Papa John’s Pizza Founder John Schnatter has issued an apology to anyone who was offended after he used a racial slur during a conference call with a marketing company.
Schnatter, the founder and ex-CEO of Papa John’s Pizza, publicly apologized after word leaked that he used the racial slur during a role playing exercise with a marketing company in May.
“Colonel Sanders called blacks N—s,” Schnatter said during the training exercise for damage control after he pulled Papa John’s NFL commercials amid the ongoing NFL player protests in November.
Schnatter blamed the NFL protests for a slowdown in sales of Papa John’s Pizza. He stepped down as company CEO in December.
“News reports attributing the use of inappropriate and hurtful language to me during a media training session regarding race are true. Regardless of the context, I apologize. Simply stated, racism has no place in our society,” Schnatter said in a statement to CNN on Wednesday.
Schnatter also resigned from the University of Louisville board of trustees, the university announced Wednesday.
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I don’t like their sh*ty pizza anyways ?
Papa Johns gives me the runs. I can’t fudge with their pizza?
This dude! https://uploads.disquscdn.com/images/c567885536cfbd96734595a2b4974bbd2c833569bbfbec19f1688a8dedb9c8b1.jpg
When will he learn? Papa John’s will be out of business very soon!
I thought he was trying to lay low after he stepped down after the NFL comments. He’s going to learn just like these other big mouth individuals that’s writing checks their azzes refuse to pay.
Again? I had to check the check the date of the post! Yall gotta get him TF outta dodge
The one and only time I had this pizza was like 8 yrs ago. My co-worker raved and promised it was sooooooo good. It was bland tasting and greasy. Disappointed was an understatement. Would have rather had a pick up and go from Lil Caesars. BUT we REALLY have to watch who we are spending our money with. No matter how much we like or love the product. Gotta stop giving these racist clowns our bucks.
EVERYBODY talk negatively about EVERY RACE behind closed doors…when EVERYBODY thinks no one is listening…I’m sick of folks being APPALLED, SHOCKED, OR OFFENDED because of what they heard while somebody was being RACIST ON A PRIVATE CALL….. THE WAY THE WORLD IS AND HOW BLACK FOLK AND OTHER RACES ARE BEING TREATED BY SOME NOT ALL RACIST CAUCASIAN PEOPLE….IF WE COULD BE A FLY ON THE WALL WE WOULD HEAR ALL SORTS OF MESS…..FOLK NEED TO REALIZE WHEN YOU SPEAK IN PUBLIC…JUST SHUT UP…EVERYBODY IS LISTENING…REAL TALK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Same here! One and done!
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Wealthy or broke, your character will always tell on you.
This racist POS needs to be CANCELLED. His pizza is nasty anyway.
He is still pushing the envelope to see how far he can go with this garbage pizza. Trump have really brought out the worst of some of these idiots. He acting there is a magic recipe to pizza. Just accept that sh$$ is gross and work on a new recipe or shut up.
I’m not surprised the way he showed is azz during the NFL protests and Obamacare.
A racist Republican NOOOOOOOO!!!!!
F*ck this dude and his business. We knew what it was when he stepped down. Still, folks were on here acting like those of us calling him racist were over-reacting because it was all about business and not about race. (And, if you’re on here today defending him, f*ck you too!)
Cancel
I’m so sick of this plastic water bottle face turd.
Maybe someone should of tried reverse racism on him. His last name is a Jewish one… maybe in the training excercise someone should of used the word “kike” and put his a$$ in his place.
His ass is Jewish selling pizzas!
You meant what you said so don’t apologize because claiming that you’re sorry won’t get more people to eat that nasty-a$$ed pizza.
Porch Crackers use that word casually. Thats why pizza hut pan pizza better than yours ??I eat pizza hut twice a month and papa john once a month. side-bar papa johns veggie pizza with extra cheese, mushrooms and olives is everything! And that garlic sauce ? but still hate him??
