Posted on 07/11/2018 8:17:26 AM PDT by Ennis85
The founder and former CEO of Papa John’s allegedly used a racial slur during a May conference call on how to avoid unflattering public relations incidents, Forbes reported Wednesday.
John Schnatter, the company’s chairman and public face, allegedly used the slur during an exercise on handling public relations for the company after he faced blowback for tying the NFL's national anthem protests to lower sales for Papa John’s, according to the magazine.
Forbes reported that Schnatter used the slur after being asked how he would distance himself from racist groups, and tried to play down the impact of his statement on the anthem protests. “Colonel Sanders called blacks n-----s,” Schnatter reportedly said on the call, adding the Sanders didn’t face outcry for his statements.
The founder also reportedly said that when he was growing up in Indiana, people would drag black people from trucks until they died.
Schnatter meant the comments to show his opposition to racism, but others on the call found his statements offensive, according to Forbes.
The marketing agency who arranged the call, Laundry Service, cut ties with Papa John’s after the statements, the publication reported.
Papa John’s did not deny the incident in a statement to Forbes.
"Papa John's condemns racism and any insensitive language, no matter the situation or setting,” the statement read. “We take great pride in the diversity of the Papa John's family, though diversity and inclusion is an area we will continue to strive to do better."
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A couple of years at least since the last Papa John’s.
I have a couple of small chains and a Pizza Hut within a block of me.
So he loosely quotes someone and the media is in a tizzy.
Would explain why he quit so abruptly
What a crock of poo poo. It astounds me that something like this is even reported as “news”.
Was this an everyday occurrence in Indiana? Like the black churches being burned that Bill Clinton talked about?
Or is he just remembering the single instance of James Byrd in Texas?
“Papa John’s founder accused of using racial slur in conference call”
Who gives a flying Obama?
Like the guy at Netflix who was listing words that ought to be censored . . . and neglected to censor the words he himself was saying.
[The founder also reportedly said that when he was growing up in Indiana, people would drag black people from trucks until they died. ]
How old is this guy?
So? He quoted someone?? What was the intent, you idiots at Forbes? It was a quote. FUFORBES
The language was ill advised, but that wasn't a racial slur. That was a reference to a slur made by another to make a point.
“So, he isn’t even allowed to make a point. The Left has lost their minds.”
There is no Left in the story, there is no Right in the story.
He used the N-Word and a marketing company cut ties with Papa John’s.
Nothing liberal or conservative, just a business decision.
Once you are on the left’s naughty list, anything you say can and will be used against you. Conversely, if you are on the nice list, anything you say can and will be excused.
Looks to me like the Papa John’s board simply wanted him out, and used the “racist slur” BS to frame him.
“Colonel Sanders called blacks n-——s,” Schnatter reportedly said on the call, adding the Sanders didn’t face outcry for his statements.
These reporters are really pulling out all the stops in trying to get people offended. They really do remind me of that guy in “The Jerk” yelling, “But he’s not carnival personell!”
“What was the intent, you idiots at Forbes? It was a quote. FUFORBES”
A marketing company cutting ties with Papa Johns is news, and should be reported.
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