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'BLACK OLIVES MATTER' Outrage after restaurant twists ‘Black Lives Matter’ protest slogan
The Sun ^ | 07/20/16 | Staff

Posted on 07/20/2016 7:45:49 AM PDT by AngelesCrestHighway

Paisano’s Italian restaurant was accused of making a joke in poor taste against the “Black Lives Matter” protest when it shared the “Black Olives Matter Try Our Tapenade” slogan out the front of its Alburquerque, New Mexico, premises. People have taken to social media to slam the slogan, with Claudia Sanchez writing: “As a woman of color I find your posting offensive and in very bad taste.

“You simply wish to rub salt in an ugly festering wound which evil minded people refuse to allow to heal. The civilized world no longer has any tolerance for your hateful public display of what passes to you as humor.”

Others criticised the restaurant for apparently deleting negative comments.

But others praised the pun, with Russell Berryman writing: “Always love a good play on words. keep up the good work.”

The restaurant’s owner Rick Camuglia told CBS affiliate KRQE: “We didn’t think anybody would be offended by that. It was not our intent to offend anybody.”

The sign has since been taken down by the restaurant and photos of the billboard have been taken down


TOPICS: Miscellaneous; US: New Mexico; Unclassified
KEYWORDS: albuquerque; blacklivesmatter; blackolivesmatter; daswacisss; dietandcuisine; newmexico; olives; paisanos; rickcamuglia
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To: atomic_dog

To some this black stuff matters

121 posted on 07/20/2016 3:56:19 PM PDT by xp38
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To: atomic_dog

You win!


122 posted on 07/20/2016 4:18:15 PM PDT by Scott from the Left Coast
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To: leaning conservative

I just had a black poodle as a rescue foster that I placed in a new home Sunday...recent Air Force widow (and AF vet herself) who had two other black poodles.


123 posted on 07/20/2016 4:21:41 PM PDT by Scott from the Left Coast
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To: AngelesCrestHighway

That post got a BIG LOL from me. Black olives DO matter.


124 posted on 07/20/2016 4:24:29 PM PDT by EnquiringMind
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To: AngelesCrestHighway

Too bad they caved to the whiners who probably never patronized their restaurant anyway.


125 posted on 07/20/2016 4:26:06 PM PDT by EDINVA
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To: Scott from the Left Coast

That’s wonderful, a forever home! I should clarify, I meant the run of the mill, non breed dogs. There would be a wait list for any color poodle at our shelter. I know it felt so good to find a home ; )


126 posted on 07/20/2016 4:37:50 PM PDT by leaning conservative (snow coming, school cancelled, yayyyyyyyyy!!!!!!!!!!!)
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To: leaning conservative

It was our 13th placement since a year ago May.


127 posted on 07/20/2016 4:59:56 PM PDT by Scott from the Left Coast
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To: Scott from the Left Coast

You totally rock! Our adopted dog, one week ago!, is sleeping beside me on her bone blanket.


128 posted on 07/20/2016 5:04:07 PM PDT by leaning conservative (snow coming, school cancelled, yayyyyyyyyy!!!!!!!!!!!)
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To: leaning conservative

I have had one foster-fail in that time...a very young male Border Terrier (they are really popular in England and Scotland, where they come from) - he was still a pup and they run upwards of $1,700 as puppies. He stayed mine.


129 posted on 07/20/2016 5:17:17 PM PDT by Scott from the Left Coast
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To: AngelesCrestHighway

**** “Badda Bing! Care for some bread with that whine?” ****

Ventilation... no additional charge


130 posted on 07/20/2016 6:11:14 PM PDT by TexasTransplant (Idiocracy used to just be a Movie... Live every day as your last...one day you will be right)
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To: FlingWingFlyer
The killings will continue if we don’t learn to laugh again.
If that ultra liberal Normal Lear was right about one thing, it was the original concept of All in the Family., showing how bigotry is so idiotic, sometimes you gotta laugh at the stereotypes.
131 posted on 07/21/2016 10:42:26 AM PDT by Impala64ssa (You call me an islamophobe like it's a bad thing.)
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