"I think it shows an interesting state of affairs of where our country is that people, first of all, can be offended by a statement about a vegetable. Black olives matter, and it does matter in our tapenade."
Social media had a collective meltdown.
Dood is just trying to advertise his latest special: pan-seared ahi tuna with a black olive tapenade relish.
But social media wasn't having any of it. "Tasteless," "insensitive," "racist" and f*****g disgusting ruled the day.
Monique Henry: "I love a good joke, but there are things that you just don’t joke about. You are probably one of the racist people that doesn’t care if you see black people murdered? Sounds like it to me. I hope the restaurant is named and shamed and loses business."
There were a scant few Tweets and Facebook posts containing level-headedness, however.
Gerry Dallas: "I’m black and I have NO problem with the sign"
'Black Olives Matter' sign stirs up heated debate on social media
My favorite Tweet, though, was from Ed, who said simply... "All olives matter."
Social media had a collective meltdown.
Dood is just trying to advertise his latest special: pan-seared ahi tuna with a black olive tapenade relish.
But social media wasn't having any of it. "Tasteless," "insensitive," "racist" and f*****g disgusting ruled the day.
Monique Henry: "I love a good joke, but there are things that you just don’t joke about. You are probably one of the racist people that doesn’t care if you see black people murdered? Sounds like it to me. I hope the restaurant is named and shamed and loses business."
There were a scant few Tweets and Facebook posts containing level-headedness, however.
Gerry Dallas: "I’m black and I have NO problem with the sign"
'Black Olives Matter' sign stirs up heated debate on social media
My favorite Tweet, though, was from Ed, who said simply... "All olives matter."
