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The promotion, as it turns out, had the misfortune of overlapping with the annual observation of Juneteenth, an entirely unrelated holiday meant to commemorate the day that Union soldiers made their landing in Galveston in 1865 and proclaimed to those enslaved in Texas that they had been freed. (Sidenote: an oft-mentioned fact is that this happened over two and half years after the Emancipation Proclamation)
President of the Austin NAACP chapter Nelson Linder told the Statesman that the ill-timed campaign was "not very well planned out or considered."
“In society, we live in small worlds, don’t talk to people, assume things and promote things that have no basis in reality,” said Linder. “I would encourage them to do more outreach on those animals. Talk to people, get some feedback so these things don’t happen.”
The shelter has about two dozen black cats and dogs that can't seem to find permanent homes—evidently dark-coated animals aren't very popular among potential pet owners.
Shelter director Cheryl Schneider told the Statesman that this might be "out of superstition or fear that they might be a more aggressive."
The list of animals currently available at Williamson County Regional Animal Shelter can be viewed here.
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Why the hell would anyone be offended by this? It's just kind of funny, if anything. And Linder's comments don't make much sense. No basis in reality? The reality is that phrase is now part of the American English lexicon.
I adopted an older black dog intentionally because I knew he was less likely to be adopted by others. It seems like there should be a way to raise this issue in an inoffensive way.
totally not offensive, and if anything its coincidence with juneteenth is a bonus
Absolutely, causal, that's what I should have said: It's better that it coincides with Juneteenth; that's just good, well-intentioned humor, which is the best way for people to cope with racial issues. I swear to god, the NAACP needs to watch some comedy and chill the fuck out.