"Please Notice, No Colors Allowed. Thank You."
- By Tracy Ames
- Published August 24, 2009
Tracy Ames
Mrs. Ames is an international bestselling author of interracial erotic fiction and a former columnist for several newsletters and magazines.
A native of the San Francisco Bay Area, Tracy currently split time between CT & New York City with her husband, children and a host of pets.
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Okay, comment if you like because I'm speechless.....Peace!

In Lake Wylie, S.C., a sign at a local bar has gotten quite a bit of attention. The sign read: "Please notice, no colors allowed. Thank you."
A local resident says, "Whether you are white, black, Asian, Hispanic -- it doesn't matter what race you are, just reading that sign you should be offended by it." Bo Legg, the bar's co-owner, however, contends that some people's reactions, including members of the NAACP, is mistaken,"We welcome people from all walks. That sign has nothing to do with skin color."
"Colors," according to Legg, refers to "motorcycle gangs, [where] each gang has a color or a patch, and most gangs would be willing to fight to the death to defend it." Legg tells the Charlotte Observer, "If you're not here to get along and have a good time, I don't want you here."
Interestingly enough, my initial thought was that "colors" was referring to gangs. If it had said "colored," I would have thought it was referring to people. Given the way the sign was phrased -- and some people's issues with grammar -- though, I can see how some would misinterpret the sign. These days, people are quite open about their opinions. If the store owner really didn't want other races in his business, I think he would have said as much.
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In Lake Wylie, S.C., a sign at a local bar has gotten quite a bit of attention. The sign read: "Please notice, no colors allowed. Thank you."
A local resident says, "Whether you are white, black, Asian, Hispanic -- it doesn't matter what race you are, just reading that sign you should be offended by it." Bo Legg, the bar's co-owner, however, contends that some people's reactions, including members of the NAACP, is mistaken,"We welcome people from all walks. That sign has nothing to do with skin color."
"Colors," according to Legg, refers to "motorcycle gangs, [where] each gang has a color or a patch, and most gangs would be willing to fight to the death to defend it." Legg tells the Charlotte Observer, "If you're not here to get along and have a good time, I don't want you here."
Interestingly enough, my initial thought was that "colors" was referring to gangs. If it had said "colored," I would have thought it was referring to people. Given the way the sign was phrased -- and some people's issues with grammar -- though, I can see how some would misinterpret the sign. These days, people are quite open about their opinions. If the store owner really didn't want other races in his business, I think he would have said as much.
To read more of the story, click here!
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7 Responses to ""Please Notice, No Colors Allowed. Thank You."" 
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said this on 25 Aug 2009 9:09:47 PM CDT
Actually I thought maybe he had a problem with colors and wanted everyone to wear black or white. I didn't think of race or gangs.
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said this on 25 Aug 2009 10:41:05 PM CDT
Roslyn, you are so funny! That bar would look like a group of mimes, lol. Not attractive.
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said this on 25 Aug 2009 4:16:14 PM CDT
I can just imagine Al Sharpton and Jessie Jackson showing up only to realize there really isn't anything they can do this time...
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said this on 25 Aug 2009 4:21:06 PM CDT
LOL! So you get it! Goodness, we've been dying laughing over here. Stand down everyone, there's nothing to see here.
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said this on 25 Aug 2009 8:32:12 AM CDT
I had the same initial thought as you Tracy. I read "colors" not "colored", so I read it as particular gang colors. But yet as many that would read it as you & I have, would read it as a racist display.
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said this on 25 Aug 2009 11:56:44 AM CDT
I know! When I first saw the sign I was taken aback, ready to pull out my NAACP memebership card and cash in some chips for the cause but upon further reading, I understood its meaning. ***putting card away slowly***
The sign does come off as a racist display. I think they should change the wording just a bit. |
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said this on 26 Aug 2009 5:43:24 AM CDT
well this bar miss to read the last storie from here, about a roadstorie with a mix couple riding their bike across usa...
anyway the marketing always blind if it can help to have customers, maybe the ambivalent motivation of this bar owner... well sisters from anywhere would you be blush to come with me...in this bar to drink a beer! : friendly yours of course! |
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