(pretty bad when a place is rated lower than Domino's or Little Caesar's)
At least now I don't have to buy crap "pizza" to support a position taken by the company.
Posted on 11/14/2017 10:28:05 PM PST by Oshkalaboomboom
Papa John’s apologized Tuesday for comments made by CEO John Schnatter, who had blamed the NFL and protesting players for the pizza chain’s struggles this football season.
In a three-tweet mea culpa, the Louisville-based company did a 180 and said it supported players’ right to protest.
During an earnings call two weeks ago, Schnatter lashed out at kneeling players and league officials for not solving the controversy.
“The statements made on our earnings call were describing the factors that impact our business and we sincerely apologize to anyone that thought they were divisive. That was definitely not our intention,” Papa John’s tweeted.
“We believe in the right to protest inequality and support the players’ movement to create a platform for change. We also believe, as Americans, we should honor our anthem There should be a way to do both.”
The pizza powerhouse ended with, “We will work with the players and league to find a positive way forward. Open to ideas from all. Except neo-nazis.”
The chain then used an emoji for the middle finger, “those guys.”
Some on Twitter weren’t buying Papa John’s apology.
“You don’t need to `work with’ them. They want to protest. They don’t need your permission or to compromise to benefit you,” according to Hollywood writer Rachel Kiley.
One Twitter user wanted to know if Schnatter had any role in flipping off Nazis.
Papa John’s responded: “He helped write this post – yes.”
In a conference call with investors, Schnatter – who appears in many TV ads for his company – blamed NFL leadership for not taking decisive action.
“Leadership starts at the top, and this is an example of poor leadership,” Schnatter said. “The NFL has hurt Papa John’s shareholders.”
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Looked up Rachel Kiley on IMDb. Never heard of any of her trash.
Wish there was one here so I could boycott it.
Better yet...make your own at home. I do.
The CEO just hurt himself more than the NFL did and the NFL hurt his business a lot. What an idiot.
As to who got to these guys, probably a bunch of neo-facist basement dwellers and bots. I just wrote to Papa John’s and told them that I started buying Papa John’s pizza because they stood up to the crybullies, and now I’ll stop.
And, I also sent a donation to Judge Roy Moore’s campaign.
We have a long battle ahead of us and if we all just keep doing a little bit every day, we will win.
Guess it’s time to give Pizza Hut a 2nd look...
Was it inappropriate of me to say that Papa John's has jumped the shark? with their recent tweets?
I’ve got so many better choices for pizza.
Don McLean singing “By, By, Papa John Pizza Pies”.
As long as my family is around, the pizza “Dominoes” will never fall.
“Pizza the Hutt” wants a piece of the action, too.
Same here ..... voting with my dollars every day. N F’n L can go to hell ....
..hey John try building gender neutral bathrooms next...MORON!
I pass a Papa John’s every day but won’t buy there anymore. They have competition.
(pretty bad when a place is rated lower than Domino's or Little Caesar's)
At least now I don't have to buy crap "pizza" to support a position taken by the company.
>>No more Papa Johns for this family.<<
THIS!
(or is it “that?” — not up on interwebz memes)
Yes it is! Dumbest CEO alive.
Never again, papa john. Your product will never cross my lips nor empty my wallet again.
Papa John:
- Equates NFL-boycotters to Neo-nazis in one tweet
- Watches profit disappear in 2 weeks
Good job, Schnatter. Now you’ve P’d off everybody.
Now it’s a complete car wreck. And yer pizza sucks.
Don’t recall ever having Papa Johns but was going to if he came out strong against the NFL twinks.....luckily there are lots of pizza places/brands and I won’t be inconvenienced by his squishiness....
Woops, wrong thread! lol
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