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Texas Blues

(55 posts) Thu Nov 19, 2015, 03:53 PM Nov 2015

Racist Obama pinata needs to be called out on [View all]

Shame on you, Amazon.

(WARNING! Disturbing racist image depicted)

http://www.amazon.com/Extra-Large-Barack-Obama-Pinata/dp/B00PYW39LQ

I am not going to show the picture, but Amazon needs to be called out on racist caricatures. In addition to destroying the dignity of the black president, they are maligning African Americans and Latin culture all in one blow. This needs to be stopped.

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Racist Obama pinata needs to be called out on [View all] Texas Blues Nov 2015 OP

are trump pinatas ok nt msongs Nov 2015 #1

Apparently CurtEastPoint Nov 2015 #2

Oh my gosh. That toilet paper face is hilarious. They picked the perfect "pose". yeoman6987 Nov 2015 #4

Some are worse......The Trump one is very insulting too.....his hair is big on the piñata. yeoman6987 Nov 2015 #3

Trump is white and GOP so not a problem N/t Texas Blues Nov 2015 #7

I don't really see it as racist. Glassunion Nov 2015 #5

Try doing this at a college frat party and posting the video of Obama being whacked Texas Blues Nov 2015 #6

That was my point. Glassunion Nov 2015 #9

And Christmas is coming...time for a re-visiting of the Hillary nutcrackers. MADem Nov 2015 #11

I don't find it racist. It's a pinata of our current President. Before him there were plenty Waldorf Nov 2015 #8

They were all white males, not historically and perennielly oppressed minorities. Texas Blues Nov 2015 #13

Pinatas are objects monicaangela Nov 2015 #10

If it's of a minority, yes. Espeically African Americans. n/t Texas Blues Nov 2015 #12