Current Events > Papa John makes formal apology for harsh words towards NFL/Basketball Americans

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hortanz
07/11/18 3:23:23 PM
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John Schnatterthe founder, chairman and public face of pizza chain Papa Johnsused the N-word on a conference call in May, a source with knowledge of the event told Forbes.

The call was arranged between Papa Johns executives and marketing agency Laundry Service. It was designed as a role-playing exercise for Schnatter in an effort to prevent future public-relations snafus. Schnatter caused an uproar in November 2017 when he waded into the debate over national anthem protests in the NFL and partly blamed the league for slowing sales at Papa Johns.

On the May call, Schnatter was asked how he would distance himself from racist groups online. He responded by downplaying the significance of his NFL statement. Colonel Sanders called blacks n-----s, Schnatter allegedly said, before complaining that Sanders never faced public backlash.

Schnatter also reflected on his early life in Indiana, where, he said, people used to drag African-Americans from trucks until they died. He apparently intended for the remarks to convey his antipathy to racism, but multiple individuals on the call found them to be offensive, the source said. After learning about the incident, Laundry Service owner Casey Wasserman moved to terminate the companys contract with Papa Johns.


https://www.forbes.com/sites/noahkirsch/2018/07/11/papa-johns-founder-john-schnatter-allegedly-used-n-word-on-conference-call/#41ce6ffa4cfc

how do you fuck up a pr coaching so bad that it becomes another pr gaffe
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boxington
07/11/18 3:24:23 PM
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oh, Papa John
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Kitt
07/11/18 3:24:47 PM
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Are NFL/Basketball Americans born in stadiums?
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eston
07/11/18 3:28:10 PM
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On the May call, Schnatter was asked how he would distance himself from racist groups online. He responded by downplaying the significance of his NFL statement. Colonel Sanders called blacks n-----s, Schnatter allegedly said, before complaining that Sanders never faced public backlash.

Colonel Sanders died almost 4 decades ago
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Abyssea
07/11/18 3:34:45 PM
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mistalightbulb
07/11/18 3:37:12 PM
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Pizza hut and dominos would be smart to capitalize on this
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Lordgold666
07/11/18 3:39:15 PM
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Wow
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Abyssea
07/11/18 3:40:43 PM
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I wish I didn't like their pizza so much. this guy is such a douche. :/ but those breadsticks...
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Blue_Inigo
07/11/18 3:41:17 PM
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Fuck this guy and fuck his pizza
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EndOfDiscOne
07/11/18 3:43:02 PM
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hortanz posted...
He responded by downplaying the significance of his NFL statement. Colonel Sanders called blacks n-----s,


This doesn't count as saying the N-word.
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The Top Crusader
07/11/18 3:54:20 PM
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EndOfDiscOne posted...
hortanz posted...
He responded by downplaying the significance of his NFL statement. Colonel Sanders called blacks n-----s,


This doesn't count as saying the N-word.


Yeah, he should know in this day and age not to go about things that way but using it in that context isn't really "using" it. Technically it is, of course, but the headlines make it sound completely different.
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ultimate reaver
07/11/18 3:56:13 PM
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*moves several beads from one side of the abacus to the other, squinting intently* ...yeah, no. that doesnt count as saying the n word.
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DevsBro
07/11/18 3:56:40 PM
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Have they still not fired Papa John?

Kitt posted...
Are NFL/Basketball Americans born in stadiums?

This, lol.
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Sada_Pop
07/11/18 3:58:17 PM
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mistalightbulb posted...
Pizza hut and dominos would be smart to capitalize on this


Pizza Hut already did lol
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slimfizzle2
07/11/18 3:59:31 PM
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Abyssea posted...
t1C7djY

Weasely looking motherfucker
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Questionmarktarius
07/11/18 3:59:58 PM
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Clearly, he needs to lose his TV show now.
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creativerealms
07/11/18 4:00:39 PM
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Too bad your pizza still sucks.
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FrisbeeDude
07/11/18 4:00:54 PM
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This is how they really feel when they think we cant hear them
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tremain07
07/11/18 4:05:48 PM
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Blue_Inigo posted...
Fuck this guy and fuck his pizza

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D-Lo_BrownTown
07/11/18 4:09:04 PM
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Oh Papi!
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Webmaster4531
07/11/18 4:09:56 PM
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The Top Crusader posted...
EndOfDiscOne posted...
hortanz posted...
He responded by downplaying the significance of his NFL statement. Colonel Sanders called blacks n-----s,


This doesn't count as saying the N-word.


