Papa John's John Schnatter Used Racial Slur On Conference Call, Issues Apology

[LordSquidworth]

Originally Posted by jeffbase40

Yet if a liberal like Bill Maher does it, they get to keep their jobs. Sick of this double standard.

Bill Maher is a comedian who largely represents his own brand, not the leader of an international franchising company.

[blktoptrvl]

Originally Posted by Suburban_Guy

Clearly he was using the word as context, and he didn't mean any racist intent by it, BUT, in this hyper sensitive day and age of ours, he should have known darned well NEVER to use that word. Doesn't matter the intent or whatever, you just do NOT use that if you want to be safe.

Just the way things go these days and people should know better.

https://www.yahoo.com/news/papa-john...161010705.html

Originally Posted by CCbaxter

I don't think he was intending to use the word in a racist way. But, you have to be a damn fool to user it in a corporate setting on a conference call. That being said is it stupidity?.

Bull, it's not about hyper-sensitivity at all. This is a grown man living in America for all of his life. If he does not know that using the N word in any context is inflammatory and bound to lead to negative consequences, then he is a bigger idiot that can be found anywhere else. To use such a word in a public meeting is to INTENTIONALLY seek a trill from, or to attempt to issue a snide (under the covers) insult to black people everywhere. I'm glad this azzclown is done.

[Feltdesigner]

Originally Posted by blktoptrvl

Bull, it's not about hyper-sensitivity at all. This is a grown man living in America for all of his life. If he does not know that using the N word in any context is inflammatory and bound to lead to negative consequences, then he is a bigger idiot that can be found anywhere else. To use such a word in a public meeting is to INTENTIONALLY seek a trill from, or to attempt to issue a snide (under the covers) insult to black people everywhere. I'm glad this azzclown is done.

its using that word in a meeting where he is trying to clean up his image for stakeholders.

seriously, he just showed everyone why he needed to resign.

the chances of him saying something off the wall is pretty high

[blktoptrvl]

Originally Posted by rebeldor

1.) He's a complete moron for using it during a business call.

2.) Why apologize? Racism and discrimination are human rights.

I certainly agree there is no need to apologize. Who will believe he means it?