YOURSAY | 'There's a limit to bending over backwards to racists for a few votes.'

Fried chicken and race: Teresa rejects boycott, calls for cooler heads

Bobby0: DAP vice-chairperson Teresa Kok should first advise Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim and Umno instead of the public about not boycotting businesses.

When Umno Youth chief Dr Muhamad Akmal Saleh was going around creating friction between the races, even the bosses at DAP were silent.

Every political leader was more concerned about protecting their behind.

Now every issue is being looked at through a racial lens.

Even a new local restaurant called Darsa Fried Chicken used a racial angle to promote their business.

So please point your fingers at those responsible for this mess. Tell them to correct their ways before it gets out of hand.

Koel: Give us a break lah! There is a limit to bending over backwards to racists to win a few votes. Kok is another politician who condones racist practices.

What’s next? Type M/B/Ib/In/...? Or 100 percent Malay/Chinese/Indian/Iban/Bidayuh owned? And only those races are welcome?

Politicians without vision and a grasp of the bigger picture are the country’s biggest problem.

Stop condoning racism, Kok. Learn to call it out.

The open and blatant use of an outdated ideology should be addressed and condemned.

Oct: Kok is benevolent as she offers her other cheek after she had been slapped once.

I won’t be boycotting any business, but Darsa Fried Chicken will be my last choice for fried chicken.

There are so many competitors. All of them are fighting for the same customers. Darsa started on the wrong footing.

“Type-C” won't boycott, but they will buy the product last.

Beman: Whether Kok supports the boycott or not is irrelevant to me.

I will personally not buy from any shop if I know that its management has clearly and deliberately made negative remarks against any group of Malaysians.

Focusapp: Having a business model that is race- and religion-centric and not based on inclusivity is like shooting oneself in the foot.

The key determinants for success are price and quality, not race or religion.

Customers eat at restaurants because of the food, not because of certain racial and religious inclinations.

Where was Kok during the KK Mart boycott? She chose to remain silent and never defended KK Mart, which established its first-ever outlet in her Seputeh constituency.

Gerard Lourdesamy: Things are getting confused. My friend took his motorcycle to a mechanic recently, but there was a notice at the workshop entrance that read “Khas untuk bumiputera sahaja”.

He, being an Indian, had to look for another workshop. Why is this happening now?

What are the federal, state, and local governments doing about such blatant racism?

If the entire private sector behaved in that same manner, unemployment among the Malays would hit the roof, and they would be severely impoverished since the public sector cannot absorb all of them.

Slayer of senses: International franchise fast-food restaurants are closing down some of their outlets because of boycotts.

The majority of their workers are Malays. They will now be jobless and unemployed, so who is going to find them new jobs?

Are they supposed to wait for government assistance?

Truly Malaysian: What difference does it make as to who owns the restaurant?

People will frequent their business if the food is good, clean, and does not hurt their wallet.

Hmmm: From some of the comments here, I take it that the chicken sold at Darsa Fried Chicken is priced higher than KFC?

Who in their right mind would pay more for an unknown business than the world-renowned KFC? I don’t think a boycott is necessary.

Simple economics will do the job.

Plain old Malaysian: No need for a call to boycott this restaurant.

Everyone has a choice. However, my choice is that I will not go to a place that is racist.

I’m sure there are a lot of like-minded people of all races. So no boycott is needed, just free will.

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