NYC bagel shop forced to remove cartoon mascot after influencer calls it ‘blackface’
This shop’s toasted. A Harlem bagel shop was forced to remove a cardboard cutout of its cartoon mascot after a viral TikTok video called it a “blackface owner.” Bo’s Bagels on West 116th Street displayed a larger-than-life cutout of a sunglasses-wearing bagel to advertise the spot’s fresh goods – until threats and harassment from the...
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