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Originally Posted by Cole436
Another example is the pizza shop in Inglewood, Without Papers (or WOP). It was named by the owner as a jab at the owner of Pulcinella, in Kensington. The owner in Pucinella has signed papers that he is certified to make authentic Napolitana pizza. The owner of WOP doesn't, but still makes the same pizza. He named the shop as a joke, but the power of the word still makes it a ethnic slur.
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The interesting thing about that is it's also a shot at the culinary pretension of being certified to make a frickin' pizza, and that I support 100%.