https://money.cnn.com/2018/07/11/news/companies/papa-johns-pizza-john-schnatter/index.htmlpeople are attacking Papa John's founder,
again, months after he already retired over the controversy to try to save his brand from any NFL fallout
and what's the problem?
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Forbes reported earlier that he used the racial slur while participating in a role-playing exercise designed to prevent public relations crises.
In a statement issued through the company, Schnatter said: "News reports attributing the use of inappropriate and hurtful language to me during a media training session regarding race are true. Regardless of the context, I apologize. Simply stated, racism has no place in our society."
According to the account in Forbes, Schnatter was on a call with Laundry Service, a marketing agency, and was asked how he planned to manage future public relations flare-ups.
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"Colonel Sanders called blacks n-----s," he said, complaining that Sanders had never received backlash, according to Forbes. The parent company of KFC did not immediately answer a request for comment.
Forbes also reported that Schnatter recalled growing up in Indiana, where he said people used to drag black people from their trucks until they died.
Forbes reported that Schnatter's comments were intended to demonstrate his stance against racism, but that people on the call were offended by them.
Once again, the context is irrelevant, the actual meaning and intent of his words are irrelevant. Merely saying "nigger" out loud is enough to be branded muh racist, even if its used specifically to denounce racism. We're right back here:
http://www.foxnews.com/us/2018/02/09/princeton-professor-under-fire-after-using-n-word-in-lecture.htmlThis post was edited by Goomshill on Jul 11 2018 04:15pm
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