This is insane. A Madison family had a hanged man as part of a Halloween display, but was forced to take it down...because it is racist? Ridiculous:

the Madison figure was part of a Halloween display, and for two days, homeowners Cheryl and David Maines, the borough's superintendent of public works, refused to budge. They said they had done nothing wrong.

Meanwhile, the state chapter of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People denounced the display as offensive, racist and insensitive.

"I think there are many people who understand the significance of a noose as it relates to the history of African-Americans," said James Harris, president of the NAACP's state chapter. "We thought we lived beyond the era when people felt it was okay to have that type of display."

Doesn't seem to me like there is any sort of racism involved here, except coming from the imaginations of the mayor and the NAACP. Lots of people were hanged, black and white. In fact, the most recent hanging in the United State (Delaware's own Billy Bailey) was of a white person.

Labels: Racism

Posted by Ryan S. on Wednesday, October 17, 2007 at 1:32 PM | Permalink |