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slate8 months, 3 weeks ago

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IS it legal to use his name like this? It sounds a bit racist to me, assuming that Obama even eats fried chicken because if his skin color. I'm not sure what to think about this one.

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    slate8 months, 3 weeks ago
    
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    Saying all blacks like either Fried Chicken and or watermelon is a tad racist don't you think.
    
    I'm from the south and know the history of fried chicken as well as most people. I also know black folks that don't eat fried chicken nor watermelon.
    
    If you can't comprehend that it could sound racist to me to assume a black guy eats fried chicken that's your problem and writing a history on fried chicken doesn't change things much.
    
    "Perhaps the only racism around here is your ignorance." hmmmmmm you really think so after your diatribe that since slaves ate fried chicken 150 years ago that all blacks eat it now? And you say I'm the racist? hehehe go get em tiger.
    
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      Will13138 months, 3 weeks ago
      
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      now.. you're back on track...
      
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      willottica8 months, 3 weeks ago
      
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      I thought everyone liked fried chicken...
      
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        slate8 months, 3 weeks ago
        
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        LOL not everyone, but most do, especially me.
        
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    vor8 months, 3 weeks ago
    
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    Nice how you can reverse a positive to a negative. This started out well (accurate history) but when you refer to another human of whom you likely know very little as a piece of dung who can support that? Obama's father had issues (who doesn't) but he was not Hitler, not even Dick Cheney. Then I saw your comments at the bottom and below and your true MO quickly revealed itself.
    
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        Goppy8 months, 3 weeks ago
        
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        WOW ... when you put it like that .... it reminds me of John McCain.
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      lvrofwolves8 months, 3 weeks ago
      
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      AbuAmirah..do you seriously think you have to be a certain race to know what a racist portrayal is??? how would anyone ever know, if that were true?
      
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  lvrofwolves8 months, 3 weeks ago
  
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  It's legal, I don't think it's right personally, but...
  Maybe if they used his whole name it might not be legal, I don't know.
  
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    vor8 months, 3 weeks ago
    
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    I would think it was legal unless they called it "President Obama's Chicken" or "Barack Obama's Chicken", that would imply an endorsement. Bush's Beans didn't have to shut down during the Bush administration. Doubtful his last name is copyrighted.
    
    Kind of tasteless to open a business using the name but obviously a marketing ploy.
    
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    lvrofwolves8 months, 3 weeks ago
    
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    I sure would like to see the court documents for that one. I expect a short life for them also, but not for any of the reasons you mention, actually I think you might be mistaken on this McCaughey's / McCoffee thing. If McDonalds did that, they might have claimed they'd sue and of course they have all these expensive attorneys. I'm sorry I just don't believe that story is true. And just about anyone can file a law suit, doesn't mean a thing.
    As I said, if they used his full name or like vor said, 'President Obama's chicken..that may be different. Obama does not own his last name exclusively.
    
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  epiphannyy8 months, 3 weeks ago
  
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  Slate....you echoed my own reaction to this. Is it even legal to do this? And I'm not sure it can be viewed as anything but racist, but what were these people thinking? The ignorance that our country embraces sometimes is very disheartening to say the least.
  
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  Georgia508 months, 3 weeks ago
  
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  The accusation of racism depends entirely on context. When Sonny Purdue won his first gubernatorial race, he exclaimed on election night: "Free at last, free at last, thank God Almighty, free at last." (Meaning, the first GOP governor in Georgia since Reconstruction, despite the fact that Purdue left the DNC precisely so he could run against the Democrat.)
  
  His comment was instantly labeled racist.
  
  Across from the Clayton County judicial center, located just South of Jonesboro, GA, on Tara Blvd., is a bail bond company. Savor the name: "Free At Last."
  
  The remainder of this post is dedicated to each and every word of criticism this firm has received from the black community since its inception. Trust me, it's a quick read.
  
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  slate8 months, 3 weeks ago
  
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  Whoa,,,,, once again,,,, a simple lil ole question by me starts a storm. I still think it smacks of racism.
  
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    epiphannyy8 months, 3 weeks ago
    
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    I agree Slate. If it were almost any other sort of business it would just be exploitation of his name. But the images of fried chicken and watermelons being so synonymous with racial insults toward the black community, I find all the justifications and rationalizations to support this to be pretty weak. Honestly, I don't understand how it can rationally be seen any other way.
    
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      slate8 months, 3 weeks ago
      
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      Hey possum,,, how goes it
      
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