NEW YORK (AP) - Two New York City fried chicken restaurants in predominantly vile neighborhoods are under fever for putting President Barack Obama's identify on their signs. City Councilman Charles Barron said Friday that he will tabulate a demo next week separate Obama Fried Chicken in his Brooklyn district. Organizers said they may also objective Obama Fried Chicken & Pizza in Harlem. "People from the community were line me and saying they were outraged by this racist connecting to Barack Obama and fried chicken," Barron said. "If you muse that permitted sermon gives you the well to slap and weaken us and stereotype us, then you've got a war on your hands.
" At Obama Fried Chicken & Pizza in Harlem on Friday, the "O" and the "A" had been filled in so that the awning cue know "Bam" a substitute of the president's name. The mortal working the table said the proprietor was not available, and would not respond when the flag had been changed. Employees, however, were still answering the phone by saying "Obama's." At Obama Fried Chicken in Brooklyn, the being who answered the phone said the holder could not be reached.
Kevin McCall, a community activist who has been working with Barron to originate the protest, said he had oral with the proprietress of Obama Fried Chicken, which was Royal Fried Chicken until recently. McCall said the possessor promised the endorse would transformation on Sunday. If it doesn't, McCall and Barron opportunity they will recuperate on Monday.
The White House did not unhesitatingly remark on Friday. The restaurant tiff is not the inception disagree with about the firstly boycott president's name being linked to a chicken product. A German eats maker was criticized recently for naming a occupation of frozen fried chicken snacks "Obama Fingers." The offshoot was convenient only in Germany and was pulled after the friends said it became informed of the genealogical connotation.
Also, Germany's N24 box broadcaster reported this week that one Baden-Baden bakery was celebrating the U.S. president's advent there with a dark-chocolate "Obama cake." The dry was decorated with tiny NATO flags.
Obama traveled to the German spa township Friday with his wife, Michelle, where he met German Chancellor Angela Merkel on the sidelines of the NATO summit. ____ Associated Press Writer Matt Moore in Berlin contributed to this report.
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