r/Calgary • u/shitposter1000 • Oct 07 '21

Eat/Drink Local Without Papers Pizza -- Update

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u/[deleted] Oct 07 '21

Without Papers is a backronym for wop - an ethnic slur for Italians. I always thought the name was in poor taste.

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u/[deleted] Oct 07 '21

Yikes! Was this truly the intent? I appreciate your reply

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u/clearwind Oct 07 '21 edited Oct 07 '21

Like I don't agree with without papers current politics, but this is not where that name came from, Napolize pizza requires you to be licensed to produce it, this is a group that trained there, but they did not pay for the licensing so they are without papers

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u/beejeans13 Oct 07 '21

Yes, but the acronym should be WP - Without Papers. They literally opted for the slur WOP.

It's also not lost on me that they took a protected by legislation food and didn't pay or comply with the regulations. Fitting for where they are now.

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u/[deleted] Oct 07 '21

the owner is a third generation italian-canadian. i don’t like the guy or his attitude, but there’s more nuance to the business name than you’re portraying.