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re: Papa John's founder accused of using racial slur in conference call
Posted on 7/11/18 at 12:51 pm to trom83
Posted on 7/11/18 at 12:51 pm to trom83
The old context mean nothing because he can’t say that word.. The power that word holds over people is ridiculous and a sad commentary on our current society
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Posted on 7/11/18 at 12:52 pm to Packer
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100% aimed at making sure he didn't make any further PR blunders,
Tell me this, is a conference call between a PR firm and a client public or private?
I’ll hang up and listen.
Posted on 7/11/18 at 12:52 pm to TH03
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It’s hilarious when people try to act like one of dominos, papa johns, or Pizza Hut is better than others.
It's fine if you prefer one over the other, but they're certainly in the same tier, no doubt.
Posted on 7/11/18 at 12:52 pm to slackster
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, of all the analogies he could have made, he chose poorly.
Ok, but he was stating a fact and on a call with HIS PR FIRM.
Major PR firms deal with a lot worse shite than this. They work to fix the reputations of drug addicts, rapists, thieves, etc.
This is ridiculous. He basically said "Colonel Sanders did this and no one talks about it, but I blamed the NFL for sales and I get fired". Its true.
He just used a word. And in the correct context mind you and not in an inflammatory manner towards black people. This is unreal.
Posted on 7/11/18 at 12:53 pm to slackster
None of this would have happened if KFC hadn't turned Colonel Sanders' legacy into an annoying circus that anyone can portray. 
Posted on 7/11/18 at 12:53 pm to slackster
Sure but it’s not like he was on a pulpit speaking to the masses and dropping a hard R.
Posted on 7/11/18 at 12:53 pm to Tactical1
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Oh come on, Papa John's certainly isn't anything special, but Little Caesars would be at the bottom of the barrel.
I know it's different for everyone, but little ceasars is good in a hurry. The only time I really eat it is if I am somewhere and that's what's available, but I had Papa John's twice in my life.. The first time I thought it sucked, said I would never eat it again.. Then years later I chipped in with some people at work, and ordered a pizza from Papa John's.. And they could have just cut the box in slices and put sauce on it, because that's exactly what it taste like...
Posted on 7/11/18 at 12:53 pm to Packer
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In a professional conference call, 100% aimed at making sure he didn't make any further PR blunders, he decided to say that a guy who died in 1980 used to use the n word and didn't receive any backlash. That was his answer on how he was going to distance himself from racist groups online. How can you defend this?
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Anyone who can't differentiate between saying a word and using it in a derogatory manner doesn't need to be taken seriously.
Posted on 7/11/18 at 12:53 pm to Packer
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How can you defend this?
Because context matters?
Posted on 7/11/18 at 12:53 pm to TH03
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Tell me this, is a conference call between a PR firm and a client public or private?
Me and Donald Sterling 100% agree that it should be private, but leaks happen all the time
Posted on 7/11/18 at 12:54 pm to slackster
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It's fine if you prefer one over the other, but they're certainly in the same tier, no doubt.
Perfectly summed up.
I can’t eat that shite though. I need NY style thin crust and there’s a ton of local places that make good ones.
Posted on 7/11/18 at 12:55 pm to HMTVBrian2
Please tell me what I am supposed to find wrong with story other than the PR form making it public knowledge.
Posted on 7/11/18 at 12:55 pm to Packer
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In a professional conference call, 100% aimed at making sure he didn't make any further PR blunders, he decided to say that a guy who died in 1980 used to use the n word and didn't receive any backlash. That was his answer on how he was going to distance himself from racist groups online. How can you defend this?
He should've used a better analogy.
But he didn't call black people n******. He stated a fact about colonel sanders doing it.
And it was his PR firm, during an exercise to help him not say stupid shite. Instead of saying "Ok, that right there is something you shouldn't say", they leaked it to the media, terminated a contract, and had to fire 10% of their own employees.
This is so ludicrous it almost sounds fake.
Posted on 7/11/18 at 12:55 pm to trom83
Oh frick..that chain is done!
Posted on 7/11/18 at 12:55 pm to TH03
quote:I could eat a dominoes meat feast thin crust for every meal of my life and be happy
I can’t eat that shite though.
Happy and fat
Posted on 7/11/18 at 12:55 pm to Packer
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Me and Donald Sterling 100% agree that it should be private, but leaks happen all the time
Do you understand the difference between what Papa John said and what Donald Sterling said?
This post was edited on 7/11/18 at 12:57 pm
Posted on 7/11/18 at 12:56 pm to TROLA
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The power that word holds over people is ridiculous and a sad commentary on our current society
We had a Facebook freakout from some people because someone thought they saw a rebel flag through someone's window last night. It was terrible embarrassing
Posted on 7/11/18 at 12:56 pm to Packer
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In a professional conference call, 100% aimed at making sure he didn't make any further PR blunders, he decided to say that a guy who died in 1980 used to use the n word and didn't receive any backlash. That was his answer on how he was going to distance himself from racist groups online. How can you defend this?
You can't defend it, but it should be as simple as - "yeah, I probably didn't think that through, but I'm obviously not a racist."
It's not the kind of misstep that doom someone.
Posted on 7/11/18 at 12:57 pm to Packer
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Me and Donald Sterling 100% agree that it should be private, but leaks happen all the time
The leak is one issue.
The fact that the way he used the word is not offensive in the least is really more the issue at hand here.
I mean, holy shite, what if he had quoted a passage from Huckleberry Finn, are we not allowed to do that either?
"OMG...He said A WORD!!!!"
This post was edited on 7/11/18 at 12:58 pm
Posted on 7/11/18 at 12:57 pm to trom83
Before I get mad at this, let’s clarify. Does he wipe front to back or back to front? Does he like craft beers or domestics, and if craft beers, does he like IPA’s or not?
Why in the frick is this news?
Why in the frick is this news?
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