«Breaking News» Jewelry store comes under fire for 'racist' billboard of man proposing to woman on football field

A jewelry store in Massachusetts has come under fire after owners posted a billboard of a white man proposing to a white woman on a football field.

Garieri Jewelers in Sturbridge had the billboard set up along Route 20 on Saturday. 

The ad reads: 'If you're going to take a knee this season, please have a ring in your hand!'  

Store owner Scott Garieri claimed that the billboard was supposed to be a witty 'play on words.'

The ad reads: 'If you're going to take a knee this season, please have a ring in your hand!'

'The way that the football season was, everyone had a thing about taking the knee,' he explained to the Washington Post.

Garieri and his daughter, store manager Alexander, came up with what they believed was the 'catchy' advertisement. 

Store owner Scott Garieri claimed that the billboard was supposed to be a witty 'play on words'

The store owner claims that reactions were positive at first. But a furious driver snapped a photo of the billboard and posted it on Facebook, calling out the ad for 'being racist.' 

'We want to sell engagement rings. We're selling love, not hate,' Alexandria explained to the publication. 'We were never wanting to be offensive, it was always meant to be satirical.' 

The owner's tone on social media was different, however, with him calling out 'liberal' 'cry babies' and telling them that they wouldn't have a platform if it wasn't for 'veterans'.

'Lol didn't take long for the liberals to put our billboard under attack... here we go again,' the conservative Patriots fan said on Facebook. 

He later stated: 'As many of you may have seen our Billboard is under attack for being racist. Garieri Jewelers will ALWAYS stand on the side of our veterans. Even though this was not meant to offend anyone I feel I'm being pushed and if it weren't for our veterans theses cry babies wouldn't have a forum. God Bless America.'

'We want to sell engagement rings. We're selling love, not hate,' daughter Alexandria said. 'We were never wanting to be offensive, it was always meant to be satirical'

The owner's tune on social media was different, however, with him calling out 'liberal' 'cry babies' and telling them that they wouldn't have a platform if it wasn't for 'veterans'

Colin Kaepernick began kneeling during the national anthem to protest police brutality and racial inequality that people of color face. The activist actually met with United States Army veteran and former Seahawks player Nate Boyer, who recommended that the player kneel for his protest.

'I wanted him to stand and he had pledged to sit during the anthem, but we found middle ground,' Boyer explained in a piece he wrote for NBC News. 'Colin would take a knee, making his statement about police brutality while also respecting the men and women who fought and died for what our flag is supposed to represent.' 

Colin Kaepernick met with United States Army veteran and former Seahawks player Nate Boyer in 2016, who recommended that he kneel for his protest

The issues of racial justice and police brutality did not appear to be concerns of Garieri when making the ad, however. 

He insists that the billboard was meant as an 'affordable' tactic to bring in business. 

'We're a country store, we just try to do advertising in a way that's affordable and brings in traffic,' he said.  

And business may have taken a hit, as many online have rated the business with one star online.

‎Nancy Petriello Barile‎ wrote: 'I am ashamed that a Massachusetts retail establishment would be so hateful and would take a jab at an American’s constitutional right to dissent. Shame on you, and may your business lose customers for this embarrassing display.'

Irate commenters have threatened to vomit on jewelry showcases and urinate on the nearby sidewalks. 

Someone allegedly even went as far as to post: 'Alexandria why don't you just kill yourself?'  

Since then, many have come forward to give their support to the man and his business.

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Main photo article A jewelry store in Massachusetts has come under fire after owners posted a billboard of a white man proposing to a white woman on a football field.
Garieri Jewelers in Sturbridge had the billboard set up along Route 20 on Saturday. 
The ad reads: ‘If you’re going to take a knee this ...

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