGHT TO NOT BE OFFENDED.
 
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