Isn't the point of Halloween decorations (if not the entire "holiday" itself) to display and glorify things that generally offensive? Murdering psycopaths, mutilated bodies, decaying corpses, satanic/evil images are all things that most people find unpleasant.
So, do I see racism in this story.
You bet.
According to the article:
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As a result of the complaints, the Mounajed and Cervero on Sunday applied some white paint to the dummy's head.........The two women instead agreed to remove the figure from the noose and incorporate it into the general Halloween display, sitting on the house steps with a knife through the heart.
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So this means that the preacher and the "black community leaders" are OK with the depictions of a murdered human, but the depictions of a murdered [b]black[/i] human are blatantly offensive and somehow more important than some ol' white guy takin' a knife to the gut.
Sounds like racism to me.