A Jersey Mike’s tribute to Black Lives Matter went viral. But it’s fake.
Popular New Jersey-based sub shop Jersey Mike’s found itself going viral on Twitter this week. And it didn’t even write the tweet that was trending.
Comedian Yassir Lester tweeted what appeared to be a statement from Jersey Mike’s on June 30 that claimed the company would be changing the name of its bacon, lettuce and tomato sandwich to a bacon, lettuce and ‘mato sandwich — a BLM, an apparent tribute to Black Lives Matter.
Literally what is jersey Mike’s doing. pic.twitter.com/9XohWNOa4n— Yassir Lester (@Yassir_Lester)With more and more companies and corporations making statements in support of … Read the rest of this entry »
Posted: July 3rd, 2020 | Author: NJNewsCommons | Filed under: Monmouth County, Monmouth County News, Race | Tags: Black Lives Matter, BLM, Jersey Mike's, Satire, Yassir Lester | Comments Off on A Jersey Mike’s tribute to Black Lives Matter went viral. But it’s fake.