A pair of Philadelphia restaurateurs who never visualized the uproar branding their shop with an ethnic slur would cause has decided to change the venture's name, FoxNews.com has learned. After the name "Roundeye Noodle Bar" generated criticism from Asian-Americans...
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"If you grow up Asian in America, there is no more common put down than ridicule of the shape of our eyes," she told the website. "There is no way to hear the name, 'Roundeye,' without at the same time hearing what it is being contrasted to ... a very hurtful racist slur -- SLANTEYES."
WTF... can you imagine white people complaining that every time they hear the "N" word in a rap song or a comedy routine they shout out... "There is no way to hear the "N" word without at the same time hearing what it is being contrasted to... a very hurtful racist slur... CRACKER". And on top of that... these restauranteurs were using a racial slur in describing themselves... ROUNDEYES is a racial slur which describes a Westerner.
"There is no way to hear the word INTELLIGENT without at the same time hearing what it is being contrasted to... a very hurtful personal slur... STUPID".
I actually buy dye from a place called "Roundeye Restaurant Supply" run by an Asian man. I just laugh about the name, you think someone would have clued him in awhile ago.
Good prices on dye, so I keep coming back.
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FredHayek wrote: I actually buy dye from a place called "Roundeye Restaurant Supply" run by an Asian man. I just laugh about the name, you think someone would have clued him in awhile ago.
Good prices on dye, so I keep coming back.
Maybe it's because he refuses to sell fortune cookies?
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