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Gift Idea of the Year: Ghetto Baskets?

// July 16th, 2009 // DVs Observations

Not sure what to get a loved one for their birthday… six months late? Or maybe you’re clueless as to what you should get when your friend receives confirmation an NBA player is the father of her baby? How about a Ghetto Basket because, really, what else do you get on those occasions? And also these occasions mentioned on the website – “You just found out the baby isn’t yours, A loved one was recently released from prison, The tornado didn’t blow your trailer away, Mom found her tooth, You just got your GED, Arbor Day.” And, if you’re wondering what exactly comes in a Ghetto Basket, check out the contents, which is run-of-the-mill items in the hood.

Anyway, you tell me… is this racist? It has to be at least stereotypical, right? No, no, no, you can’t accuse the company of that! Why? No pictures of Black or Latino characters at all on the site. Way to play it safe, buddies. Not ghetto stylo at all. Still, you gave me a laugh with this dumb product, so I’ll promote this stupid product that costs nearly $40 when you can get all the contents for easily less than half of that. Or, you can keep really ghetto and steal all of the contents.

Keep it real, son!