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Post by twoboyzmom on Sept 18, 2014 17:10:11 GMT
I'm part of some local yard sale sites. One of them is crazy with all their rules and such.
Anyway..we have a business. .retail, primitive items, vintage, etcc...Anyway we have a bunch of signs and such made from iron. One of them is old restroom sign that says "white/colored" with arrows pointing to the sides. Been a big seller...people like the history of them. But not all. Someone complained about me being racist and demanded it be removed!!! Is that nuts!?
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Post by jj on Sept 18, 2014 17:12:30 GMT
No.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 18, 2014 17:19:40 GMT
I don't understand if the racist washroom sign is vintage or reproduction?
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Post by cindyupnorth on Sept 18, 2014 17:20:06 GMT
You have got to be kidding me?  That's a big seller??? and WHY in the world would you even WANT to sell such a thing? Yea..get rid of them. It's just bad..bad. |
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Post by mellowyellow on Sept 18, 2014 17:20:39 GMT
No...not nuts at all. I cannot fathom how that item is so popular.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 18, 2014 17:23:52 GMT
I know from watching antique shows and attending them, that there are people out there who collect items that reflect a racist era when such things were socially acceptable. Not because THEY are racist, but because they appreciate the history behind them and don't want it forgotten. So, in some ways, I think preserving these items with the right mindset is a good thing to do. But I can't imagine there are so many that a racist sign for segregated washrooms would be a "hot seller". And especially not if the signs are reproductions.  |
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Post by oldcrow on Sept 18, 2014 17:25:15 GMT
No...not nuts at all. I cannot fathom how that item is so popular. The only place a sign like that should be is in the linen department. Anywhere else is just nasty and asking for trouble. |
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Post by its me mg on Sept 18, 2014 17:31:35 GMT
sure, you can sell whatever you'd like ... but i have to say i agree with everyone else. i don't "get" it.
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Post by myshelly on Sept 18, 2014 17:32:05 GMT
Are these original signs or reproductions?
If original, I can understand their historical value.
If reproductions, then all I can say is what the absolute fu(k?
Your OP sounds like they are reproductions since you have multiples of them.
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Post by twoboyzmom on Sept 18, 2014 17:34:02 GMT
Why would being a reproduction matter? Those I've sold some too say they had interest in the history of the matter. I'm no way a racist person and that thought never crossed my mind. We had one and we're asked by numerous people to buy it so we got our hands on a few more....
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Post by Dalai Mama on Sept 18, 2014 17:35:03 GMT
Are these original signs or reproductions? If original, I can understand their historical value. If reproductions, then all I can say is what the absolute fu(k? Your OP sounds like they are reproductions since you have multiples of them. That, verbatim. |
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Post by myshelly on Sept 18, 2014 17:35:51 GMT
Why would being a reproduction matter? Those I've sold some too say they had interest in the history of the matter. I'm no way a racist person and that thought never crossed my mind. We had one and we're asked by numerous people to buy it so we got our hands on a few more.... Because if it's authentic then it has historical value. It's a genuine piece of history. If it's a reproduction it has no excuse. |
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Post by Dalai Mama on Sept 18, 2014 17:38:21 GMT
Why would being a reproduction matter? Those I've sold some too say they had interest in the history of the matter. I'm no way a racist person and that thought never crossed my mind. We had one and we're asked by numerous people to buy it so we got our hands on a few more.... Because, in one instance you're preserving history, in the other, you're recreating it. |
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Post by scrappinjen on Sept 18, 2014 17:39:48 GMT
I would think at the very least it's in poor taste to put those out into the community. It's clear what it's referencing and it's not laundry. I would understand people being offended. There are plenty of other items to sell that don't evoke that message.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 18, 2014 17:45:20 GMT
Why would being a reproduction matter? Those I've sold some too say they had interest in the history of the matter. I'm no way a racist person and that thought never crossed my mind. We had one and we're asked by numerous people to buy it so we got our hands on a few more.... Seriously? Because one is authentic and one is just gross. |
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Post by Deleted on Sept 18, 2014 17:47:17 GMT
My head is sort of spinning at the idea that there's no difference between a new sign that promotes racism and an actual authentic antique.
I guess there's no difference between hanging a new confederate flag in the back of a pick up truck, and an original preserved and on display, either...
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Post by moveablefeast on Sept 18, 2014 17:47:55 GMT
Sorry, I gotta file this one along with "two wongs make it white" and that Kent state shirt that made the news recently.
Historical memorabilia is one thing... But for me this is just a step too far.
