That's Offensive!

     All over the country, Black Friday is a very busy day for many Americans. In support of the well-recognized shopping day, two friends and I decided to shop in Chicago in pursuit of excellent deals. I bought a new pair of Converse shoes, but besides that, we did not get much else, (for the most part). As we were walking toward Michigan Avenue, a very well-known shopping street in the city, we saw something that stopped us in our tracks. A woman and a man were standing next to a table-like-structure that displayed pictures of President Obama with an Adolf Hitler mustache. Immediately, as Jews, my friends and I were highly offended and we informed the people at the table that their picture was extremely offensive.
     Noticing quickly that they were not going to take down their posters, my friends and I made a quick stop at the Staples store down the street. We purchased two white poster boards and a black marker. Then we wrote "That is Offensive" on the poster boards with arrows pointing toward the Obama posters. For the next three hours, we all stood right next to the opposing table as we shouted, "That's Offensive". As a subtle joke, we even handed out blank sheets of notebook paper that had a list of the similarities between Obama and Hitler.
     Many pedestrians took pictures of us, cheered us on, and thanked us for sticking up for what we felt was right. We even got three more teenagers to go to staples to buy their own poster boards. It was a warming feeling to stick up for my morals instantly, and to spontaneously take a stand on something that we thought was clearly offensive. Even though the "offensive" images and table were never taken down, I am proud that we were able to make their message even less effective. The feeling of instant and spontaneous protest is a comforting feeling, and even though it can sometimes be annoying, I am grateful for the free speech that we have in America. If it weren't for free speech, we wouldn't all be pushed to stick up for what we believe to be just, and the world would not be the same today.