Current Events > Liberals furious at Whole Foods' 'Yellow Fever' restaurant. Claim it's racist.

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i_eat_the_booty
04/28/18 6:37:57 PM
#52:


Lol.

You still don't know what it is even after I pointed out where you could find the definition

Impressive.
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0atmealcreampie
04/28/18 6:39:01 PM
#53:


i_eat_the_booty posted...
Lol.

You still don't know what it is even after I pointed out where you could find the definition

Impressive.


Well, in all your infinite wisdom do pretell.
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dameon_reaper
04/28/18 7:02:47 PM
#54:


0atmealcreampie posted...
dameon_reaper posted...
why people find it offensive.


No. I just don't understand why people revolve their whole existence over skin color.

The color of one's skin doesn't define ones character.

"yellow fever" sounds catchy to me. If people DIDN'T get so easily offended over such non-sense why would such a name not be a good name for a restaurant chain?


I know why people revolve their lives around skin color. Its because its different and people are all about their opinions like it really matters. Also, if you're at the top, racism means very little compared to those beneath them.
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Doctor Foxx
04/28/18 7:03:48 PM
#55:


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ImTheMacheteGuy
04/28/18 7:06:18 PM
#56:


I mean the restaurant name seems kinda racist but I wouldn't be outraged over it and I don't think it should reflect on Whole Foods at all. It's not like they came up with a new line of products with the name. They just incorporated an existing (presumably chain) restaurant. I don't see a problem with that or cause for outrage.
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dameon_reaper
04/28/18 7:07:46 PM
#57:


Doctor Foxx posted...
4wZQNqH


not going to lie, the quotes made me laugh.
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Antifar
04/28/18 7:10:44 PM
#58:


Racism aside: not a great idea to associate your restaurant with illness before people even walk in the door.
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Second_Chances
04/28/18 7:16:01 PM
#59:


isn't it also a sex thing

like, double whammy
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Funbazooka
04/28/18 7:27:55 PM
#60:


I thought anything racist should be forbidden at all costs? That's what the alt-left always demands.

The true redpill of this nontroversy that it shows there are acceptable forms of racist normalization even among the left-wing. What happened to their virtue?
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ModLogic
04/28/18 11:14:50 PM
#62:


Funbazooka posted...
I thought anything racist should be forbidden at all costs? That's what the alt-left always demands.

The true redpill of this nontroversy that it shows there are acceptable forms of racist normalization even among the left-wing. What happened to their virtue?


bare minimum tolerance. dont care about the issue. only tolerate exactly what society says the must at this point in time.
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FluttershyPony
04/28/18 11:17:45 PM
#63:


oh look a bunch of soyboy numales and entitled facebook generation white girls being offended at imaginary racism to complete their morning routine of browsing social media on their iphone while sitting in starcucks
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A_Good_Boy
04/28/18 11:18:51 PM
#64:


FluttershyPony posted...
oh look a bunch of soyboy numales and entitled facebook generation white girls being offended at imaginary racism to complete their morning routine of browsing social media on their iphone while sitting in starcucks

The virginity is just oozing out of this post.
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FluttershyPony
04/28/18 11:20:40 PM
#65:


A_Good_Boy posted...
FluttershyPony posted...
oh look a bunch of soyboy numales and entitled facebook generation white girls being offended at imaginary racism to complete their morning routine of browsing social media on their iphone while sitting in starcucks

The virginity is just oozing out of this post.

The only thing oozing is the soylent on your beard.
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_OujiDoza_
04/28/18 11:23:53 PM
#66:


UnfairRepresent posted...
Maybe they are Asian or Black

Don't drag us into this, swine.
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ModLogic
04/28/18 11:28:46 PM
#67:


Modern racism
-Supports theories of modern racism which suggest that discrimination against minorities/underrepresented groups is especially likely to surface when it seems safe, socially acceptable, and easy to rationalize.