Stepped down means he got white folks fired. Means he still gets a check direct deposited every month as if he is still there. Black folks fired means you getting some rest so you can be the first one in line at the unemployment office the desk day.
Why apologize for saying what you meant?? OHHHHH b/c you got caught! sad that racism will never end. I don’t eat that nasty pizza anyways…
I haven’t had a Papa John’s pizza in forever. Why does he keep apologizing?
I like Marco’s Pizza myself, lol
He needs to apologize for that Clairol #2 dye in his hair.
lmao!!
lol ?
ion even like pizza
He’s so accustomed to using the word around his friends and family that he forgot he was conducting business. If the incident wasn’t brought to the public’s attention he would have never issued an apology
Fugg this cracka ass cracka and his nasty pizzas!!!!! I knew what time it was with this company when they were in the news for clerks writing “ni**er” on customers’ receipts!!!! This is the same mofo that “casually mentioned” in a corporate meeting how he grew up in Indiana where blacks were dragged to their deaths, like that was the good old days. AND, what he said at the meeting in question was, “Colonel Sanders called blacks ni**ers and got away with it…” What in the entire fawk? Colonel Sanders is FICTIONAL.
FAWK. YEW. https://uploads.disquscdn.com/images/b23b718ac50e9c5656e2c5d71169440ce4cfce53a3fd273ea6f1d44694006d22.jpg
Stop apologizing!
When will black be as upset in our communities..look at the state of black men ESPECIALLY THE YOUNGINS… GAY, K2, TURNIN UP, OVER SEXUALIZED, EASILY INFLUENCED .. THESE KKKRAKKAS are not acting new… So this isn’t news. The awareness has always been there!
Trying to bring the Colonel into his argument. Leave our chicken alone.
Still waiting on that 1 black friend to show up and say he has always been kind to me.
That’s why y’all pizza turned nasty as fuck five years ago I stopped eating pap johns thank god , ur pizza ain’t selling cuz it’s nasty bitch don’t blame the nfl and us niggas TF
I ordered it in 2011 in NC because I didn’t want to cook and never ordered it again.
I stopped ordeeing that pizza when he backed turd.
So do I. I wish they would expand their delivery area. I miss living in Dunwoody where I could get BBQ shrimp from Ruth Chris, Marcos, CPK & Jersey Mikes delivered at a moment notice. I’m in my foodie mood now ?.
Fukk you. Not surprised. I already knew you were comfy saying it.
Steve Harvey where you at?
Fawk the poppa! And his nasty ass”pizza”
There’s ALWAYS that one lone nigro!!
SMH.
I’m with you, leave our chicken alone???.
I bet that word rooollled off his tongue with no hesitation. I been stopped eating that nasty pizza before he started getting reckless with his ignorance.
I have one less than a mile from me???
D*******mn ?!
Nobody eats that pizza it’s way too sweet, star bucks nasty it gives you coffee breath and HM has wack clothes so I’m good
ALL ABOARD!!!!!!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5K-cSXYFEHA
I guess I think that people so rich wouldn’t be so racist because they encounter Blacks who are not the stereotype, but what is instilled at a young age seems to stay with people regardless of their status or station in life!
Racism screams massive low self-esteem, when you don’t have to come in contacts with ‘good for nothing’ blaks, colored people! There are cities across America where you can avoid us totally!
If you think, we’re the ones not making America great, then your ignorance is your problem!
Ignore the Opioid and illicit DRUG EPIDEMIC (meth, H e r o i n, E, etc.), not a health crisis, but criminal activity like Crack, or the FBI stats on crime, who commits what and to whom!
Or there are approximately 40 million Blacks, and approximately 1 million black men are in prison, more than whites by percentage, but we’re not all causing a problem, like 39 million, neither are we all on welfare!
i thought we already canceled this nasty ass pizza place ?! ?
