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Restaurant Refuses To Change Hamburger Name
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05/23/07 08:48 PM
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I ran across this article today. Apparently this Italian restaurant named a hamburger the "wopburger" and a few are up in arms. I find it amusing myself. What do you think? Restaurant Refuses To Change LOUISVILLE, Colo. -- There's a controversy brewing in Louisville over the name of a burger at a family-owned Italian restaurant. The Blue Parrot in Louisville has a burger on its menu called the "Wopburger." To some, the name has a negative connotation, but to others, it's no big deal. The Blue Parrot owners, Joe Colacci and Joan Riggins, said since the restaurant opened in 1919, it has never had a controversy quite like this. However, despite the controversy, they said the name of the burger is going to stay. An Italian-American customer argued that the name "Wopburger" was offensive and is an ethnic slur, while others said the complaints are political correctness gone too far. "He was giving my grandson a hard time about this Wopburger," Colacci said. "He said, 'you have to take this off the menu.'" According to Dictionary.com, the term "wop" comes from the word "guappo" meaning "swagger or pimp." The owners said they considered changing the burger's name, but their customers told them not to. "All over the country people have called -- I've been on a Baltimore radio station -- and they have all been very supportive," Riggins said. Because of the controversy, the owners said the Wopburger has become one of the most popular dishes on the menu. "If you were born in New York or some place maybe a wop was derogatory, but not here," said customer Bob Bush. "We love being wops." "It's just a wopper. It's just a sandwich," said Riggins. "If I out and called you 'a dirty wop,' then that would be a slur. That would be a problem." The owners said they are worried that the controversy will spill over into a side business. They provide spaghetti sauce for the entire Boulder County School District. However, a spokesman for the school district told 7NEWS it wouldn't affect the relationship. TIS http://www.thedenverchannel.com/news/13369860/detail.html
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Re: Restaurant Refuses To Change Hamburger Name
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05/23/07 08:57 PM
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It's quite different if someone where to call me, say, "a filfthy, dirty wop" or curse at me using the term "wop" or call me a "spoiled guinea brat" in anger, but I just think this is silly to make a big deal out of. TIS
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Re: Restaurant Refuses To Change Hamburger Name
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Speaking of business names, there's a new mini post office opening in my area. You know the small place you buy stamps and mail packages, etc, not the city post office....anyway you know what the name of it is? " Goin' Postal"!! Don't know if some of those people who actually went "postal" will be offended or not, but it cracked me up. TIS
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Re: Restaurant Refuses To Change Hamburger Name
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This is just ridiculous. Burger King sells Whoppers -- what's the difference? The spelling? Is this idiot also trying to rename the style of music called doo-wop? If I owned that restaurant and someone complained, I'd kick them out after throwing my new item at them: "Daigo Fries"
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Re: Restaurant Refuses To Change Hamburger Name
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05/23/07 10:22 PM
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I thought that "wop" stood for WithOut Papers? Am I wrong?
Personally, I always wanted to start a coffee place called Wopuccino's and serve Godfather-inspired coffees, like the Santino, which is the double shot of espresso, or the Kay, which is just plain coffee, or the Tom, which is decaf espresso, because it wants to be Italian but it's not. Or maybe Fredo should be the decaf, so weak. The Vito would be the traditional espresso.
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Re: Restaurant Refuses To Change Hamburger Name
[Re: The Italian Stallionette]
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05/23/07 11:10 PM
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Apparently this Italian restaurant named a hamgurger the "wopburger"... It's getting beyond ridiculous. I think the word "wopburger" is no big deal - it was clearly not meant as a slur. However, I do find the word "hamgurger" highly offensive. Seriously, it's time for some people to get a life. Signor V.
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Re: Restaurant Refuses To Change Hamburger Name
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05/24/07 01:28 PM
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The person who is bitchin about this doesn't have to go in that guys restaurant. Get some thicker skin buddy. Life is to short to sweat the small stuff. Like that art gallery and the Chocolate Jesus thing, right?
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Re: Restaurant Refuses To Change Hamburger Name
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I don't really see what the big deal is.. I'm pretty sure people just like to complain, though. The person who is bitchin about this doesn't have to go in that guys restaurant. Get some thicker skin buddy. Life is to short to sweat the small stuff. Like that art gallery and the Chocolate Jesus thing, right? EXACTLY like the art gallery.
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Re: Restaurant Refuses To Change Hamburger Name
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What about the whopper or the Mc______ ? Seriously, how many gaudy silk bowling shirts and containers of hair-grease do you have to own before you actually find this offensive?
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