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Tuesday, May 13, 2008
Protests planned for tavern that sells controversial T-shirts
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Controversy is brewing in Marietta where a local tavern owner is selling T-shirts that feature a cartoon chimp, “Curious George” peeling a banana, with the words “Obama in ‘08” written underneath.
Mulligan’s Bar and Grill owner Mike Norman defends his actions and calls the T-shirts “cute.” But critics say they’re offensive and racist, according to an article in The Atlanta Journal-Constitution.
“It’s time to put an end to this,” said Rich Pellegrino, a Mableton resident and director of the Cobb-Cherokee Immigrant Alliance. “There’s no place for these views, not in this day and age,” he said.
Several groups plan to protest the T-shirts this afternoon in front of the bar located down the street from the Big Chicken.
Is this a matter of free speech or is the shirt racially motivated?
What are your thoughts?
