Courts: In a federal case filed today, the NAACP civil rights group accuses the jelly bean industry of fostering a negative racial subtext that disproportionately misrepresents black jelly beans and hurts black Americans.

Friday 5th of June 2015
Long Beach, CA — Courts: In a federal case filed today, the NAACP civil rights group accuses the jelly bean industry of fostering a negative racial subtext that disproportionately misrepresents black jelly beans and hurts black Americans. This event undoubtedly comes at the worst time possible with a microscope on America as the world watches the recent friction for the fight of equality amongst America's native black African Americans.

The National Assn. for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP), the country's oldest and largest civil rights group, through their newly elected media representative Jermain Abdulla Semelenachan Bahrain, on Friday stated that "The black jelly bean, in any assortment you may purchase, are few and far between" he went on to say ".. and when you do find a black jellybean, it is the worst tasting of all the flavors" FULL STORY


So what do you guys think? Are we now going to have more black jelly beans? Are they going to change the flavor? Is this even legal?

http://blogs.luc.edu/artsalive/files...jellybeans.jpg

Originally Posted by Bladewire (Post 20491264) Courts: In a federal case filed today, the NAACP civil rights group accuses the jelly bean industry of fostering a negative racial subtext that disproportionately misrepresents black jelly beans and hurts black Americans. Friday 5th of June 2015 Long Beach, CA ? Courts: In a federal case filed today, the NAACP civil rights group accuses the jelly bean industry of fostering a negative racial subtext that disproportionately misrepresents black jelly beans and hurts black Americans. This event undoubtedly comes at the worst time possible with a microscope on America as the world watches the recent friction for the fight of equality amongst America's native black African Americans. The National Assn. for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP), the country's oldest and largest civil rights group, through their newly elected media representative Jermain Abdulla Semelenachan Bahrain, on Friday stated that "The black jelly bean, in any assortment you may purchase, are few and far between" he went on to say ".. and when you do find a black jellybean, it is the worst tasting of all the flavors" FULL STORY So what do you guys think? Are we now going to have more black jelly beans? Are they going to change the flavor? Is this even legal? http://blogs.luc.edu/artsalive/files...jellybeans.jpg

Originally Posted by HappyTugger (Post 20491275) Damn....

Originally Posted by L-Pink (Post 20491423) What's their stance on Brazil nuts?