When asked about the suit, NAARP spokesman bad, bad Leroy Brown replied "These ads are clearly offensive to any self-respecting
African American. I'll be the first to admit that our organization is really nothing more than a racist shake-down front for
Jesse Jackson and Al Sharkton. But this commercial is simply beyond the pale, bitch!"
UPS spokesman Michael ('Whitey') Whitebottom (esquire) responded to the criticism with this statement: "Hey, homeboy,
we are 'down' with the nig.. um, I mean 'African American' community. This ad is just more proof that we're 'hip' to the whole
inner-city gangsta homey thug pimp movement which is all the rage in advertising. Rather than employ and promote
actual African Americans, we have determined that it's more efficient to go with this obnoxious and ineffective ad campaign
and repeatedly run the commercials during the NFL, NBA and UPN where the homies can see them."
News of the lawsuit quickly spread throughout the transportation industry, prompting trucking giant Yellow Freight to
shelve its new Charlie Chan themed commercials (called "Ship with Yellow"). "Like UPS, we just wanted people to remember us
by drawing a parallel between a racially offensive ethnic stereotype and the 'color' of our company," said Yellow's CFO. "Now
those ads will have to be put on hold (for now)."