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i_eat_the_booty
04/28/18 11:31:54 PM
#68:


FluttershyPony posted...
oh look a bunch of soyboy numales and entitled facebook generation white girls being offended at imaginary racism to complete their morning routine of browsing social media on their iphone while sitting in starcucks


You sound like an absolute pussy slayer
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AcFan87
04/28/18 11:32:24 PM
#69:


Mist_Turnips posted...
Liberals furious

So it's just another day.
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Sayoria
04/28/18 11:39:35 PM
#70:


This is why I am not a liberal.
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Patchwork
04/28/18 11:41:00 PM
#71:


I think it's funny tbh
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SimpleMan
04/28/18 11:58:15 PM
#72:


UnfairRepresent posted...
Whole Food 365 store in Long Beach

Think I've driven past it.
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Crazyman93
04/29/18 12:03:00 AM
#73:


UnfairRepresent posted...
Yellow Fever for an Asian restaurant? That's both unappetizing and racist, one critic said.

It is a biiit racist. And usually I only hear "yellow fever" from douche bro idiots with a thing for Asian chicks. I was going to say that unappetizing was debatable, then I decided that, no, I would not like to eat anywhere with a disease symptom in its name, or anywhere that sounds like a disease.

Edit: So, I looked it up and...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yellow_fever
Real disease. One of the symptoms is actually loss of appetite.
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notblargg
04/29/18 12:15:18 AM
#74:


Doctor Foxx posted...
4wZQNqH

LOL
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HiddenRoar
04/29/18 1:07:39 AM
#75:


The restaurant has been in business for 4+ years and this is a 2ND or 3rd location that opened (only now catching attention from cry babies)

They'll continue to do well regardless of your opinions.
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UnfairRepresent
04/29/18 6:46:54 AM
#76:


HiddenRoar posted...
The restaurant has been in business for 4+ years and this is a 2ND or 3rd location that opened (only now catching attention from cry babies)

They'll continue to do well regardless of your opinions.

sigless user logic

Because they just teamed up with Whole Foods
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Lordgold666
04/29/18 8:44:46 AM
#77:


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_OujiDoza_
04/29/18 8:46:10 AM
#78:


Asian people made this restaurant please leave them alone white people.
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fuzzylittlbunny
04/29/18 8:56:18 AM
#79:


Soviet_Poland posted...
0atmealcreampie posted...
How on gods green earth is "Yellow Fever" offensive?


Yellow fever can refer to a mosquito-borne viral illness or a slang term to describe a non-asian's sexual preference or desire for an asian person.

The population the article is referring to are people getting upset at the latter connotation. Mixed in are "justifications" about how naming a restaurant after an infectious illness is....distasteful.

It's like naming a bar Malaria.

At the end of the day, I think it's a pretty benign connotation to name a restaurant for, but I don't blame people for not wanting to eat at a place that references illness, even in a tongue-and-cheek fashion. Businesses are accountable to how the market receives them and it's naive to expect the populace to bend to the intents of the owners.

What about naming a bar "Cafe Duck Butt"? Because they have the best watermelon sojus ever :3

But in regards to the store itself, I'm 100% Japanese and don't find this offensive in the slightest.
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thelovefist
04/29/18 9:03:56 AM
#80:


I think the more problematic thing is why would anyone want to eat somewhere named after a disease?
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cjsdowg
04/29/18 9:11:35 AM
#81:


UnfairRepresent posted...
Its tongue-in-cheek, kind of shocking, and its not exclusive you can fit all Asian cultures under one roof with a name like this.


That is in no way true.
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thelovefist
04/29/18 9:12:09 AM
#82:


cjsdowg posted...
UnfairRepresent posted...
Its tongue-in-cheek, kind of shocking, and its not exclusive you can fit all Asian cultures under one roof with a name like this.


That is in no way true.

Shut the fuck up
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Romulox28
04/29/18 9:17:11 AM
#84:


i have always known the term yellow fever to indicate a white guy that is obsessed with dating/fucking asian girls

so honestly i cant figure out how this is NOT offensive
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GATTJT
04/29/18 9:19:21 AM
#85:


Why do people waste their time getting angry at inconsequential shit? There are far more important things to be furious at in America, like lack of universal health care or shitty wages.
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pikachupwnage
04/29/18 9:20:22 AM
#86:


GATTJT posted...
Why do people waste their time getting angry at inconsequential shit? There are far more important things to be furious at in America, like lack of universal health care or shitty wages.


