Come at the kingi you best not miss, or, aproppri0wned
https://www.nzherald.co.nz/business/...ectid=12353756
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Auckland restaurant Coco's Cantina is considering a name change after being accused of appropriating Latin culture.
It comes days after the eatery's co-founder accused a competitor of appropriation.
On Sunday, the Herald reported that Coco's Cantina co-founder Damaris Coulter had accused Auckland restaurateurs Tom Hishon and Josh Helm of appropriating the Māori word for king in their new Britomart restaurant.
Hishon and Helm - who own Orphans Kitchen - have always maintained the name kingi is a colloquial shortening for kingfish.
But in several heated Instagram comments, Coulter accuses Hishon of "ignoring" the concerns of Māori over the name.
Now, the restaurant Coulter founded with her sister Renee has received several accusations online the name Coco's Cantina is offensively appropriating Latin culture.
In response, Renee Coulter, posted on Instagram yesterday that they are having conversations about changing their name this week.
"One of the Kingi advisors [to Hishon and Helm] asked us to respond to his concerns around the name of our restaurant, as he and others find it offensive," she wrote.
"If our eatery name has ever offended anyone, we are deeply sorry, we have never intended to ever upset, offend or disrespect anyone, and it's important that we understand if we have."
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