Bed, Bath & Beyond has pulled black jack-o-lantern pumpkins from their shelves after a Nyack, N.Y., community complained publicly about the pumpkins. The jack-o-lanterns, which are black and feature white paint for the grin, nose, and eyes, were placed out in front of a Nyack law firm Feerick, Nugent, and MacCartney. Within 48 hours, the law firm had gotten enough complaints about the pumpkins that they took the display down — but the firm also raised the question as to how the pumpkins got to Bed Bath & Beyond shelves in the first place.

When a local news crew investigated the incident, the law firm said that their intention was to never offend or exclude anyone — so as soon as they got complaints, they took down the display. Local NAACP Director Wilbur Aldridge said the pumpkins being displayed depicted an “extreme lack of sensitivity”........

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Poster Comment:

"the incident" -- get that? "the incident." 20 years from now the dinges will complain they're being SCRIMINATED because there are no blackface pumpkins.

Article gives not a dratted clue who complained. I smell "taking orders from those that hate you".