Hateful Images Pop Up All Over NYC – Which Raises An IMPORTANT Question
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October 27, 2018
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October 27, 2018Hateful images like these have been popping up all over NYC’s garbage can and train station posters.
Keep NYC Trash Free’: Images of Trump Supporters Show Up on NYC Garbage Cans. The artwork begin showing up on trash cans where a public service announcement would normally be. pic.twitter.com/esURV0PKhd
— Debbie (@Dangchick1) October 26, 2018
Another poster shows a white woman wearing a MAGA hat and holding a bible.
While the NYC Department of Sanitation logo appeared on the posters, they have issued a statement denying any connection with them:
“These posters were not created or issued by the Department of Sanitation, and we do not condone unlawful defacement of City litter baskets or public property. We are looking into this matter,” the Department said in a statement, logo, according to WPIX-TV.
UPDATE: @NYCSanitation says they are not responsible for the anti-Christian & anti-conservative ads bearing their name. They are the work of
racist Democrat NYC street artist @WinstonTseng, who has a history of posting racist and highly disturbing “art” in New York. pic.twitter.com/04l3LN5zDb— Mike Tokes (@MikeTokes) October 26, 2018
But…
Gross. Can you imagine if it read “Keep NYC Trans Free” or had a photo of the LGBT flag that said “Keep NYC Trash Free”? pic.twitter.com/zgOsoFz41I
— Mary (@maryyxoxoo) October 27, 2018
She’s EXACTLY right.
And many have the same question:
It’s protected speech IMO, except that it’s using the official NYC sanitation logo. As a government agency that is supported by everyone’s taxes, they should be upset about it
— Mayham Tower (@themayhamtower) October 26, 2018
Yup, exactly.
I agree that it’s protected speech. But the moral outrage would be off the charts if it was this picture instead: pic.twitter.com/CdmYPWOzWl
— Melissa Chen (@MsMelChen) October 26, 2018
BINGO.
Anyone who thinks people should “just have a sense of humor about it” are ok with BOTH signs, right?
The woman in the second poster was holding a Bible, after all. So yes, these are in fact equivalent.
Why is it that one seems so much more TABOO than the other?
Is it that we’re now entirely immune to the criticism and mockery white conservative Christians get EVERY DAY?
(Yeah. That’s it.)
For the record: BOTH are screwed up. You don’t get to call one WRONG but not the other.
