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http://gawker.com/5978355/the-naacp-pre ... ghts-issue

The AP reported todaythat both the NAACP and the Hispanic Federation have joined the American Beverage Association's lawsuit against Bloomberg's proposal to limit sodas to 16 ounces in the city. They have joinedon the side of the beverage industry, to be clear, which should be disconcerting to anyone under the impression that the NAACP still operates as a righteous group of crusading outsiders dedicated to justice, as they did during the civil rights era.

And why do these alleged civil rights organizations feel strongly enough about soda size, of all things, to call out their lawyers? Because "minority-owned delis and corner stores will end up at a disadvantage compared to grocery chains." The difficulties involved in restocking the shelves at your corner bodega are more important than the entire obesity issue in the black and Latino communities, by this pretend logic.

Just to clarify, actual purple drank is cough syrup mixed with Sprite with a Jolly Rancher thrown in.

And here I thought it was just Welch's grape soda. Still, it's got Sprite in it.

NAACP = National Association for the Aggravation of Caucasian People :wizard: