hallmark "black hole" card: racist or not?

[ThaChozenWun]

I believe it was intended to mean that upon graduation a person is the future and our future is destined to do great things. Like explore blackholes and other planets.

I could see where some people would think its racist though, maybe science should change blackholes to universe holes to avoid any future confusions.

 

[DarcSkies777]

Racist? NO...

Bad Move? YES

Thats something that should have been handled at the Public Relations level. THis is what happens when whites and those with white mentality choose to dismiss racism as "complaining" and nothing to take seriously. THey miss some obvious shit. I could have told them somebody may take offense to the message in 5 minutes. Now it's going to cost them some money in marketing, bad PR and restocking.

 

[elliott_argon]

Racist? NO...

Bad Move? YES

Thats something that should have been handled at the Public Relations level. THis is what happens when whites and those with white mentality choose to dismiss racism as "complaining" and nothing to take seriously. THey miss some obvious shit. I could have told them somebody may take offense to the message in 5 minutes. Now it's going to cost them some money in marketing, bad PR and restocking.

i agree that there were not racist intentions behind the card and that it was probably a stupid move with regards to public relations. however, i think that the naacp (and groups like them, in this regard) should perhaps choose their battles a little better for precisely what you mentioned about whites who choose to dismiss racism as "complaining". i think that any white person would probably say "c'monnn, that's not racist" or "give me a break" or whatever. then, when real things that need to be addressed go down, they probably dismiss the legitimacy of the naacp (and groups like them, in this regard).

 

[iAMNOVA]

man the NAACP needs to stfu...they stay taking on the issues of bullshit...that shit clearly says black holes...foh...I saw that card when I was shopping for graduation cards...always trying to blow some nonsense up...worry about real shit

 

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[Funky Dr]

man the NAACP needs to stfu...they stay taking on the issues of bullshit...that shit clearly says black holes...foh...I saw that card when I was shopping for graduation cards...always trying to blow some nonsense up...worry about real shit

I went to an NAACP meeting where we tried to question a white city council member as to why he got into a drunken bar fight and called a black cop the N word.

...he never showed and he's still on the city council.

...we failed

 

[DarcSkies777]

i agree that there were not racist intentions behind the card and that it was probably a stupid move with regards to public relations. however, i think that the naacp (and groups like them, in this regard) should perhaps choose their battles a little better for precisely what you mentioned about whites who choose to dismiss racism as "complaining". i think that any white person would probably say "c'monnn, that's not racist" or "give me a break" or whatever. then, when real things that need to be addressed go down, they probably dismiss the legitimacy of the naacp (and groups like them, in this regard).

I agree that the NAACP needs to pick it's battles and this is defiantly not one worth fighting it just cheapens them. But whites are going to say blacks are complaining no matter what. If a white man burned a cross on my lawn tomorrow whites would tell me to stop complaining because he was probably just a nice gentle white guy trying to supply me with fire wood since its so rare in the summer. Whites know there is racism they just dont give a fuck.

 

[elliott_argon]

I went to an NAACP meeting where we tried to question a white city council member as to why he got into a drunken bar fight and called a black cop the N word.

...he never showed and he's still on the city council.

...we failed

yeah, the naacp is a joke.

I agree that the NAACP needs to pick it's battles and this is defiantly not one worth fighting it just cheapens them. But whites are going to say blacks are complaining no matter what. If a white man burned a cross on my lawn tomorrow whites would tell me to stop complaining because he was probably just a nice gentle white guy trying to supply me with fire wood since its so rare in the summer. Whites know there is racism they just dont give a fuck.

some white people may say that, others will denounce the hypothetical cross burning on your front lawn incident. but the naacp's (and groups like them in this regard) inefficiency and hunger to fight the retardest skirmishes they can find amongst relevant battles certainly perpetuates white numbness to "crying racism" or "playing the race card", as racists say

 

[Chike]

Seriously, the NAACP is a group set up to make the Black community look like they complain about nothing. Seriously... this is bullshit and they in no way shape or form represent the Conscious Black movement. A fuckin hallmark card? Seriously? Oh best believe the media is going to have a fuckin field day with this one.