They had to change the name to "No Place Like Sam's" due to charges of racism;even though the name "Sambo's" was a combination of the founder's names:Sam (Sam Battistone) and Bo (Newell Bohnett).
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Little_Black_Sambo
A perfectly good word 'niggardly' was called racist; a perfectly good book "Little Black Sambo" was called racist even though it's about India.
Ignorant people should keep their mouths shut and not advertise their ignorance.
**Ignorant people should keep their mouths shut...**
“”Tis better to remain silent and be thought a FOOL...
Than to SPEAK and Remove All DOUBT!!””
They had to change the name to "No Place Like Sam's" due to charges of racism;even though the name "Sambo's" was a combination of the founder's names:Sam (Sam Battistone) and Bo (Newell Bohnett).
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Little_Black_Sambo
“A perfectly good word ‘niggardly’ was called racist; a perfectly good book “Little Black Sambo” was called racist even though it’s about India.”
AND a perfectly good movie “Song of the South” because it was set in antrebellum South; a pefectly funny comedy show “Amos and Andy” because it portrayed blacks as lazy, dumb and scheming. Both are still on youtube.