If this is racist…



… then why isn’t this?



Yeah, we already know the answer.

HOPE MILLS, N.C. - The Hope Mills Fourth of July parade is drawing criticism after an entry had racist overtones.

According to parade watchers and photos, at least two tractors had big Confederate battle flags behind them. One tractor was also pulling a trailer of watermelons.
A sign on the trailer read, “White History Month” followed by, “HUG WTE PPL.”

Some parade watchers said they were not bothered by other signs on other tractors that read, “I didn’t vote for Obama” and “God loves rednecks.”

Kenny Bullock, Director of Parks and Recreation for Hope Mills, is responsible for organizing the parade. He said he received complaints about the signs. Mayor Jackie Warner, and town Commissioners Jerry Legge and Pat Edwards said they also received complaints. The town’s other elected officials could not be reached Friday.

Bullock said farmer Donnie Spell applied for the entry in the parade. He listed 8-10 antique tractors and a trailer of watermelons for sale would be included in the parade. There was no mention of the signs he said.

Bullock, Edwards and parade watcher Alicia Jones said the tractors, the confederate flags and the trailer of watermelons had been in at least one previous parade. Spell regularly showed his tractors and confederate flags in the town’s parades Edwards said.

Bullock said the previous entries were allowed as free speech. However, he said the “White History Month” sign combined with the other elements of the parade entry went too far. Bullock apologized for the incident and said the parade wasn’t the right place for someone to express potential offensive views.

For Jones, the “White History Month” sign was blatantly offensive. She said she was watching the parade with her son and she was surprised by the implied message.

“At that time his innocence was broken, and I had to sit there in the parade and explain to my son what that meant – what all those signs meant – at seven years old,” Jones said. “I mean it really caught me off-guard.

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For crying out loud, maybe a little insensitive but can't help a small feeling of fighting back. Black history month usually consist of 10 killings, 26 robberies & four rapes. Tell it like it is!