New York Protests Over Cake Design, New York Bakery Facing Backlash Over MAGA Cake
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New York Protests Over Cake Design, New York Bakery Facing Backlash Over MAGA Cake
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A protest is a statement or action expressing disapproval of or objection to something, but what if that something is a piece of cake?
The same country where Martin Luther King's delivered the historic "I Have a Dream" speech during August 1963 rally to promote racial equality, is protesting over shape, size and color of pastry and cakes.
A protest was held outside of a New York bakery Thursday over a MAGA hat cake.
Coccadotts Cake Shop in Albany put a picture on its social media of a custom order cake baked into the shape of a red “Make American Great Again” hat.
The cake set off a wave of backlash when it was posted in late July. Though it was quickly deleted after the negative response, protestors from the Black Lives Matter movement and those supporting the MAGA cake faced off in front of the bakery on Aug. 13.
Bakery owner Rachel Dott said “After putting up the photo, we ended up shutting down our social media platform,” she said. “We received threats: ‘We’re going to burn down’ the bakery.'”
However, within the community, Dott said the bakery has seen an outpouring of support and has been inundated with cake orders – many of which are for the MAGA cake design.
“We don’t say no to anyone,” Dott responded when asked if the bakery was still honoring the design.
“We’ve made rainbow cakes. The Black Lives Matter group ordered a cake," she added.
According to Dott, and the Times Union outlet, protestors alleged the bakery had ties to the far-right Proud Boys group. She claimed that is untrue.
The Black Lives Matter protesters, who also alleged a member of the Cocca family was sympathetic to the right-wing group known as the Proud Boys, were equipped with bullhorns but they were greatly outnumbered by anti-protesters who waved American flags and encouraged passing vehicles to honk in support. There were more than 125 people outside the bakery.
Colony’s police officers stood between the two groups keeping them separated as much as ...
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A protest is a statement or action expressing disapproval of or objection to something, but what if that something is a piece of cake?
The same country where Martin Luther King's delivered the historic "I Have a Dream" speech during August 1963 rally to promote racial equality, is protesting over shape, size and color of pastry and cakes.
A protest was held outside of a New York bakery Thursday over a MAGA hat cake.
Coccadotts Cake Shop in Albany put a picture on its social media of a custom order cake baked into the shape of a red “Make American Great Again” hat.
The cake set off a wave of backlash when it was posted in late July. Though it was quickly deleted after the negative response, protestors from the Black Lives Matter movement and those supporting the MAGA cake faced off in front of the bakery on Aug. 13.
Bakery owner Rachel Dott said “After putting up the photo, we ended up shutting down our social media platform,” she said. “We received threats: ‘We’re going to burn down’ the bakery.'”
However, within the community, Dott said the bakery has seen an outpouring of support and has been inundated with cake orders – many of which are for the MAGA cake design.
“We don’t say no to anyone,” Dott responded when asked if the bakery was still honoring the design.
“We’ve made rainbow cakes. The Black Lives Matter group ordered a cake," she added.
According to Dott, and the Times Union outlet, protestors alleged the bakery had ties to the far-right Proud Boys group. She claimed that is untrue.
The Black Lives Matter protesters, who also alleged a member of the Cocca family was sympathetic to the right-wing group known as the Proud Boys, were equipped with bullhorns but they were greatly outnumbered by anti-protesters who waved American flags and encouraged passing vehicles to honk in support. There were more than 125 people outside the bakery.
Colony’s police officers stood between the two groups keeping them separated as much as ...