The bumper sticker reads, "Don't Re-Nig in 2012." And in smaller print below, "Stop repeat offenders. Don't' reelect Obama!" The sticker also features an image of the Obama campaign logo crossed out.
Several viewers have claimed the image has been digitally altered. After all, it seems shocking that someone would proudly display an openly racist image on their vehicle in 2012. So, is the image authentic?
In short, yes.
It's still unclear is the image of the vehicle has been altered in any way, but a website called "Stumpy's Stickers" offers the bumper sticker for sale for $3. And as The Root points out, the site also several other racially insensitive items for sale as well. The urban myth debunking site Snopes says it cannot yet determine the origins of the photo, but also points out the availability of other similar t-shirts and bumper stickers.
There is even an eponymous "Dontre-nig.com" website that appears to have crashed. Going to the page brings up a "Bandwith Limit Exceeded" warning message. I checked the domain registration service site WHOIS, which listed the site as belonging to an anonymous owner who purchased the URL through the company DomainsByProxy.com, based in Scottsdale, Arizona. The company specializes in keeping the names of Internet domain owners private.
And as one astute Facebook reader pointed out, the bumper sticker is not only offensive, it's pretty dumb. After all, if you take the top message at its literal meaning, to not renege in 2012, would mean to in fact re-elect President Obama.
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Don't even try to go to the website for a day or so to order your own sticker. Motherfucker is overloaded.
Good comment from the yahoo link that you got this story from:
ReplyDeleteThis actually isn't surprising at all. This election has become all about race, gender, and religion. Trying to divide a country that has every reason to be instead united.
It's gonna get ugly and I think that's what they want.
The site Stumpy;s Stickers appears to have been taken down. I guess if it offends you kill it is the approach. Oh well I am sure there are other places.
ReplyDeleteI like the tie in with the Benilli sticker.
ReplyDeleteBenelli....need another whikky.
ReplyDeleteSites down, man, I bet that was good for business. Nothing like a little free advertising.
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