This was a sign for a Yard Sale in Everson, Pennsylvania this past weekend..

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Everson is located in Fayette County in Southwestern PA. Fayette County is generally referred to as Fayettenam.

[fleur-de-lisa]

1. The Trump effect. eom

[Freedomofspeech]

2. Yep, this is where we live...

#45 has emboldened his trash that follows him to do this. This is such a disgrace. Everson is a very poor area...

[whathehell]

3. Wow

I'm from Pennsylvania, but from Philly...Big ass difference. Besides disgusting, isn't what they're doing illegal?

[renate]

4. I just gasped out loud

Two years ago they would have had at least some sense of shame and wouldn't have written that in black and yellow. Now, specifically because of the President of the United States, they feel free to announce their racism loud and (even worse) proud.

[CrispyQ]

6. I did too.

I have no words.

[lovemydogs]

10. This is what bothers me alot

The overt racism. The bold feeling that people can advertise their racism and be proud to be like that.
Be oh, so please with themselves.
Ever since President Obama was elected there is a certain type of white people who have gotten more and more openly racist.
It makes me feel like crying sometimes.

[sinkingfeeling]

28. OMG! How blatant.

[lovemydogs]

5. Can they legally do that?

I would love to see a large group of african americans, at least 20+, show up at that garage sale and just go. I would love to see a statement made that way.
Being polite, walking around, acting like its any other garage sale. Maybe have someone ask why they are not allowed.

[lovemydogs]

7. I'd also send this to the local media.

[Maraya1969]

19. It would be better if a bunch of white folks go over and yell "Shame Shame"

I hope they don't sell one thing

[Jim Lane]

64. Maybe. Not all racial discrimination is illegal.

For years there was an annual ruckus about the custom of holding the Masters tournament at Augusta National Golf Club, because the club wouldn't admit blacks as members. That exclusion remained in effect until 1990, a quarter century after the enactment of the Civil Rights Act -- and it was legal. As a private organization, the club could set its own membership requirements.

No racial discrimination is allowed in a place of public accommodation, such as a motel in Atlanta or a rib joint in Birmingham (two businesses that figured in important Supreme Court cases about the Civil Rights Act).

This yard sale is a one-time event, not an ongoing business, and it's being held on someone's residential property. On the other hand, members of the public are obviously invited. So is it more like a motel, or more like a country club? Offhand, I don't know. I'm a lawyer, but nothing in my law school coursework or my subsequent practice has involved the law of yard sales. All I can say with confidence is that it's wrong to assume (as some people do) that racial discrimination is always and everywhere illegal.

[SweetieD]

8. Not Shocked

And when they are called out publicly about it they will either lie and say they didn't know it was put there or else admit it and lie and say they had blacks attack or steal from them.

[ChubbyStar]

9. The garage sale is being held from Sept 28-24?

Are they having it backwards to keep out the Blacks? What if the Blacks showed up at 9am or 6pm could they buy some shitty cracker trash then?

[SweetieD]

11. 23 to 24th

[ChubbyStar]

15. Looked liked 28 to me...sorry

[Orrex]

12. Wish I could say I'm surprised

Demographically Fayette County is 4.71 Black or African American, so this racist asshole apparently wanted to create the illusion of a courageous stance without actually having to "risk" a protest by those uppity blacks in town.

[LeftinOH]

13. No self-respecting white person should've bought anything

at that garage sale. If I saw that sign, I wouldn't buy anything there.. Even if it was exactly what I was looking for and the price was right. No way.

[Freedomofspeech]

24. The number of self-respecting white people around here is very sparse.

[uppityperson]

14. Did you take this picture? This is sickening. It's a real address

I checked the address to see if it's real. I don't want to react to something photoshopped.
This is sickening.

[rainin]

40. It's not in Google Maps nt

[Liberalagogo]

49. Right here:

https://www.google.com/maps/place/139+Pennsylvania+Ave,+Everson,+PA+15631/@40.032804,-79.6625732,17z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m5!3m4!1s0x8835236633b0a3f3:0x53b9b1e083d186ee!8m2!3d40.0327999!4d-79.6603845?hl=en

[padfun]

51. I think that is the wrong town. This is the link to Pennsylvania Ave in Everson below.

https://www.google.com/maps/place/Everson,+PA/@40.090227,-79.5915227,16.82z/data=!4m5!3m4!1s0x88352673ae7a2feb:0x2229c1c654f14b9d!8m2!3d40.0911841!4d-79.587539

[Liberalagogo]

57. This is the link that shows me the address south of Liberty St

https://www.google.com/maps/place/139+Pennsylvania+Ave,+Everson,+PA+15631/@40.0271349,-79.6772677,14z/data=!4m5!3m4!1s0x883523663e2aa86b:0x4ddb4e8cd1f74ce7!8m2!3d40.032799!4d-79.660384

You have to paste the whole link and not just click on the blue part.

[Doreen]

66. Now we can send them not nice mail.

Oh, wait, that would not be right. Me bad.

[rainin]

65. Sorry

My mistake. I should have been more careful.

[padfun]

50. It is in Google maps

But not street view. If you look for just the town of Everson, and it isn't very big, you can see Pennsylvania Ave near the south end, about a block from the railroad tracks.

[oasis]

16. Tells you all you need to know about the quality of items for sale.

Plus the stupid fuck has just made his home a target.

[Croney]

17. Someone should go and hold a sign on the street.

"Racist garage sale! Only racists allowed in!"

