Thursday, April 19, 2007

Sofa Company Creates New Color ?

The article below describes how a family bought some
furniture and when it arrived the black couples young
daughter found an unusual tag describing the color of the
furniture. Read the article below and then offer up your
opinion on this sad turn of events


A black family living in Ontario, Canada had to do a double take at the label accompanying the arrival of their new chocolate-colored furniture.
Doris Moore and her husband, Douglas, had purchased a sofa, loveseat and chair in dark brown leather earlier this month from Vanaik Furniture and Mattress store. Upon its delivery, the couple’s 7-year-old daughter Olivia read the label and asked: “Mommy, what is nig…ger brown?”

“I went over and just couldn't believe my eyes," Moore told the Toronto Star, stating each furniture piece had the description “nigger brown” attached to the woven protective covering wrapped around the furniture. "In this day and age, that's totally unacceptable."
After explaining the ugly history of the N-word to their daughter, the couple called the furniture store on three separate occasions, but never received a return call.





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