Merry Christmas... From the KKK?

Posted by Brian Fairbanks

 

What does that look like to you?

You wouldn't be the first to say: "burning cross." However, as Gizmodo points out, it's actually a 210-LED light holiday cross from the American Family Association and not at all affiliated with the KKK. Not at all...

As the season for joy nears, people are already getting ready for their Xmas lighting decoration. And if you are a store manager at the American Family Association, that means a burning cross in your doorstep. Because nothing says "Let's celebrate Jesus' birthday" better than the symbol of his dead in glowing LED glory, 210 of them. [Gizmodo]

Who the hell came up with this? Doesn't the AFA focus group all their new products? Wait, never mind... the problem is that they probably did market test this cross and it was give the A-OK by Middle Americans...

More scariness here.

 

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Comments

drkate08 said:

So, how did the burning of a religious symbol (from a religion that they PURPORT to follow) come to be tied to the KKK and stand for terror and bigotry? What's the symbolism, exactly (aside from you burning your god to death amongst my crabgrass)? Anyone have an answer?

November 19, 2008 3:57 PM

About Brian Fairbanks

Brian Fairbanks, the Senior National Political Correspondent for Nerve, is a filmmaker living in Brooklyn or New Orleans, depending on the season. He is a heavily-armed advocate of gun control.

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