LOS ANGELES --- A space-themed Hallmark graduation card is being pulled from store shelves because of the card’s reference to a black hole, KABC-TV in Los Angeles reported.
But members of the Los Angeles NAACP say it sounds like "black whore." That's how they're hearing the card's audio component, and they say it's racist.
The Hallmark card reads, "Hey world, we are officially putting you on notice."
Characters known as "Hoops" and "Yoyo" banter on: "And you black holes, you are so ominous. Watch your back."
"That was very demeaning to African-American women when it made reference to African-American women as whores, and at the end it says 'watch your back,'" said Leon Jenkins of the Los Angeles NAACP.
Hallmark calls the outrage a misunderstanding, claiming that the space theme emphasizes the power the graduate has to take over the universe, even energy-absorbing black holes.
"The intent here is to say that this graduate is not afraid of anything," explained Hallmark spokesman Steve Doyal.
NAACP members heard something different.
This story just made me laugh. = p. *apologizes to Xenmas for no actual, luls. *
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