The Manufactured Outrage industry rolls on and no one’s immune to it. FYI we have a handyman who works for us occasionally named Juan, and he knows I think of him as my Juan and Only No outrage, just flattered.
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140charsdoesnotoffermuchleewayforhumor.
jw1
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Don’t get me started down the gluten warpath sister(s?)! 
Honestly though-- a hypersensitivity to glutens caused a case of fast-onset osteoarthritis around 2 years back
where I went from running well, to on crutches, unable to walk, in about 4 months time.
Caused me to have both hip joints replaced last Winter.
Been a real bitch to overcome-- but I’m running once again.
Rice and corn products are great subs for wheat.
Viva La Tacos!
jw1
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I’ve lived in Mexico for fifteen years. I doubt I know anyone here who would find this joke offensive.
It reminds me of another joke: A woman has twins and gives them up for adoption. One goes to a family in Egypt and is named Amal. The other goes to a family in Spain; they name him Juan. Years later, Juan sends a picture of himself to his birth mother. Upon receiving it, she tells her husband she wishes she also had a picture of Amal. Her husband responds, “But they’re twins. If you’ve seen Juan, you’ve seen Amal.”
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Puns are called the lowest form of humor by 1) people who can’t make them, 2) people who don’t get them. Puns require broad general knowledge and an ear for language; bi or trilingual puns even moreso!
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Would you be more outraged if KFC ran an ad saying: “A dude who says, ‘I don’t like fried chicken’ would be ‘Lion’-el?”
Fuck 'em if they can’t take a joke.
Jesus Christ! I thought it was gonna be about the coochie: like maybe, “warm up that taco so it’s hot and spicy when you get home - bring your girl to Dave and Busters on Tuesdays!”
The term “Mexican food” is actually more broad than most people realize. I spend a week in Cabo San Lucas and every single meal I eat while there, no matter what it might be, is technically Mexican food. That’s true even if it’s a hamburger or scrambled eggs.
Nothing compared to
That promotion was an insult to dogs, tacos, food in general, and the land of calves like cantaloupes.
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Maybe if they had written “…said no generic human ever”. It doesn’t make any sense but it’s not offensive.
There is no outrage…and please don’t do that anymore. What these guys did was attach a food to an ethnicity and did it while slamming the food. No one was outraged by that chickenshit crap…they just saw it as chickenshit.
So…don’t overly state someones position so you can ram that position. That’s chickenshit too. D and B’s remark was tacky…and it was uncalled for. And you know what…no one gives a shit if you think differently.
I recall him, and even as a stereotype, he was only weakly offensive compared to some of the ones for Asians, African-Americans, Native Americans…
But yes, that would be something to apoloigize about.
Is there some reason he’s only occasionally named Juan?
Generally not a great idea, unless the restaurant was started by or is owned by persons of said ethnicity, but it can be done without being offensive.
Wait, where did you get that idea?
D&B’s tweet was calling attention to its Taco Tuesday promotion, by which they hope to lure you into the nearest D&B for the bargain tacos.
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Actually, this is a place where people express their opinions and most of us here are interested in what other people think so speak for yourself. Of course there are those who are only here to hear their own virtual voices and those voices are tedious at best.
Hahaha! You sure sound pretty outraged.
And settle down, why don’t you?
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Sorry, but this is crappy journalism on TPM’s part. You flash a headline alleging an offensive tweet, and then there’s only a childish pun. Don’t be part of the “Outrage-Industrial Complex” in order to generate web traffic. You’re better than that. There’s enough real racism out there, and articles like this give ammunition to racists who claim liberals over-react.
I can’t imagine any circumstances in which I would get worked into a lather over this one. Next story?
Christ, people need to lighten up.
Well, no argument. Just in my small town there are different regions represented. It’s a big, diverse country.
I’m offended at your taste in humor.
The joke was… cute. Mildly funny. Unlike Juan’s sauce.