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Panich52

(5,829 posts) Wed Aug 5, 2015, 10:09 AM Aug 2015

Klan man wears FUBU shoes to pro-Confederate flag rally in Georgia

Very short text, so I won't post direct link f/ video...

Daily Kos

FUBU is an "urban streetwear label known for their following among rap artists". FUBU stands for "For Us By Us" and was extremely popular in the mid-1990's and early 2000s.

George Chidi's from Neon Flag was interviewing a pro-Confederate flag supporter, who also happened to be carrying a hat with a KKK symbol, and noticed the man was wearing FUBU shoes. Hilarity ensues:

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http://www.dailykos.com/story/2015/08/03/1408495/-Klan-man-wears-FUBU-shoes-to-pro-Confederate-flag-rally-in-Georgia

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Klan man wears FUBU shoes to pro-Confederate flag rally in Georgia (Original Post) Panich52 Aug 2015 OP

Well, FWIW Blue_Tires Aug 2015 #1

No way he bought them new Lee-Lee Aug 2015 #2

I'd love to DNA test them all to show them how thin their skin color is. Sunlei Aug 2015 #3

Blue_Tires

(55,445 posts)

1. Well, FWIW

Reply to Panich52 (Original post)

Wed Aug 5, 2015, 11:27 AM

Aug 2015

Every stitch of clothing on him was almost certainly put together by a dark-skinned Latino or Asian somewhere...

Lee-Lee

(6,324 posts)

2. No way he bought them new

Reply to Panich52 (Original post)

Wed Aug 5, 2015, 12:16 PM

Aug 2015

So odds are they are a Goodwill purchase- quite literally showed up at Klan Rally in shoes he was only able to afford because some (most likely) black family didn't want them anymore and donated them.

Sunlei

(22,651 posts)

3. I'd love to DNA test them all to show them how thin their skin color is.

Reply to Panich52 (Original post)

Wed Aug 5, 2015, 12:54 PM

Aug 2015

give the bigot a break, he has bad feet karma and those are comfortable shoes.

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