SOUTH NYACK, NY — A set of painted pumpkins arranged at the front door of South Nyack law firm Feerick Nugent MacCartney set off a chain of apologies from the firm and from Bed, Bath and Beyond after someone complained that the gourds were offensive, according to news reports.
The jack-o-lanterns were painted black with eyes and smiles outlined in white. Someone who was offended said the paint job looked like blackface. News 12 reached out to both the law firm and the store. Both removed the pumpkins from display.
Nyack NAACP Director Wilbur Aldridge told News 12 the pumpkins were very insensitive.
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