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In a statement provided to TheBlaze, Jelena Pasic and Dardra Coaxum revealed their thoughts on Livingston's Facebook rant.
Pasic, who is the restaurant's founder, and Coaxum, who is a partner, condemned the professor's remarks, and directly addressed Livingston, noting that they "refuse to be sucked into [his] racist rants."
"For five years and counting, we built our business on a prerogative [of] cherishing diversity within our ownership, staff and customers in our beloved Harlem COMMUNITY. We refuse to be sucked into your racist rants, so if you wish to name drop, please use names of those with similar views," Pasic and Coaxum told TheBlaze.
"We ask that our name is removed from your rant because we do not want to have anything to do with you," the women added. "And yeah, we ask that you get your burgers somewhere else. We do not tolerate 'racism' either. We thrive on equality and fairness and have full intentions to keep it that way!"
An Instagram post also addressed the professor's racist tirade, which featured a glossy shot of the two women.
The post read, "Even the coolest cats in Harlem know that for the past five years and counting, Harlem Shake has been and continues to be an active member of the diverse and evolving Harlem community and beyond. We proudly have diverse ownership, staff and most importantly, customers! Every day we serve men women and children from across the globe and mostly from our beloved Harlem community. Thank you Harlem for being our home and we are proud to serve you all! #HarlemShakeNyc #Harlem #Uptown."
How many people named Henry Morton Stanley on facebook would agree.