The Chia Pet grows *hair* that on the Obama version looked like an Afro. When Walgreens dropped it, it was due to complaints that it was racially insensitive. Do you think so? Aftos are normal, are they not? As pointed out in the article, he did have one when younger, so what is the issue?
Here is the link to an image:
http://weblogs.baltimoresun.com/features/mutts/blog/2009/04/obama_chia_pet.html
I was going to purchase one actually. I figured somewhere down the line, someone would buy it from me on Ebay. I missed my opportunity, darn it.
CVS drops Obama Chia pets
Walgreens stopped selling the terra cotta heads in April
Daarel Burnett II
October 8, 2009
CVS/Pharmacy said this week that it won't be selling the popular Chia pets depicting President Barack Obama anymore, becoming the second major franchise to drop the product.
Joe Pedott, the owner of the Chia franchise, said he's baffled by the drugstore chain's decision.
Walgreens removed the terra cotta heads in April after some complained that the product was racially insensitive. The issue made the round of blogs, talk radio and TV over the summer.
Walgreens' decision cost him millions of dollars, Pedott said. Nevertheless, the product's popularity has consistently grown -- especially after the controversy, he said.
"I can't think of any reason a store like CVS would want to stop selling it," he said Wednesday.
A CVS spokesman wouldn't give a specific reason for pulling the product. Pedott said his idea for the product was inspired by consumer demand. He said he has not received any complaints from African-Americans and even touts a picture of him handing the product to Obama in May.
"If the consumer wants it, what's the problem?" he said. "You're giving him an Afro. If you don't want it, cut it off. He had an Afro when he was younger."
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/chi-talk-cvs-chia-obama-08-oct08,0,4257635.story
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