The John Locke Foundation is catching some heat after a blogger posted a picture of President Obama that's not setting well with the public.
According to WRAL, the blogger who posted it, Tara Servatius, is also being asked why she illustrated a story on President Obama's position on North Carolina's proposed marriage amendment with an altered image of Obama in chains and high heels with a bucket of fried chicken.
News reports state that Servatius posted a story, as part of "Meck Deck", on Monday stating that the president took a public position against the amendment to boost his chances of winning North Carolina in November. The controversial picture appeared with that story.
The NC NAACP President Rev. William Barber released this statement about the picture: "We at the NC NAACP have learned of the disgusting picture of our President on the John Locke Foundation blog and website. What we have seen so far has both racist and homophobic overtones, both of which are contrary to the fundamentals of our democracy. It's outrageous and it shows the kind of racialized, mean-spirited and divisive political attitudes that still exist in the South.
"On Thursday we will demand to know who authorized and developed such a racist and bigoted portrayal to be placed on the site of an organization that seeks to have so much influence into the shaping of public policy in NC. Whoever did it is completely over the line. It is reckless and dangerous. And should not only be an affront to the black community, the civil rights community, the LBGT community, but every North Carolinian."
John Locke Foundation President John Hood told WRAL: "We expressed regret on Facebook Wednesday night, saying he had had the photo removed from the site because it was "extremely inappropriate" and irrelevant to the content of the story. He also said he would find out how the photo got posted in the first place, and would take "appropriate action."
Thursday, Servatius resigned and released a statement about using the picture.
Related: Blogger Posts Picture Of President In Heels, Chains, With Fried Chicken.