Yeah, he should know in this day and age not to go about things that way but using it in that context isn't really "using" it. Technically it is, of course, but the headlines make it sound completely different.

All of you are using N-word instead just fine. There's no excuse for actually saying it unless you're a journalist being exact.
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spanky1
07/11/18 4:12:16 PM
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Abyssea posted...
t1C7djY

I feel like I've seen the guy on the right thousands of times in my life. Like, there are just a ton of people with that face that exist.
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Rob Cesternino
07/11/18 4:28:57 PM
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People need to stop being so overly sensitive and grow some balls.
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BWLurker
07/11/18 4:34:26 PM
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shockthemonkey posted...
Rob Cesternino posted...
People need to stop being so overly sensitive and grow some balls.

What does grow some balls mean in this context?

Don't be intolerant of his intolerance is my guess
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eston
07/11/18 4:36:06 PM
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shockthemonkey posted...
Rob Cesternino posted...
People need to stop being so overly sensitive and grow some balls.

What does grow some balls mean in this context?

Real men are okay with racial slurs apparently
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eston
07/11/18 4:37:17 PM
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I love that this happened during a meeting with people who were supposed to teach him how not to say dumb shit
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iHuman
07/11/18 4:37:29 PM
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This doesn't sound like a big deal.

Bill Maher used it in a worse way.
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EndOfDiscOne
07/11/18 4:39:48 PM
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shockthemonkey posted...
EndOfDiscOne posted...
hortanz posted...
He responded by downplaying the significance of his NFL statement. Colonel Sanders called blacks n-----s,


This doesn't count as saying the N-word.

How? It was an irrelevant point that mostly seemed to exist just to say the N-word. He didnt call anyone it but whats the point in pretending he didnt say it?


Speaking a word is nothing more than air coming through our lungs, vibrating the vocal cords, and shaped by our mouths. There's nothing inherently bad about forming certain sounds with your tongue and lips. But I understand people have lost their minds so none of that matters.
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Rob Cesternino
07/11/18 4:42:52 PM
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eston posted...
shockthemonkey posted...
Rob Cesternino posted...
People need to stop being so overly sensitive and grow some balls.

What does grow some balls mean in this context?

Real men are okay with racial slurs apparently


Imagine acting like a baby over words
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Webmaster4531
07/11/18 4:43:33 PM
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EndOfDiscOne posted...
shockthemonkey posted...
EndOfDiscOne posted...
hortanz posted...
He responded by downplaying the significance of his NFL statement. Colonel Sanders called blacks n-----s,


This doesn't count as saying the N-word.

How? It was an irrelevant point that mostly seemed to exist just to say the N-word. He didnt call anyone it but whats the point in pretending he didnt say it?


Speaking a word is nothing more than air coming through our lungs, vibrating the vocal cords, and shaped by our mouths. There's nothing inherently bad about forming certain sounds with your tongue and lips. But I understand people have lost their minds so none of that matters.

You hear that people, racial slurs are just air so go ham.
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FrisbeeDude
07/11/18 4:46:43 PM
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Rob Cesternino posted...
eston posted...
shockthemonkey posted...
Rob Cesternino posted...
People need to stop being so overly sensitive and grow some balls.

What does grow some balls mean in this context?

Real men are okay with racial slurs apparently


Imagine acting like a baby over words


You should see a little topic I've been posting in recently lol
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EndOfDiscOne
07/11/18 4:47:17 PM
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Wow, people ITT literally justifying white people saying the n-word
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Webmaster4531
07/11/18 4:49:26 PM
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EndOfDiscOne posted...
Wow, people ITT literally justifying white people saying the n-word

Forget to switch accounts?
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EndOfDiscOne
07/11/18 4:51:42 PM
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Webmaster4531 posted...
EndOfDiscOne posted...
Wow, people ITT literally justifying white people saying the n-word

Forget to switch accounts?


