A recently released music video for "Popular Demand" by the Clipse featured the awning of the Obama Fried Chicken joint in Brownsville, Brooklyn. But in comparing versions of the video airing on MTV and elsewhere, it looks like the TV channel completely erased the restaurant's name from the awning in the video's opening shot.
Back in April, City Councilman Charles Barron led a protest outside the location with citizens "outraged by [the] racist connection to Barack Obama and fried chicken."
The restaurant manager fired back and said it was a tribute to the president, noting four out of five customers support the name.
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