The
owners of an Ocala, Florida, ice cream shop want to assure locals their
white-hooded ice cream cone mascot is in no way associated with the Ku
Klux Klan. Jose Cantres, co-owner of Ice Cream Family Corner and
Sandwiches, said he and other workers have heard through word of mouth
and on Facebook that some passersby believe their costumed mascot, a
vanilla ice cream cone, resembles a KKK member in the group’s signature
robes. Manager Liza Diaz said an employee at the bank where she does
business told her a co-worker was so frightened by the white dollop
patrolling the street corner that she called her husband crying and
refused to drive through the intersection. “We’re a friendly
environment, family-oriented,” Diaz said. “We’re not (racist). We’re
very friendly, very religious.”
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