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Controversy surrounds float in NC Fourth of July parade
HOPE MILLS, N.C. — Officials in a North Carolina town said they’ve received several complaints from people offended by a controversial Fourth of July parade float.
WTVD reported that the incident happened Thursday at the community’s annual July 4th parade in Hope Mills. A picture snapped by a parade-goer shows a man on a tractor flying a confederate flag and pulling a wagon loaded with watermelons. A sign on the trailer read: “White History Month. Hug WTE PPL.” Town officials told WTVD that farmer Donnie Spell applied for and received a parade permit. However, officials said Spell told them he would be pulling an antique tractor with a sign that read: “Watermelons for sale” at a nearby bank parking lot. When WTVD went to Spell’s home, his gate was locked. A neighbor said he didn’t think the man was trying to be vicious or funny. But people that saw the float thought otherwise. “This should be over, all that stuff should be over. I don’t understand why people are still living like this,” said Hope Mills resident Suzanne Singletary. Town officials said they are considering making changes to the registration process so this does not happen again. http://myfox8.com/2013/07/06/controv...f-july-parade/ |
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07-06-2013, 06:52 PM | #2 |
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I surprised this happened in the Carolinas. /derp
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07-06-2013, 06:56 PM | #3 |
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07-06-2013, 06:57 PM | #4 |
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Stupid is as stupid does.
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07-06-2013, 07:03 PM | #5 |
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Did they have white Ninja's on the float?
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07-06-2013, 07:25 PM | #6 |
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It appears to me that he may be offending his perceived customer base if he is trying to sell watermelons.
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07-06-2013, 07:26 PM | #7 |
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Read your roast
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07-06-2013, 07:30 PM | #9 |
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That's just bad marketing. He should have made a TV ad with black people in it. Like McDonald's does. |
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07-06-2013, 07:32 PM | #10 |
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I'm from Virginia. Watermelon and fried chicken at least once a week as a child. I also enjoy a cold grape soda, by the way. |
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07-06-2013, 07:35 PM | #11 |
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Here's a cleaner pic:
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07-06-2013, 07:35 PM | #12 |
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So, is it true that July is White History Month? Just wondering.
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I did have to take the Herpes meds Valtrex when I had the shingles a month or so ago
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