Hellooooo Rayne. How’s that baby doing Keep him in the house chile. He can’t cut grass, do bird calls, deliver newspapers, sell water, sit by the pool, wipe his butt, walk, sleep or burp without the police being called on him.
Agreed
Didn’t this mf use the word before that’s why his stank azz had to step down. And you’re right, that pizza nasty as hell. I used to go in just to purchase the garlic sauce but never more.
Stfu.
Papa John’s was good growing stock. The franchise has become international. The truth is that black people don’t buy Papa John’s. The stock slightly slipped a little today but white people will not be selling the stock. PJ is the third largest pizza company in the US and it keeps growing. No one cares about us. Paula Deen made a comeback. Blacks still go to her restaurant and buy her products. I won’t be eating PJ unless someone buys it at work or a get together. That garlic sauce is good and it would be free.
I thought so too
Papa John’s is trash anyway!! He never gets my money and neither will Paula Deen.
I wish no one well that that thinks ill of my kind.
JMO
Haven’t ordered Papa Johns Pizza in a year. I can’t. He destroyed his company
This greaseball is at it again?. With his cardboard tasting pizza.
Ion know why these people be apologizing when they know they mean what they say. I just hate it for the black folk that work in his establishments and delivers that shit he calls pizza. His business ain’t gonna change because much of his customer base feel the same way he does so……
Typical porch cracker…..
We have
You said what you said and you’ve probably said it countless times before. Bye.
But yet we say it daily and hurtfully. We kill are on but get butt hurt when some one else says it
Do black ppl eat papa Johns? We never did growing up
Okay at this point with him, all anyone should be doing is rolling their eyes. Nobody should be surprised. He’s a racist, we get it.
F you and your nasty pizza.
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Who cares what word someone used. It’s getting old.
“It’s getting old” What the he!! does that mean?? That word offends people who care, such as myself. Being called a “niqqer” is offensive, period!!. Peace.
He just loves the taste of his feet…the idiot can’t keep his foot out of his mouth!
Yeah, you got alot pizza to eat alone now bitch.
Didn’t he resign?!
Give it a few days, he’s coming.
This is the thinking of most CEO’s. They all want our money and wish we’d go away.
They love us as consumers but hate our existence.
It’s pretty clear where he stands regarding racism. People express their true thoughts, and think “Oh, I’ll just send out a generic apology, and all will be forgiven.” Nope! ….Give your support to more black owned businesses. The nerve of him to say, “Why am I being punished whenever so and so did it to, and got away with it.” Stop eating at these nasty places. It’s unhealthy anyways.
I don’t even be surprised over stuff like this anymore
Chile he is finished.. . SMH..
I quit with Papa Johns after he fought to provide health insurance which amount to .19 per pizza after the affordable care act..
what kind of training session was that… yeah OK!
This is the 2nd time he’s resigned. He said what’s embedded in his heart. No need for the fake apology! Pizza is nasty anyway!!
Ernesto’s Pizza in the north end and assembly row is better. The hate is real
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Guess he’s not living his best life still. Negative actions should have consequences
So this is the second time he’s made these comments. I don’t eat Poppa Johns, but now is a good time to put the whole company out of business. So what he resigned, he’s still getting some type of check as the founder.
This man speaks HIS truth and the truth is he is a racist. Now he can take his racist ass and go have several seats.
They opened a store in my town and it did not last long. The pizza was nasty!! There are way too many good pizza joints in this area for anyone to support a racist with gross pizza. FOH!!
Like Kanye with Donald Trump.
I just feel bad for all the black franchise owners, and the black employee who work for Papa John’s franchises. Unfortunately they’re going to suffer because of this.
Fuck Papa John’s and their nasty ass soggy ass pizza anyways…..I am a Pizza Hut chic….moving on—>
They’ll always take them green dollars!
That is why as consumers we should be mindful of who gets our dollars.
Well damn!
There’s not a day that goes by that I don’t say honkie and I’ll NEVER apologize for it.