Or how borked our legal system is.
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GATTJT
04/29/18 9:21:44 AM
#87:


pikachupwnage posted...
Or how borked our legal system is.

Damn, that too. Our legal system is awful sometimes.
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fuzzylittlbunny
04/29/18 9:22:23 AM
#88:


Romulox28 posted...
i have always known the term yellow fever to indicate a white guy that is obsessed with dating/fucking asian girls

so honestly i cant figure out how this is NOT offensive

Yeah, I'm also more familiar with it meaning people with an Asian fetish.

...Although I can't figure out how that would be offensive at all. I mean maybe if it was a whore house with exclusively Asian girls? But just a restaurant?
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i_eat_the_booty
04/29/18 9:28:27 AM
#89:


thelovefist posted...
cjsdowg posted...
UnfairRepresent posted...
Its tongue-in-cheek, kind of shocking, and its not exclusive you can fit all Asian cultures under one roof with a name like this.


That is in no way true.

Shut the fuck up


Nah, you shut the fuck up. There was nothing wrong with what he said.
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i_eat_the_booty
04/29/18 9:29:02 AM
#90:


GATTJT posted...
Why do people waste their time getting angry at inconsequential shit? There are far more important things to be furious at in America, like lack of universal health care or shitty wages.


Yeah because it's impossible to disapprove of multiple things at once, right
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GATTJT
04/29/18 9:29:59 AM
#91:


i_eat_the_booty posted...
Yeah because it's impossible to disapprove of multiple things at once, right

Never said that, but I knew someone was going to bring it up, thanks for being predictable.
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i_eat_the_booty
04/29/18 9:34:10 AM
#92:


"Why get angry at X when there's Y"

That's literally what you said. The appeal-to-larger-problems fallacy is so tired out
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GATTJT
04/29/18 9:39:08 AM
#93:


i_eat_the_booty posted...
"Why get angry at X when there's Y"

That's literally what you said. The appeal-to-larger-problems fallacy is so tired out

My point is: why get angry at literally the name of a restaurant when it matters to absolutely nobody? It's finding simplistic crap to get angry at just for the sake of getting angry. Ask any of these people how they feel about our health care situation and see if they get angry at how shitty it is.
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UnfairRepresent
04/29/18 9:41:13 AM
#94:


What I want to know is would they cater a gay wedding

Now there's the real powder keg
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i_eat_the_booty
04/29/18 9:41:50 AM
#95:


If it mattered to nobody, there wouldn't be any controversy
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spikethedevil
04/29/18 9:56:22 AM
#96:


https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yellow_fever

Is also an issue with the name.
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_OujiDoza_
04/29/18 2:46:50 PM
#97:


i_eat_the_booty posted...
If it mattered to nobody, there wouldn't be any controversy

Someone will always be mad about something - that's not even a liberal / SJWs thing.
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UnfairRepresent
04/29/18 3:12:07 PM
#98:


GATTJT posted...
pikachupwnage posted...
Or how borked our legal system is.

Damn, that too. Our legal system is awful sometimes.

wut
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notblargg
04/29/18 3:53:06 PM
#99:


it's a perfect name to exclude white people, because no white person would dare enter in fear of being offensive
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UnfairRepresent
04/29/18 5:05:17 PM
#101:


notblargg posted...
it's a perfect name to exclude white people, because no white person would dare enter in fear of being offensive

You're kidding right?
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monkeysRfunny
04/29/18 5:32:50 PM
#102:


notblargg posted...
it's a perfect name to exclude white people, because no white person would dare enter in fear of being offensive

What the...?
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UnfairRepresent
04/29/18 7:55:09 PM
#103:


monkeysRfunny posted...
notblargg posted...
it's a perfect name to exclude white people, because no white person would dare enter in fear of being offensive

What the...?

aye
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