Whole Foods is in hot water for partnering with a restaurant called 'Yellow Fever'

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Whole Foods is in hot water for partnering with a restaurant called 'Yellow Fever'

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2018 Apr 29, 5:34am 1,532 views 5 comments

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Whole Foods can be a divisive chain among shoppers. But the grocer's fans and foes alike are having a hard time defending the decision to name a new restaurant in California after a viral disease.

"Yellow Fever" is a newly opened Asian eatery at a Whole Foods location in Long Beach. The company tweeted a photo Wednesday announcing the grand opening, and in the days since then, outrage followed for a few different reasons.

For starters, the decision to name a restaurant after an illness seems baffling and even disgusting to some. As one Forbes contributor began his story: "Would you eat at the Rabies Restaurant?"

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, yellow fever is found in parts of Africa and South America. It's transmitted mainly by mosquitoes and its symptoms include fever, chills and aches. Mild cases are not serious, but serious ones can have a fatality rate between 20 and 50 percent.

But that's just one part of the issue. The phrase "yellow fever" has taken on racist connotations in some circles, and is perceived as racist enough that a moderate Twitter-based angry mob formed almost immediately.

The phrase is often used informally in reference to sexual interest and/or fetishism involving Asian women, usually by white males.

However, restaurant owner and head chef Kelly Kim told The Washington Post that there is no intent of racism or sexual undertones; she instead interprets "yellow fever" as "an attraction or affinity" of Asian culture, she said.

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Tenpoundbass 2018 Apr 29, 7:22am

I saw the piece on it. Once again a White asshole self righteous Liberal, complained because she thought it sounded like a name an older cis Gender White male would come up with. The cunt couldn't be bothered checking it out first. Then the news asked a couple Pussy Hat Dude Bitches(Yeah mother fucker they was white as hell too!) what they thought about it. Of course they were all bent out of shape and thought it should be shut down immediately. Even though they never heard of the place until the reporter asked them the question.

So they interviewed the Owner/Chef that came up with the name. A nice Strong Asian Woman(redundant I know, they are all strong they aren't Liberal Victims)
She couldn't believe that people would be so fucking shallow, and she couldn't think of Asian that it would offend. Only cucked White Liberals with low T, and Faculty Cunts and Partisan Bitches, parading superficial racism as progressive politics.

Liberals grow more pathetic by the second.