I guess I see remembering history like this - a series of events that was deeply painful for a lot of people and still has repercussions today - as something that needs to be done with wisdom and careful thought. I guess I just don't see the FB yard sale as the right venue for it.
Sorry. I would find it offensive too.
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Post by lollapealooza on Sept 18, 2014 17:50:27 GMT
No. It is NOT nuts.
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Post by redayh on Sept 18, 2014 17:56:25 GMT
Finding a blatantly racist sign offensive and racist is not nuts.
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Post by cycworker on Sept 18, 2014 17:58:43 GMT
Agreeing with the others. Not nuts. Offensive & in poor taste.
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Post by tuva42 on Sept 18, 2014 17:58:50 GMT
I think those signs should just have been destroyed. Why would anyone want to keep one?
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Post by myshelly on Sept 18, 2014 18:11:51 GMT
Copying the OP per old school pea rules I'm part of some local yard sale sites. One of them is crazy with all their rules and such. Anyway..we have a business. .retail, primitive items, vintage, etcc...Anyway we have a bunch of signs and such made from iron. One of them is old restroom sign that says "white/colored" with arrows pointing to the sides. Been a big seller...people like the history of them. But not all. Someone complained about me being racist and demanded it be removed!!! Is that nuts!? |
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Post by Rhondito on Sept 18, 2014 18:13:45 GMT
I don't understand how you cannot see this is offensive. And hurtful. In a way I can see someone having a sign and friends and family asking about it and you pass along where to get them. But to post them for sale in a public forum?? I can't imagine how that must make a black person feel if it popped up on their newsfeed. |
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Post by Dalai Mama on Sept 18, 2014 18:15:03 GMT
I think those signs should just have been destroyed. Why would anyone want to keep one?
Oh, absolutely not! While the sign itself, whether real or reproduction, is racist and the act of reproducing such a sign is also racist, destroying the signs is like denying that part of history.
It's like the Censored 11 cartoons that Warner Brothers recently rereleased, unedited, with the disclaimer: |
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Post by oldcrow on Sept 18, 2014 18:15:57 GMT
"..people like the history of them."
-People like the history because it is how they would like things to be?
-People like to be reminded of a time when such things were acceptable?
-People like history and therefore things that are historical and can't afford the real thing so they buy a reproduction?
How many of these "hot" sellers did you sell to non white people?
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Post by PrettyInPeank on Sept 18, 2014 18:17:46 GMT
This is shameful and in really, really bad taste. Read this www.princeton.edu/~refdesk/primary2.htmlIf you were selling a primary source, it would be of value to history. But you are selling secondary sources for profit--there's no historical value. Unless teachers and university professors are the ones buying these to use in class, it's all really disgusting. |
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Post by Deleted on Sept 18, 2014 18:19:39 GMT
You have GOT to be kidding me.
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Post by georgiapea on Sept 18, 2014 18:40:51 GMT
It never crossed your mind that selling reproduction signs highlighting our racist past is not racist? We have a HORRIBLE past and you want to make money from it. Nobody with an ounce of decency would find anything humorous about a racist sign. What do people do with them?
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Post by M in Carolina on Sept 18, 2014 18:52:53 GMT
Do you sell "Black Americana" too? There's a guy that sells KKK badges, etc. at the large flea market at the NC State Fairgrounds. It's sickening. I never buy anything from him, and everyone who sees what he's selling is outraged.
Some history doesn't need to repeat itself. I can understand some of this stuff in museum, but I wouldn't want that filth in my home. I wouldn't want people to draw the wrong opinion about me and think I'm racist or KKK--which is sadly, still going strong.
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Post by mzza111 on Sept 18, 2014 19:21:24 GMT
I'm part of some local yard sale sites. One of them is crazy with all their rules and such. Anyway..we have a business. .retail, primitive items, vintage, etcc...Anyway we have a bunch of signs and such made from iron. One of them is old restroom sign that says "white/colored" with arrows pointing to the sides. Been a big seller...people like the history of them. But not all. Someone complained about me being racist and demanded it be removed!!! Is that nuts!? Why would being a reproduction matter? Those I've sold some too say they had interest in the history of the matter. I'm no way a racist person and that thought never crossed my mind. We had one and we're asked by numerous people to buy it so we got our hands on a few more.... Wow!  The fact that you don't see the issue with these signs says quite a bit about you and it isn't pretty. |
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That's a big seller??? and WHY in the world would you even WANT to sell such a thing? 
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The fact that you don't see the issue with these signs says quite a bit about you and it isn't pretty.