A sign located along a Acampo, Calif. freeway is causing a stir. The sign accuses President Obama of being “niggardly." While the word in itself isn't racist -- it means "grudgingly mean about spending or granting” -- many feel the person who created the sign intended it to be a racial slur, much like how he intended to say eff Obama.
Thursday, April 1, 2010
Is This 'Niggardly' Sign Racist?
A sign located along a Acampo, Calif. freeway is causing a stir. The sign accuses President Obama of being “niggardly." While the word in itself isn't racist -- it means "grudgingly mean about spending or granting” -- many feel the person who created the sign intended it to be a racial slur, much like how he intended to say eff Obama.
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