When I first entered corporate America, I’d get a personal call and be like “I can’t talk right now, honkies in my mouth.” My family would say “Jennifer, you can’t say that at work!” The point of my story is you can’t help who you are. I want the honkies that call me nigger to call me nigger. Wear it proudly. Then we both know where we stand.
My VP is buying pizza tomorrow for having a good fiscal year finish. If I walk in that break room and see green and white boxes…. ???
lol…..toss all them shits in the trash…then walk out and go to Pizza Hut…..like a boss!
With that side of congestive heart failure they refer to as garlic sauce? ???
Cancel Papa John’s
Everyone’s sorry when they get caught.
Hes not even sorry he said it. Hes just sorry that people are offended.
yaaasss!! Like that mess be different colors and shit!!! lol….
Or just sorry he got caught.
I am. My money looks better in my pockets rather than someone else’s pockets.
I also take advantage of sales and clearances when buying clothing and other merchandise.
I’m not here for PJ’s limp a$$ pizza either. Hell I’ll take a meat lovers Home Run Inn pizza from Publix frozen section over PJ’s any day.
Me too!
Hey, you’re not paying for it.
Colonel Harlan David Sanders (1890-1980) is not a fictional character LOL
Technically its not…he stepped down as CEO before but remained chairman of the board…now he had to step down from the board LOL..and the board of directors for Univ of Louisville as well
Oh okay I see
LOL -, the KFC Colonel is a FICTIONALIZATION. (Piss poor attempt at sarcasm on my part. )
but that IS the KFC Colonel!!! so not fictional….the man did used to call us N’s…..but we still love us some Original Recipe!!
Bingo!
This black person does. I love his pizza. damn just damn. smdh But I never heard of Poppa Johns growing up, it was always Dominoes 30 mins or less or Pizza Hut, but back back in the day like the 80’s early 90s it was Shakey’s or God Father Pizza. Yasss!
Is Pizza Inn still in business? I used to LOVE their thin crust pizza. OMG, it was so good.
I may not be black but I don’t buy his pizza nor do I eat it if someone else pays for it. I honestly haven’t ate his pizza in years, before the whole kneeling in protest came about. He was too expensive and the pizza wasn’t worth the price they charged. I prefer Domino’s and Pizza Hut anyway.
Nobody even eats his pizza anyways. I havent had Papa Yawns since high school. Fugg him! How you accidentally say the N-word on a conference call. SMH Why has nobody ran up on him and beat the brakes off him yet.
I never heard of Pizza Inn. Where are you from? I’m from MD/DC/VA area and I don’t think we ever had one of those here.
Houston, TX here. They used to be all over TX, I’m not sure about other states. I guess they may not have been on the east coast. Well, they had some really good pizza and they had cheap buffets, too. I grew up eating there but haven’t seen one in a couple of years now.
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I see they aren’t in MD or DC, probably weren’t popular in VA if you never heard of them. They had pretty good pizza though.
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Yes all of this……..
Trust me, Negative actions do have Negative Consequences…….
Wow that looks good! I think Cee Cees would be equivalent to the Pizza Inn in my area because they had a buffet like that but back then it was mostly thin crust pizza and they had salads and desserts on the buffet as well.
Yeah, it was good. I miss them!
U taking some home
Sick of these meaningless apologies! Smh
no one does
papa johns will close its doors soon they have been failing since his first stunt
Might grab a whole box lol ? Like someone posted earlier I didn’t pay for it shiiitt ?
It’s over for Papa John’s.
mumblas or yaaks
In the words of Froghorn Leghorn I say I said I say kkkkkeep it ttttttto yourself….
Ain’t nobody worried about him and that medicine sauce pizza.
Exactly. Im not mad at the man. You can’t help who you are.
I was just thinking of trying Papa John’s, NEVER!!
And that is a fact
When yall gonna learn this man hates black people. Keep your hand off the horrible pizza