Bed Bath And Beyond Pulls Black Pumpkins

Bed Bath Beyond has removed pumpkins painted black with white mouths following complaints they were offensive because they resembled blackface.

Bed bath and beyond pulls black pumpkins. The jack-o-lanterns which are black and feature white paint for the grin nose and eyes were placed out in front of a Nyack law firm Feerick Nugent and MacCartney. Bed Bath Beyond has stopped selling black jack-o-lanterns amid complaints the decorations are a form of blackface. Oct 23 2019 238 PM.

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Bed Bath Beyond has removed black jack-o-lanterns from sale after a News 12 investigation that stemmed from complaints in Nyack about the product. Bed Bath Beyond has removed pumpkins painted black with white mouths following complaints they were offensive because they resembled blackface. Just Another Mike Mike72881 October 23 2019 See these particular jack-o.

By Meaghan Wray Global News Posted October 24 2019 1230 pm. Bed Bath Beyond is reportedly no longer selling jack-o-lanterns decked out in black paint with white mouths after some residents of Nyack New York took umbrage at. Bed Bath Beyond apologized saying that any offense was unintentional and that it immediately removed the pumpkins from sale.

The home goods store stopped selling the product following outrage over a. October 23 2019 1138 AM. Bed Bath Beyond has pulled black jack-o-lantern pumpkins from their shelves after a Nyack community complained publicly about the pumpkins.

Objections came when a New York law firm had them decorated on its front steps the Feerick Nugent MacCartney law firm removed the pumpkins which were painted. The black pumpkins were placed on a porch outside. Bed Bath Beyond pulled black pumpkins from its website after blackface accusations.