Just wanted to say it before anyone else did, because that's how these topics usually go
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hortanz
07/11/18 4:51:59 PM
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EndOfDiscOne posted...
Wow, people ITT literally justifying white people saying the n-word


poor form
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eston
07/11/18 4:53:12 PM
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Rob Cesternino posted...
eston posted...
shockthemonkey posted...
Rob Cesternino posted...
People need to stop being so overly sensitive and grow some balls.

What does grow some balls mean in this context?

Real men are okay with racial slurs apparently


Imagine acting like a baby over words

I don't see anyone acting like a baby. I see people discussing it on a message board and you trolling for reasons I can't quite put my finger on.
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Webmaster4531
07/11/18 4:56:14 PM
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EndOfDiscOne posted...
Webmaster4531 posted...
EndOfDiscOne posted...
Wow, people ITT literally justifying white people saying the n-word

Forget to switch accounts?


Just wanted to say it before anyone else did, because that's how these topics usually go

Pointing out what you're doing doesn't mean you didn't do it.
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Twin3Turbo
07/11/18 4:58:43 PM
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shockthemonkey posted...
EndOfDiscOne posted...
hortanz posted...
He responded by downplaying the significance of his NFL statement. Colonel Sanders called blacks n-----s,


This doesn't count as saying the N-word.

How? It was an irrelevant point that mostly seemed to exist just to say the N-word. He didnt call anyone it but whats the point in pretending he didnt say it?

Based on what I'm reading it feels like he's saying "Well Colonel Sanders got to call em n-words and didn't get backlash!! Why don't I get to complain about about them!?"

Yeah I'd say that counts as using it.
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CruelBuffalo
07/11/18 5:12:12 PM
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EndOfDiscOne posted...
shockthemonkey posted...
EndOfDiscOne posted...
hortanz posted...
He responded by downplaying the significance of his NFL statement. Colonel Sanders called blacks n-----s,


This doesn't count as saying the N-word.

How? It was an irrelevant point that mostly seemed to exist just to say the N-word. He didnt call anyone it but whats the point in pretending he didnt say it?


Speaking a word is nothing more than air coming through our lungs, vibrating the vocal cords, and shaped by our mouths. There's nothing inherently bad about forming certain sounds with your tongue and lips. But I understand people have lost their minds so none of that matters.

So if someone went in your grandmas face and called her a whore youd be cool with it?
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BWLurker
07/11/18 5:17:52 PM
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Looks like I was right. Rob Cesternino is butthurt that people aren't tolerating his intolerance
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Kisai
07/11/18 5:28:06 PM
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EndOfDiscOne posted...
hortanz posted...
He responded by downplaying the significance of his NFL statement. Colonel Sanders called blacks n-----s,


This doesn't count as saying the N-word.

To be honest, I figured people would be upset if he actually CALLED black people that word, but... you can't even just say the word, just itself, anymore? This is some Voldemort-level shit.
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thecoolgu
07/11/18 5:30:17 PM
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Ironically they're the only people making a fuss about their words. Lol.
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ultimate reaver
07/11/18 5:31:53 PM
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For real, like how dense do you have to be to not get why it was utterly improper for him to say? He's having a conference call in a business setting. I don't know how many of those you've actually sat through but they are generally dry, straightforward meetings without a lot of colorful language in general. Let alone profanity. Let alone racial slurs.

Compound the fact that it's a word a lot of people are uncomfortable with, and there's absolutely no excuse for him to say it. If anything, it's more telling of what kind of person he is than anything because if he's casual enough to throw it around like that then he likely uses it in a much broader range of situations
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Twin3Turbo
07/11/18 5:32:20 PM
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Kisai posted...
EndOfDiscOne posted...
hortanz posted...
He responded by downplaying the significance of his NFL statement. Colonel Sanders called blacks n-----s,


This doesn't count as saying the N-word.

To be honest, I figured people would be upset if he actually CALLED black people that word, but... you can't even just say the word, just itself, anymore? This is some Voldemort-level shit.

The context in which he used the word was literally "Well he got to say this mean thing about them, why can't I say mean things too"

I mean thats bad enough, regardless of whether he actually called a specific person the word.

I wouldn't be surprised if the thought of "Well Colonel Sanders got to call them n-words, why can't I?" came to his mind.
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