— By Kevin Montgomery (@kevinmonty) |
After a week of uncertainity as to what the fuck up is with Guns n' Bunz, Mission Local reports the brand that was basically created to drive more business is no more:
Mike’s Deli hadn´t been doing well for a while, and its owner, Mike Jweinat, thought it was time to give the spot a sexier look. He created some new sandwiches, colorful signs, and a brand-new name: Gunz and Bunz. […]
In fact, he said, the name came from the Lebanese fast-food restaurant Buns and Guns. Now closed, it was located in a suburb of Beirut and caught the attention of the media back in 2008. There, it was good for business.
The thought that his neighbors believed he was promoting violence still offends him. Jweinat arrived in the United States from Jordan when he was 15, and has lived and owned businesses in the Mission for more than 25 years.
After neighbors started spreading word that the shop promoted violence (which, I mean, it kinda did, right?) and encouraging people not to eater there, yet another “community meeting” was scheduled to address the matter. Rather than deal with that aggravation, Mike removed the signage and brought back it's old name, “Mike's Deli.”
Annnndddddddd scene.
Comments (2)
I don't think before I type | [Permalink]
What a bunch of Nimby reactionaries. How does the word ‘Gunz’ promote violence? For a ‘progressive’ city, this is very disappointing. Lack of education promotes violence, as does police brutality, and a poor economy. These are probably the same people who believe censorship is wrong.
I don't think before I type | [Permalink]
i live in a community of nitwits