CU Pulls Offending Ad

BIDDEFORD, Me. – People’s Choice CU withdrew an ad from the local newspaper after the Anti-Defamation League complained that it evoked an anti-Semitic characterization. The ad, a wanted poster for what the credit union calls ‘The Fee Bandit,’ shows a figure with the distinct characteristics of an Orthodex Jewish man, dressed all in black, with long black hair and a black hat. Credit union officials apologized and agreed to pull the ad, which they said was meant to portray an evil banker from the wild west

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