New Joburg restaurant to rename after social media uproar
The
owners of a new restaurant in the heart of Johannesburg have announced their
decision to rename their eatery.
It follows a social media uproar about the restaurant’s name, Misohawni - as in miso paste and hawni (well you get the point).
The owners issued a statement on their Facebook page on Wednesday.
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The restaurant will serve up a tasty few options of ramen, Korean BBQ and poké.
On seeing the name of the new eatery, scores of people took to Twitter to express their disf(l)avour.
ATTENTION FRIENDS: WE DID IT! #misohawni is changing their name! pic.twitter.com/0ZQ5aE8q96
— Ming Chows 林明巧 (@mingcheau) November 15, 2017
We are giving the owners too much credit, I don’t think they are intelligent enough to know how wrong their concept is on so many levels. #MisoHawni is a clueless effort by club owners to have a restaurant. Their recent event flyers are a clear sign of how they operate. pic.twitter.com/c81SdgNrSk
— Bianca Esteves (@BiancaYoyo) November 14, 2017
Just heard an interview with the owner of @misohawni where he's like 'there's no inspiration behind the name, we just thought it was clever play on words'. Honestly, seriously, what? Asian women are saying this is hurtful & dehumanising & racist and he's like 'Kanye Shrug'
— Janine_J (@janine_j) November 15, 2017
While there were those who loved the name and found the humour in it.
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