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"laura bush - VEHICULAR HOMICIDE" |
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06 Jan 2006 11:25:45 AM |
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Racist Wal-Mart calls Martin Luther King an APE |
http://www.nydailynews.com/front/story/380572p-323077c.html
Wal-Mart monkey biz
Site ties 'Apes' flick to films about blacks
By TRACY CONNOR
Wal-Mart stirred outrage yesterday when its Web site suggested that
shoppers who wanted to buy a "Planet of the Apes" DVD would be
interested in biopics of famous black Americans like Martin Luther
King Jr.
The giant retailer blamed a computer glitch for the "offensive"
recommendations - and said it was overhauling its online operations
until a fix could be made.
"We are heartsick that this happened and are currently doing
everything possible to correct the problem," Wal-Mart spokeswoman Mona
Williams said. "We are deeply sorry that this happened."
When visitors to Walmart.com plug in the name of a movie they want,
the site also pulls up the name of several other "similar items" they
might like.
For instance, a shopper who enters "Million Dollar Baby" is offered
other 2004 hits like "The Aviator" and "Ray."
But in the case of "Planet of the Apes," consumers who clicked on the
DVD of the original TV series - a cult classic in which the Earth is
ruled by gorillas - were routed to four movies about King, actress
Dorothy Dandridge, boxer Jack Johnson and singer Tina Turner.
(snip)
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| User: "911" |
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| Title: Re: Racist Wal-Mart calls Martin Luther King an APE |
07 Jan 2006 02:07:34 PM |
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"laura bush - VEHICULAR HOMICIDE" <xeton2001@yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:4t9tr1hq6nehlp3l7fafr7fhuurtgjmfoc@4ax.com...
http://www.nydailynews.com/front/story/380572p-323077c.html
Wal-Mart monkey biz
Site ties 'Apes' flick to films about blacks
I don't know. The search form looks pretty accurate to me. A search for
"Clinton" gives these movies:
Bill Clinton - His Life (Full Frame)
Thief And The Cobbler, The
Trick (Full Frame, Widescreen)
Girls Will Be Girls (Widescreen)
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| User: "Joseph Welch" |
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| Title: Re: Racist Wal-Mart calls Martin Luther King an APE |
06 Jan 2006 02:01:24 PM |
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"laura bush - VEHICULAR HOMICIDE" <xeton2001@yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:4t9tr1hq6nehlp3l7fafr7fhuurtgjmfoc@4ax.com...
Wal-Mart stirred outrage yesterday when its Web site suggested that
shoppers who wanted to buy a "Planet of the Apes" DVD would be
interested in biopics of famous black Americans like Martin Luther
King Jr.
I don't know what idiot reactionary wrote this piece, but the Planet of the
Apes films - particularly "City of the Planet of the Apes" - WAS an active
analog to the civil rights movement. The film's producer even had to make
changes to the speech given by the main character at the end to include
messages less revolutionary and more "can't we all just get along" after
preview screenings involved near riots.
--
JW
***************
"You've done enough. Have you no sense of decency, sir, at long last? Have
you left no sense of decency?"
http://www.americanrhetoric.com/speeches/welch-mccarthy.html
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| User: "number6" |
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| Title: Re: Racist Wal-Mart calls Martin Luther King an APE |
06 Jan 2006 12:39:05 PM |
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As opposed to SHN or FLAC ???
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| User: "Scotius" |
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| Title: Re: Racist Wal-Mart calls Martin Luther King an APE |
06 Jan 2006 05:28:34 PM |
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On Fri, 06 Jan 2006 17:25:45 GMT, laura bush - VEHICULAR HOMICIDE
<xeton2001@yahoo.com> wrote:
http://www.nydailynews.com/front/story/380572p-323077c.html
Wal-Mart monkey biz
Site ties 'Apes' flick to films about blacks
By TRACY CONNOR
Wal-Mart stirred outrage yesterday when its Web site suggested that
shoppers who wanted to buy a "Planet of the Apes" DVD would be
interested in biopics of famous black Americans like Martin Luther
King Jr.
The giant retailer blamed a computer glitch for the "offensive"
recommendations - and said it was overhauling its online operations
until a fix could be made.
"We are heartsick that this happened and are currently doing
everything possible to correct the problem," Wal-Mart spokeswoman Mona
Williams said. "We are deeply sorry that this happened."
When visitors to Walmart.com plug in the name of a movie they want,
the site also pulls up the name of several other "similar items" they
might like.
For instance, a shopper who enters "Million Dollar Baby" is offered
other 2004 hits like "The Aviator" and "Ray."
But in the case of "Planet of the Apes," consumers who clicked on the
DVD of the original TV series - a cult classic in which the Earth is
ruled by gorillas - were routed to four movies about King, actress
Dorothy Dandridge, boxer Jack Johnson and singer Tina Turner.
(snip)
A neo nazis idea of good humor. That doesn't mean you blame
the whole store or chain. Wal Mart isn't racist - it's an equal
opportunity anti-union, anti-decent-wage entity.
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| User: "" |
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| Title: Re: Racist Wal-Mart calls Martin Luther King an APE |
06 Jan 2006 04:25:54 PM |
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Walmart isn't racist, they treat everyone like niggers.
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| User: "James Of Tucson" |
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| Title: Re: Racist Wal-Mart calls Martin Luther King an APE |
06 Jan 2006 12:34:05 PM |
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Sounds like a prank to me.
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| User: "" |
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| Title: Re: Racist Wal-Mart calls Martin Luther King an APE |
06 Jan 2006 12:30:55 PM |
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laura bush - VEHICULAR HOMICIDE wrote:
http://www.nydailynews.com/front/story/380572p-323077c.html
Wal-Mart monkey biz
And yet some time back you were singing praises regarding wal-mart,
hypocrite.
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| User: "George Harrison" |
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| Title: Re: Racist Wal-Mart calls Martin Luther King an APE |
06 Jan 2006 01:47:48 PM |
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laura bush - VEHICULAR HOMICIDE wrote:
http://www.nydailynews.com/front/story/380572p-323077c.html
Wal-Mart monkey biz
Site ties 'Apes' flick to films about blacks
By TRACY CONNOR
Wal-Mart stirred outrage yesterday when its Web site suggested that
shoppers who wanted to buy a "Planet of the Apes" DVD would be
interested in biopics of famous black Americans like Martin Luther
King Jr.
The giant retailer blamed a computer glitch for the "offensive"
recommendations - and said it was overhauling its online operations
until a fix could be made.
"We are heartsick that this happened and are currently doing
everything possible to correct the problem," Wal-Mart spokeswoman Mona
Williams said. "We are deeply sorry that this happened."
When visitors to Walmart.com plug in the name of a movie they want,
the site also pulls up the name of several other "similar items" they
might like.
For instance, a shopper who enters "Million Dollar Baby" is offered
other 2004 hits like "The Aviator" and "Ray."
But in the case of "Planet of the Apes," consumers who clicked on the
DVD of the original TV series - a cult classic in which the Earth is
ruled by gorillas - were routed to four movies about King, actress
Dorothy Dandridge, boxer Jack Johnson and singer Tina Turner.
(snip)
We have another Bill Bennett.
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