Papa John's Founder Claims He's Been Working for 20 Months to Get the N-Word Out of His Vocabulary

[DonViejo]

Papa John’s Founder Rejects Charges of Racism By Revealing He’s Been Working for 20 Months to Get the N-Word Out of His Vocabulary

By Leia IdlibyMar 8th, 2021, 1:14 pm

John Schnatter, the founder and former CEO of pizza chain Papa John’s, appeared on OAN to reject charges of racism against him, claiming he’s been working “for the last 20 months” to “get rid of this N-word” from his vocabulary.

In an interview spotted by @mount_bees, OAN host Kara McKinney asked Schnatter, who was accused of saying the N-word while speaking on a company conference call in May 2018, why he has been the target of “heinous” and “evil” attacks.

McKinney was likely referring those at Wasserman Media Group, whom Schnatter sued, along with 247 Group, for breaching a contract by recording and leaking information from the May 2018 call.

Schnatter accused Casey Wasserman, head of Wasserman Media, of merely being jealous of him, as Schnatter is a right-leaning self-made man.

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[Ocelot II]

1. It shouldn't be that hard. Just don't say it.

It's not even in most people's vocabularies any more, unless they were racist assholes in the first place.

[NewHendoLib]

2. he can modify his language, but probably not the rotten core of his person

[Irish_Dem]

3. This tells you two things: He is a deeply ingrained racist and he used the word daily.

There is no way it takes an adult 20 months to stop using any noun, especially a horrid racial epithet.

[lagomorph777]

9. Utterly appalling. I have spoken that word exactly one time in my life, to attack a racist.

I immediately felt so dirty that I couldn't do it again.

[jimfields33]

20. I used it once to at 14.

My father stopped me from ever using it again. Believe me!!!!

[RobinA]

30. I Spoke It Once

myself. In 1963 I was five and had just started 1st grade. I was using it in a rhyme I had just learned. My mother heard it and told me to never use that word, it was a nasty name for people. I kind of didn't get it, because it was just a bunch of letters, but figured if people didn't like it I shouldn't use it. Even at the time, kids in my neck of the woods didn't use the word much. You kind of knew what kids would use it and what kids wouldn't. Creeps and troublemakers used the word.

[grantcart]

27. 3) He's even stupider than we thought.

[PatSeg]

28. Yeah, there is seriously something wrong

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if it takes you 20 months to rid yourself of a word that so many people find offensive. I agree, he probably used the word regularly and without remorse. Clearly he does not regret his racist behavior and language, he regrets that he got called on it.

Regretting bad choices is not the same as regretting getting caught.

I am of a different generation than Schnatter and even in my day, I would have had my mouth washed out with soap if I ever said that word.

[RobinA]

31. The Point To Me

is that he's having this massive struggle now, when the word has been out of favor for at least 60 years. Maybe longer, but I don't know since I'm 63.

[PatSeg]

34. I know

Its not like he was living in some bubble or in a cave. Clearly he was around enough people to know such a word was widely unacceptable, so I would assume he knew it was racist and he used it anyway, well at least until it hurt him financially.

And yes at his age of 59, the word has been offensive for his entire life.

[Irish_Dem]

35. My dad would have killed us if we used that word. And it never occurred to

us kids to use it anyway. We were military kids, the troops were integrated.

And my Dad would not hear us using any disparaging words at all about the troops.
We were all one military unit and family and that was that.

Also my Dad grew up as the son of Irish immigrants, and he was called names as a kid.

So we just knew that crossing that line was bad, and as I said, the military and schools were integrated and we never wanted to form groups, racial or rank.

[PatSeg]

37. My mother was very strict about it

and I think perhaps that came from her parents when she was young. I believe my father's family was more racist, but it was not allowed in our house.

[Ilsa]

4. He's an even bigger POS than I thought. nt

[carpetbagger]

5. News or satire? is the struggle of our times. Nt.

[ret5hd]

6. I've know a "vocal trainer" that can fix you in about 45 seconds:

[musclecar6]

7. Just

Another proud member of the deplorable party.

[Cirque du So-What]

8. That word must be swirling around in his fetid brain constantly

Why does it occupy so many of his thoughts? Racism that deeply ingrained won't be cured by 20 *years* of therapy.

[Irish_Dem]

16. A 6 yr old can stop using a bad word. So yes, his racism is deeply ingrained and a constant thought

[C_U_L8R]

10. The trouble isn't his vocabulary

It's his thoughts.

[Cinnamonspice]

11. It does sound like he's trying.

Unlearning racism can take a while. While I believe he's still a racist, I think he's trying to unlearn it.

[magicarpet]

12. His only chance is to remove his brain and flush it down the toilet.

[Paladin]

13. If it takes more than 20 minutes, you're a colossal racist asshole. (nt)

[LiberalFighter]

14. If he was really serious he wouldn't have appeared on that station.

[tanyev]

15. So about the same amount of time people have to work to get his pizza out of their digestive tract.

[catbyte]

17. Give that man a medal for all his hard work!

[no_hypocrisy]

18. If the N-word is such a reflex,

I suggest getting de-programmed.

[jimfields33]

19. Give the guy a break. He's only going to be 60 years old.

[Walleye]

21. Hire a a surrogate mom to whack him In the mouth every time, he'd soon stop

[greenjar_01]

22. This is a 60 year old multi-millionaire

What a monumental piece of shit.

[kysrsoze]

23. The struggle is real.

[JuJuChen]

24. honestly though..

[JohnnyRingo]

25. Not Borowitz?

I was expecting it.

OTOH, I can only imagine the name calling Schnatter put up with during his 5 years of junior high school.

[rurallib]

26. took me about 10 seconds to learn never to order P___ J____ Pizza

and that is a name I never use.
It can be done

[Blue Owl]

29. It took Mike Lindell 2 years to invent a shitty pillow

Can't expect much from these pea brains...

[Bettie]

33. Just how often did he say it that

it takes more than a week or two to change his behavior?

Or a day or two of being even marginally self-aware can change undesirable behaviors.

The only reason it is taking so long is that he doesn't want to change.

[moondust]

36. Well give the man a raise!

For that 20 months of hard work!

And a bigger yearly bonus!

And a new company jet!

Poor guy.

[ismnotwasm]

38. I was raised hearing that word. Like, probably from birth

Both my parents were racists.

I set it aside without difficulty

[Initech]

39. First sign you're a racist: You go on OAN to tell people how hard it is not to be racist.

[GulfCoast66]

40. When I was a young man I would occasionally use it.

I’m southern and while my parents never used it nor allowed it in our home when a young teen trying to fit in with my southern redneck family and friends I used it.

Once I reached adulthood and the realization of how horrid it is, I stopped using it. Took maybe the 5 minutes it took me to rethink my opinion.

Never used it since. I can’t imagine it taking more than deciding Not to say it.

Is he saying he can’t control what he says? That sounds like a medical condition.

[Raine]

41. Geesh how hard can it be to QUIT saying one word, just don't say it!!! 🤐 nt

[hunter]

42. He's hired a dominatrix with to teach him.

It's taking so long because he likes it.