Here's the sitch from our 3rd favorite suburb . . . It seems that a politically charged diorama has inflamed tempers angry with a self-deprecating reference that has been a thematic trope in American culture and media for centuries.
Also . . .
There's doesn't seem to be anything patently offensive in the display so it's hard to make sense of the complaints other than it's Friday and our activist friends need to meet their quota of complaints.
Check-it . . .
In April, Lee’s Summit voters elected Haley to the school board. This week, he posted to his campaign Facebook page photos from a recent district fundraiser that included images of a display on a table with signs reading “Redneck Renegades” and “Redneck Lives Matter.” Amid an arrangement of spent shell shotgun shell casings and small American flags, another novelty sign read: “WARNING: You are entering a REDNECK AREA. You may encounter American Flags, Armed Citizens, The Lords Prayer, & Country Music. ENTER AT YOUR OWN RISK.”
Yes, Haley has a First Amendment right to express himself. However, for the sake of common decency and decorum, he should at least take down the social media post — as of this writing, he hadn’t.
Read more via www.TonysKansasCity.com link . . .
Lee's Summit school board member must apologize for 'Redneck Lives Matter' display | Opinion
What do spent shotgun shells and warnings about "armed citizens" and "country music" have to do with a school fundraiser? From Toriano Porter:
Lee's Summit Residents Demand Resignation of Racist, Right-Wing Extremist School Board Member Bill Haley
Outraged Lee's Summit residents are calling for the immediate resignation of school board member Bill Haley after his racist "Redneck Lives Matter" gun shell display, which mocks Black Lives Matter and glorifies guns in schools.
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