We've just learned by way of
Inside the CBC that the
CBC
Shop has renamed our Castro hat after receiving a complaint from Montreal resident
Bryan
Clark who wrote asking that the product be removed from shelves:
"How can the CBC in good conscience, as our taxpayer-funded
"neutral" broadcaster, offer up such a symbol of communist oppression?" he
wrote. "[The Cap] is a "loaded" symbol of a ruthless, murdering dictator."
A shop representative responded to Clark's concern pointing
out that this is a widely accepted term for this style of hat, used by
retailers all over North America, but this
apparently is exactly what a
sneaky commie would say. Unsatisfied with this answer,
Clark took his complaint to
Canada Free Press,
which used this opportunity to take the "
Communist Broadcasting Corporation" to
task for our apparent love of
Castro and communism.
If I were to re-name the cap, I probably would have called
it the "
Radio 3 Freedom Hat", but hey... I'm not in marketing, so what do I know?
What do you think we should call it? If we decide to run with your suggestion,
there's a satellite radio - and of course a hat - in it for you.
(Please note that CBC Radio 3 does not endorse Fidel Castro, communism, nor dictatorships, and we certainly would never give him one of our rad hats. No hat for you Fidel!)
Update: May Is Pinko Leftie Month at the Ceeb!
