Story out of Sheridan, Indiana:
A golf cart parade float in Sheridan, Indiana, has everyone asking where the line is between independent free speech, offensiveness and racism.
The photo shows a golf cart decorated with Donald Trump presidential campaign signs and American flags. On one end of the vehicle is a motif of a lion with the words "African lion" on a sign underneath it. At the other end is an effigy of President Barack Obama waving, placed on top of a bucket (or toilet) that says "Royal Flush" with the words "Lying-African."
Driving the golf cart was Donald Christy, who's defending his actions.
"I’m not politically correct here. He’s an African. He’s told several lies to this country and people," Christy maintained.
Christy says he was just trying to demonstrate his independence when he joined Sheridan’s Fourth of July parade. He says he didn't intend to make an offensive or racist statement. Cont.
"I'm not a Democrat. I'm not a Republican," Christy told IndyStar. "I'm a patriot."
Christy wore a prison jumpsuit and a blonde wig while driving a golf cart through the parade. The cart's roof displayed signs in support of Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump. On the front was the head of a stuffed animal with a sign reading "African Lion." On the back, a doll with an Obama mask was propped in a toilet with a sign reading "Lying African." Cont.
Story from - WTHR/INDYSTAR
Image from - WTHR/Facebook
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