Would you like to buy a "Drunken Negro Face" cookie?!? Well, you CAN - right here in one of the (supposedly) most liberal and enlightened places on the planet. Our local Fox 5 TV station did a "Shame, Shame, Shame!" segment last night regarding the Lafayette French Pastry shop - which is an institution in Greenwich Village, one of the (supposedly) most liberal and enlightened neighborhoods in the city.
Ted Kefalinos, the owner of the bakery, reported told customers he made the cookies in honor of President Obama's inauguration. And he allegedly didn't always use the word "negro", if you smell what I'm stepping in. Kefalinos reportedly also told customers that Obama "will get what's coming to him - like Lincoln". These customers alerted Fox 5 News.
Even when confronted by the famed Fox 5 "Shame Shame Shame" reporter - Arnold Diaz - Kefalinos didn't dial back his rhetoric much. The owner claimed there was nothing racist or objectionable about "Drunken Negro Face" cookies, which is how he referred to them on-camera. He also stated that no one complained when he made "Dead Geese" cookies after the recent US Airways crash.
Keep it classy, Asshat. Read a short piece regarding this story on Arnold Diaz's blog HERE.
Ted Kefalinos, the owner of the bakery, reported told customers he made the cookies in honor of President Obama's inauguration. And he allegedly didn't always use the word "negro", if you smell what I'm stepping in. Kefalinos reportedly also told customers that Obama "will get what's coming to him - like Lincoln". These customers alerted Fox 5 News.
Even when confronted by the famed Fox 5 "Shame Shame Shame" reporter - Arnold Diaz - Kefalinos didn't dial back his rhetoric much. The owner claimed there was nothing racist or objectionable about "Drunken Negro Face" cookies, which is how he referred to them on-camera. He also stated that no one complained when he made "Dead Geese" cookies after the recent US Airways crash.
Keep it classy, Asshat. Read a short piece regarding this story on Arnold Diaz's blog HERE.