He confessed to using the “N” word, pressured into it he says, and what has happened to him?
Lost his positions with the firm he founded (in a broom closet) and
built into 4500 stores globally (and all the jobs that went with them);
had his name taken off the stadium at the school he loves—UofL, resigned
from their board, --- all this in his home town of Louisville, and had been
the object of universal disgust (his fair name and reputation)
everywhere.
Worse, he has seen UK pile on, taking his name off a major building
there, ending its financial relation with him and his foundation.
Now Papa John is well off—financially; several times a millionaire,
many homes, private chopper, etcetec—all of which he earned by his hard
work (and better ingredients) now lost in the blink of an eye. Money
yes, but what of one’s reputation...now lost forever?
This is more than “let he without sin cast the first stone," but it
is that, and jealousy, and much much more..including entirely too many
columns of calumny in the C-J and elsewhere....but...let’s move on folks
(and my colleagues in journalism)...there are more important news
items, and things to be learned here.
For one, how to get a commercial name off a public stadium. I
have made no secrecy of my distaste for Kroger Field. Before the UofL
board realizes it now could rename Cardinal Stadium Commonwealth
Stadium, is there any sexual or racial dirt we can get on a top Kroger
executive and retain that time honored name here?
And two, the really important racial news of the past week is that
the feds have reopened Emmett Till’s murder case—at last. If you don’t
know the details here, please Google. The feds have pretty well known
for years who killed this young black boy (as they did in the church
bombing in Birmingham that killed the 4 young black girls,) but proving
it was another matter. The Justice Department says “new information”
caused the reopening. Let’s hope this does lead to justice in this most
unfortunate case, and one far more important than one where the “N” word
slipped out in a semi-private conversation.
I'm just sayin'...
I hear conflicting stories on the how Papa John story came down, so without full knowledge I can't committed on John and or his death sentence.
ReplyDeleteI do know that there is no room in America for racism. But the is also no place for the equally destructive trend of "Political Correctness!" Why do we get so caught up in it.
What is "Politically Correct?" Who decides what is and isn't.
Is it more important to have high morals/ethics/values or should I work harder at being "Politically Correct?" What's the difference?
Were the founding fathers "Politically Correct?"
Am I the only one in America that sees this as a problem or is this a topic that shouldn't be discussed as it isn't politically correct to do so?