Well, I'm going to go ahead and say I might be ageist too. “Respect your elders” is a phrase oft-repeated in our community and it definitely has merit – unless your elders have pretty much gone senile and batty.
I guess if we're going to dog out the elder LA NAACP folks, we might also need to ask where are the young people willing to step up and lead such a storied and influential (if only in name) organization?

oh my god, this card has been out for THREE years and they just now hearing about it?? Guess they really do need new hearing aids smh….

I really wish Hallmark wouldn't have pulled the card. This is stupid! I'd bet money that after the transcript was released and they saw that it said “black holes” they decided to push forward just to save face. Jesus be a brand new hearing aid, a hobby & some common sense.

iCan't.

I know the lady at :29. I'll ask her if this is really what the NAACP decided to focus on…

…wut. This is like people who see subliminal sex messages in Disney movies.

gas face!

oh my God! i'm the president of the NAACP at UAB. utterly embarassed…. *resigns*

Racist greeting cards? Sure. I guess…….

The problem is that when “issues” like this come up, it makes it harder to talk about race rationally when something tangible comes up. Whatever. People can be mad about whatever they want. This just seems silly to me.

Right, right. I'm assuming that since it was, in fact, a graduation card that it was purchased for a graduate of some sorts. (Unless they're so hard up that they're roaming around the greeting card aisle looking for drama.)
I would like to think that some young person heard the card and tried to tell them what it really said, but you know, it's really hard to calm down old people once they're all riled up. That's a side effect of senility.

What I find really funny, they think the card says black “whores”. Not “hoes”, but “whores”. They didn't just omit the “L”, they replaced it with a completely different sound and used a word that isn't even in common use anymore. If they thought it said “black hoes”, they'd still be wrong, but I'd be more forgiving. This is just too absurd.

SMDH AND CTHU

“Right now, I just want someone to tap the old people on the shoulder and tell them they got it wrong.”

*walks up slowly to Grandma & nem with a bowed head* Umm…Grams I think you got it wrong….just saying….love you?…*slinks back*

This…is…freaking…retarded….talk about making an issue out of a non-issue. It is more than obvious the characters said “black hole”…I find it utterly hilarious this look of forced disdain on their faces when they're listening to the card, basically forcing themselves to hear something that really isn't there in the first place. Just look at the card! It's about the solar system! Cmon Grams!

*sighs*…..i other news..I like your high kick/extended pose combination. alot. lol

sometimes dumbassness requires embellished karate moves straight to the dome. even if i make them up myself. ha!

they put the “r” in there, kinda like kells put the “r” in r&b. in his case, the “r” means rapey. both instances are wrong.

I am sad. This is embarrassing and it takes away from legitimate claims of racism and cultural insensitivity. And to top it off Hallmark basically apologized for doing nothing wrong and removed the card from the shelves. Context…..the card was about the SOLAR SYSTEM!!!!!!!

SO SO sad…and what are they doing about real issues?!

SO SO sad…and what are they doing about real issues?!

and THIS is what happens when people are bored and have access to mass media

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