Me So Hungry - IA restaurant name outrages Blacks and Asians

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The racist themes found in a new eatery in Iowa are gaining a lot of negative publicity from social media. A West Des Moines restaurant called “Me So Hungry” is yet to open its doors to the public, but it’s already receiving some harsh criticism for alleged racist themes and cultural appropriation. According to IowaInformer, the restaurant’s social media page has been swarmed with critical comments partly due to the managing couple, Ryan Greening and Sarah Cattoor, being Caucasian.

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While both Greening and Cattoor intended the cafe to be a “really fun place” with “family friendly music”, some people aren’t seeing their establishment in a positive light. The cafe’s name, “Me So Hungry”, is supposedly a parodistic attempt at fusing the movie quote “Me so horny” from the film “Full Metal Jacket” along with a general hip-hop theme that allegedly appropriates Black culture.

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Social media users didn’t find the restaurant name reference too amusing and took it as an offensive jab towards Asians, although it should be noted that there are a number of food trucks around the country with the same name. Although the racist theme doesn’t stop there, the restaurant’s attempt at incorporating hip-hop culture has also offended certain Black communities as well.

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