[TeamPooka]

18. I hope The Blacks are a family they don't like that lives down the street

but somehow I don't think they are.

[KY_EnviroGuy]

20. Overt, bare-knuckled racism brought front-and-center by GOP.

Even in my highly segregated area of the South in the '60s, I don't think folks would do that.

Why would anyone give a shit who buys their junk at a garage sale? I'll bet this was purely for show to their racist neighbors, family and social media friends. I hope some good white folks let them know that this is flat wrong.

Quote the Golden Rule to them and video their response!

[spanone]

21. don must be proud

[MiniMe]

22. I'm surprised they didn't use the n* word

[Orrex]

23. It's like they're trying to make it a sundown town all over again (nt)

[jmowreader]

25. Well, there's only one way to deal with the problem

This will take coordination with about twenty black people...and the renting of the driveway across the street.

Go to this racist bastard's garage sale and buy everything that's worth buying. Negotiate the guy down to as little as possible. Remember what you paid.

Go across the street and set up ANOTHER garage sale in the rented driveway. Make a huge show out of tagging everything a dollar higher than you paid.

On signal, the black people rush in and buy all the stuff while he stands and watches.

Also works with the Affirmative Action Bake Sales the College Republicans like to do, but there you get African-Americans to buy the goodies for resale to Caucasian students...at cost.

[Ilsa]

44. I was going to say, just organize

Blacks, Jews, gay couples, everyone you can imagine they would freak out about to come over and mingle in with everyone else.

[JustAnotherGen]

26. I just google street viewed

As far as I can. The closest you can get is the corner of Liberty Street.

I'm going to sound kind of stuck up - but I couldn't really see attending a garage sale in that neighborhood.

Signed,

Just a simple black woman trying to make it on the mean streets of America.

[Freedomofspeech]

32. Trust me, it's a lousy neighborhood full of morons.

[IronLionZion]

34. There are close to 0 black people in that neighborhood

if there is one, then they might be wanting to spite that one. It's not an area that someone from a city would accidentally show up for a garage sale.

[3catwoman3]

27. How thoroughly disgusting. And how sad.

I really did think we had evolved further than this attitudinally.

[TNNurse]

29. Anyone who says all the bigots are in the south needs to see this.

And then we should gather all our Black friends and go sit in this yard.

[Mariana]

53. Fortunately, no one has ever said all the bigots are in the south. nt.

[Hoyt]

30. White wingers say criticizing something like that is "dividing us culturally" or some such BS.

[IronLionZion]

31. Both of them?

The number of non-whites in Fayette County, PA could probably be counted on one hand.

Unless they are expecting Pittsburghers to show up.

[LakeArenal]

33. My eyes burned a little seeing that....

I can't even fathom the brain of someone who would do that...

Hope the e EMT's, Firemen, Police, and Emergency Rooms get that message from 139 Pennsylvania Ave.

[marcopolo63]

36. Could they have meant...

NO BI BACKS?

Why else have it all in caps, except for the lower case "L"?

OK they're probably racist!

[PJMcK]

54. Racist and uneducated

The perfect Trump voter.

[Cryptoad]

37. Known as,,,,,,

Upper West Virginia??????

[trusty elf]

38. jesus, that's ugly

Here, I fixed it:

[Goonch]

55. LOL

[strongermessage]

58. Actually, Everson has a significant number of people who are of...

Polish descent and the Catholic church in the town holds an annual Polish festival.

[spanone]

39. back to the future.

[Stinky The Clown]

41. Google 139 Pennsylvania Ave, Uniontown, PA

[PennytheDog]

42. I'll be attending this tomorrow

Only 20 minutes away

[Old Vet]

46. Please keep us up-dated and be careful in case its not a mistake of some sort..........

[Corey_Baker08]

43. Basket Of Deplorables Hillary Referenced

[JoeStuckInOH]

45. HAHA. We crashed a big silver airship near Fayette about 5-6 years ago.

We had to stay at the crash site and secure it so there could be a cleanup and investigation. It was deep up in the hills so there was no good way to get in and out other than hiking. The local PD and fire departments were having none of that themselves (wasn't their problem, after all) and told us good luck and watch out for the "Fayettecong" before they left.

We all had images of the movie Deliverance in mind that first night.

[Freedomofspeech]

60. They were right.

[left-of-center2012]

47. Looks photo shopped - got anything else on it?

Fayettenam

Fayettenam refers only to Fayetteville NC

[Freedomofspeech]

59. It is not photshopped...

A friend of ours found the sign, took it down and posted it on facebook. We would never post anything like that without knowing if it was legitimate. We are not Republicans.

[strongermessage]

61. The Pennsylvania State Police have been calling Fayette County Fayettenam for 40 years.

http://triblive.com/x/pittsburghtrib/news/regional/fayette/s_511886.html

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62. You can purchase those signs at Lowes, 20 minutes away, plus...

Look at the A's Pennsylvania and Black and the e's in Ave. and Sept. They're very similar in style but not exact.

[JoeStuckInOH]

63. I've personally heard PD from that area refer to it's rural inhabitants as "Fayettecong". nt

[Warpy]

52. Pennsyltucky at its finest

Or, as a lot of people describe it, Pittsburgh at one end, Philadelphia at the other, and Alabama in the middle.

The "people" who ran this yard sale undoubtedly consider themselves find Christians and voted for Sanotrum and wish he'd run again.

Ugh.

[samnsara]

56. send a letter to the editor.. we have a thumbs up thumbs down..

..column in the paper for citizens to send in stuff like this..