Is this finally the smoking gun that leftist 20 percenters have been looking for to prove their assertion that tea partiers' primary objective is to see all black Americans hanging from a tree? Impossible to tell, but one thing's for sure:One Brooklyn homeowner has taken Halloween horror to the extreme this year with a freakish scarecrow -- complete with a black face and mysterious white hands -- hanging from a tree by a noose (pictures above and below). And the neighborhood's none too happy (links at bottom).
"This is not a trick or treat," exclaimed local city councilman Charles Barron, who says the sick display conjures of images of black lynchings from the past: "The scarecrow is offensive and reprehensible not only to the black community, but to all those who have a history of persecution or have been victimized by lynch mobs."
But other locals are defending the monstrosity, saying that all the rage is an "overreaction" and pointing out that the same scarecrow has been hung out on that tree for the past six Halloweens without any objections. "It's part of the Halloween spirit," crowed local woman Nicole Clemente.Meantime the homeowner (political affiliation unknown) is apparently staying mum on the whole situation, while cops yanked down the twisted effigy on their own, saying the homeowner's tree "is considered city property."
Regardless of any racial motives (or lack thereof) here, I've got a quick suggestion for Halloween decorators everywhere: If you're going to put a scarecrow out there, make it look like a damn scarecrow and not a human being. And for God sakes, don't hang the damn thing by a noose from a freakin' tree! You know, pulling off your Halloween decorations without creating an international incident ain't exactly rocket science over here.
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