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Novara

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11. It's pretty fucking amazing

Wed Jun 22, 2022, 08:34 AM

Jun 2022

That a business thinks it's perfectly okay to advertise their racism and not think they'll face any blowback at all, especially in this day and age with phone cameras and social media. The stupidity is astounding.

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sign: "Juneteenth it's whatever... We're closed. Enjoy your fried chicken & collard greens." [View all] Demovictory9 Jun 2022 OP

Progressive should drop this racist asshole dalton99a Jun 2022 #1

Looks like they're opening soon EYESORE 9001 Jun 2022 #2

And lookee there, Maine, not the South. BlackSkimmer Jun 2022 #4

I still expect someone to say EYESORE 9001 Jun 2022 #8

Anyone who's more educated (by self, or school) knows there's plenty of racists in The North.... electric_blue68 Jun 2022 #44

Maine had Paul LePage for years Azathoth Jun 2022 #18

Maine had Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain as a Governor too bronxiteforever Jun 2022 #22

Maine is generally the poor South of the North sir pball Jun 2022 #19

Irony in being a Progressive agent exboyfil Jun 2022 #10

I'm surprised they left out watermelon. edbermac Jun 2022 #3

I don't think Progressive will like having their name associated with Harry Reed Insurance!! texasfiddler Jun 2022 #5

My greens are in a food group all their own. Another white dude. Lochloosa Jun 2022 #6

Best email addy I found is this one. Let Progressive know. investor_relations@progressive.com CurtEastPoint Jun 2022 #7

I just sent a missive to that email address EYESORE 9001 Jun 2022 #12

Thanks. Email sent. Tommymac Jun 2022 #24

Nice job! That's the type of letter that will get a corporation's attention. 11 Bravo Jun 2022 #41

My guess is they'll be apologizing Torchlight Jun 2022 #9

Maybe, maybe not gratuitous Jun 2022 #28

At this point, my guess is Cancel Culture is nothing more than Torchlight Jun 2022 #30

We deeply regret if anyone was upset by our racist rant... Probatim Jun 2022 #29

And they'll say, "That's not who we are." tblue37 Jun 2022 #34

why do they say that Skittles Jun 2022 #46

It's pretty fucking amazing Novara Jun 2022 #11

gotta be some hardcore racists RussBLib Jun 2022 #17

Yeah, they went out of their way to do this. Ace Rothstein Jun 2022 #23

Yes. The bubble just got popped. From inside. Hortensis Jun 2022 #20

I'll bet they are going to white 'splain: "but but but it's just a JOKE" Just wait for it. Tommymac Jun 2022 #25

And the owner likely isn't stupid Polybius Jun 2022 #38

+1, banality of evil uponit7771 Jun 2022 #43

I'll say it again Skittles Jun 2022 #47

Yep. I'll also say it again: Novara Jun 2022 #48

you know it Skittles Jun 2022 #49

They'll blame it on some poor janitor, fire him, call it a day. 70sEraVet Jun 2022 #13

"living ancestors"???? niyad Jun 2022 #14

Parents are ancestors. nt Gore1FL Jun 2022 #26

According to Merriam Webster, an ancestor is someone to whom we are niyad Jun 2022 #32

Usually it is used the way you describe. Gore1FL Jun 2022 #36

My 97 year old Mom has several great-grandchildren. 11 Bravo Jun 2022 #42

Yeah, I caught that, too. Aristus Jun 2022 #27

I think they meant to say "living descendants." frogmarch Jun 2022 #39

"the way their ancestors live today". .a phrase that was on an information niyad Jun 2022 #40

Geez, frogmarch Jun 2022 #45

I'm sure that will get a chuckle from their KKK customers. Ferrets are Cool Jun 2022 #15

If they are indeed a Progressive agent Jilly_in_VA Jun 2022 #16

Man those dumpy ex-mill towns are reactionary heckles65 Jun 2022 #21

Fried chicken & collard greens is good eating Jack the Greater Jun 2022 #31

I noticed the Town of Millinocket repudiated them, & that an innocent bystander was injured Hekate Jun 2022 #33

Wow, what racist pieces of shit! Initech Jun 2022 #35

The insurance owner is obviously college educated Polybius Jun 2022 #37