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发帖数: 901 | 1 An image purporting to show a racist, anti-Obama bumper sticker on the back
of a vehicle has been garnering lots of attention on Facebook in the past 24
hours.
The bumper sticker reads, "Don't Re-Nig in 2012." And in smaller print below
, "Stop repeat offenders. Don't' reelect Obama!" The sticker also features
an image of the Obama campaign logo crossed out.
Several viewers have claimed the image has been digitally altered. After all
, it seems shocking that someone would proudly display an openly racist
image on their vehicle in 2012. So, is the image authentic?
In short, yes.
It's still unclear is the image of the vehicle has been altered in any way,
but a website called "Stumpy's Stickers" offers the bumper sticker for sale
for $3. And as The Root points out, the site also several other racially
insensitive items for sale as well. The urban myth debunking site Snopes
says it cannot yet determine the origins of the photo, but also points out
the availability of other similar t-shirts and bumper stickers.
There is even an eponymous "Dontre-nig.com" website that appears to have
crashed. Going to the page brings up a "Bandwith Limit Exceeded" warning
message. I checked the domain registration service site WHOIS, which listed
the site as belonging to an anonymous owner who purchased the URL through
the company DomainsByProxy.com, based in Scottsdale, Arizona. The company
specializes in keeping the names of Internet domain owners private.
And as one astute Facebook reader pointed out, the bumper sticker is not
only offensive, it's pretty dumb. After all, if you take the top message at
its literal meaning, to not renege in 2012, would mean to in fact re-elect
President Obama. | s*********8
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发帖数: 901 | 3 Dontre-nig.com, does not work for me either. | s*********8
发帖数: 901 | 4 if the eco situation can not improve and satisfy someone, more and more are
to come after this. |
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