The Rocky Mountain News reports on how one person's offense can change the business practice of an iconic Louisville eatery. The Blue Parrot, a fourth-generation Italian restaurant in Old Town, was visited last month by an east coast transplant who decided that the "wopburger", on the menu since 1918, needed to be removed. He demanded and involved Washington DC organizations and then alerted the Boulder Valley School District that their sauce vendor was insulting Italian-Americans.
When the District threatened to drop the Blue Parrot's sauce for insensitivity, the wopburger was history. All within a month.
One person, one opinion, one private business' family recipe and name erased.
Bogus.
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Same story on why the 228 no longer runs to downtown Louisville. One newcomer to town didn't like it, and he found a few other uninformed, non-RTD riders who helped make Old Town Louisville extremely inconvenient for anyone trying to get to points south.
Pathetic. I hope this person is proud of themselves. I'm 1/4 Italian (via Brooklyn no less) and am not the least bit offended, flatterred actually. I hope you're reading this complainer, you're a disgrace.
WOP is short for WITH OUT PAPERS.
That is what was stamped on your entry card when entering thru Ellis Island. It is not derogatory to Italians. It could apply to the Polish, Russians, Jews and anyone who arrived here with that designation.
Hang in there Blue Parrott. How about an Ellis Island sub!
KHOW had the owners on today. The station is considering running a "name that burger" contest. The real culprit is BVSD which supposedly teaches free speech and diversity?
I'm IBM (Italian By Marriage). Am I the only person uncomfortable with the term "WOP"?
Personally, I think that this was a political hit on the bartender of the Blue Parrot. His name is Paul Weissmann and he's the state representative of House District 12.
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