Sunday, January 08, 2012

“Lady Chinky Eyes”

Good for Papa John’s for responding so quickly. Oh, the power of social media…

Customer Minhee Cho posted a message on Twitter along with an image of the receipt from a Manhattan location describing her as “lady chinky eyes.”

Several hours later after the message had gone viral, the Louisville, Ky.-based company formally apologized on its Facebook and Twitter pages for Cho’s experience.

The company says the employee was dismissed.

Spokeswoman Tish Muddon told the Louisville Courier-Journal ( http://cjky.it/ADcaKs ) that the company was attempting to reach Cho to apologize.

(2) Comments
Posted by Owen at 1301 hrs
Culture + Technology

  1. Because, in the event one cannot discern Korean from Japanese from Chinese, writing “Asian” would’ve been unclear?

    Posted by Recess Supervisor on January 08, 2012 at 1341 hrs


  2. I think the company should give everyone some explanations.

    Posted by statinternet on January 14, 2012 at 0535 hrs


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