LADY CHINKY EYES? REALLY?

I was going to let this one go, but as it stewed inside, I really can't keep my mouth shut about it any longer! What the hell, Papa John's? For those of you who haven't heard this story yet, Papa John's Pizza has been receiving some major backlash after an Asian woman, who recently paid a visit to the popular pizza franchise, tweeted a photo of a receipt that had "lady chinky eyes" printed on it where her name was supposed to go. That's right! Yeah, maybe I'm taking it personally because I'm of Asian descent myself, but for a well-known establishment like this, it was totally unnecessary! I mean, when was the last time you ordered Chinese take-out and saw "Mrs. Round Eye" or "Mr. Big Lips" or "Ms. Wet Back" on a receipt? You wouldn't because the racism is uncalled for. Yet, it's people like these that have jobs. So, it might be a minimum wage gig, but you might have to question the manager's hiring these low-lives!

Without getting off-topic, Minhee Cho, a Korean American from New York City, posted the photo of the receipt on her Twitter page, which was quickly retweeted by hundreds of followers. Within a few hours, the photo had become viral, as it received nearly 30,000 views.

Minhee posted: "Hey @PapaJohns just FYI my name is not 'lady chinky eyes'!" along with a photo of the receipt, which was issued from a Papa John's store on Broadway in New York City.

Cho's Tweet resulted in the pizza chain firing the employee responsible for the offensive receipt. Reps from Papa John's also took to their Twitter and Facebook accounts to issue an apology stating: "We are extremely concerned to learn of the receipt issue in New York. The act goes against our company values, and we've confirmed with the franchise that this matter is addressed immediately, and that the employee is being terminated. We are truly sorry for this customer's experience."

An assistant manager at the store stated: "We're of all different races in this store. So, she didn't mean any harm, didn't mean to stereotype her, to discriminate her, but that's how she took it." Franchise owner, Ronald Johnson, who runs five Papa John's locations, including the store where the incident took place, was also sympathetic to the employee who was fired saying, "I bet I'll talk to her, and she won't know why this was offensive." Meanwhile, the store's manager, Jerome, blames Cho for the negative publicity the company has received from the incident and says that it's been 'affecting the way they work, and that it was a place of business.'

Well, you know what, Jerome? A 'place of business' would never print "lady chinky eyes" on a receipt that the customer would see either! Are these people for real? God forbid, the racist remark was made about a black person, there would have been a riot in NYC or another million man march or something. How is this comment not offensive to them? Maybe if I went to their shop and called them the "N" word, and say that I didn't mean it as a stereotype or to discriminate them and that was just the way they took it, would that be acceptable? Hell no! So, in what universe would they think this was unacceptable?

I'm no dummy! Racism is everywhere, but to speak about it jokingly to a friend is one thing; to print it or write it publicly is another. What is wrong with people? Though, I love their garlic sauce, I may have to put Papa John's on the old boycott list with Best Buy!