Word: posterized
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...poster, which depicts seven small black figures carrying over-sized watermelons and eggplants on their heads through a field, hung in the serving area of the dining hall, immediately opposite the hot entree line...
According to Mellody R. Hayes '99, who issued the complaint, the poster was blatantly offensive...
...poster was racist," said Hayes, who is black. "It was building on stereotypes of black people enjoying watermelon...
After Hayes' initial complaint, employeesremoved the poster for the lunch hour. It wasreplaced in the early afternoon and then removedpermanently around...
...many students said they had never noticedthe colorful poster before it was removed...