O M G - Surf Shop: 20% Off Black Merchandise for MLK Day

When you think of your prototypical "surfer dude", you generally don't think "brain surgeon".

"...when the country is celebrating the birthday of, arguably, the most influential civil-rights activist, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., boasting a sale with "20% Off All Black Products" is about as bad an idea as bad ideas go."

...Putting the head of Dr. King on the body of a surfer wearing a wetsuit to promote a MLK Day sale is worthy of a giggle. People like a well-Photoshopped gag. But the rest is pretty damn inexcusable. The culprit? Thalia Surf Shop in Laguna Beach.

I mean, Duuuuuuuuuuuuuude!

Update:

...what were they thinking?
"Buy one, get one FREE AT LAST!"

-Mrs. Crankipants

A tip of the hat to Mrs. Crankipants.

"Our Nation's Greatest 'Drum Major for Justice' - the Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr."

In perhaps the most bizarre turn of phrase meant to honor Dr. King since his birth, Attorney General Eric Holder referred to MLK, Jr. as 'our nation's greatest "drum major for justice".'







Drum major for justice? I guess all the good metaphors were taken.

Quote du jour

Our scientific power has outrun our spiritual power. We have guided missiles and misguided men.

- Martin Luther King, Jr.