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FREDERICK -
The mayor of Frederick is rejecting an NAACP request for removal of three scarecrow-like dummies hanging from a city park tree as part of a Halloween display.
Guy Djoken, president of the local National Association for the Advancement of Colored People chapter, said the figures evoke images of lynchings and some people find them offensive.
But Mayor Jeff Holtzinger said Friday he thinks a majority of viewers would disagree. The Republican mayor accuses Djoken of manufacturing a controversy to generate publicity for himself.
The dummies are part of a "Halloween in Baker Park" event that continues through Friday night.
Guy Djoken, president of the local National Association for the Advancement of Colored People chapter, said the figures evoke images of lynchings and some people find them offensive.
But Mayor Jeff Holtzinger said Friday he thinks a majority of viewers would disagree. The Republican mayor accuses Djoken of manufacturing a controversy to generate publicity for himself.
The dummies are part of a "Halloween in Baker Park" event that continues through Friday night.
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There are so many issues the NAACP could be involved in - not some simple, child halloween decoration. Horray to the Mayor for not bending to some silly PC complaint.
Where is the NAACP on real issues??
iam4usa (11/01/2009, 9:27 PM )