'We're sticking with Paula': Deen fans protest with butter wrappers

[The Straight Story]

'We're sticking with Paula': Deen fans protest with butter wrappers

Some die-hard fans are getting all wrapped up in a campaign to defend Paula Deen.

They're sending cleaned and origami-folded butter wrappers to Food Network and other companies that dropped the popular chef and cookbook author in the wake of allegations of racism and sexual harassment. Deen later admitted to "of course" using the n-word. The wrappers are intended as signs of protest -- physical declarations of "we're sticking with Paula."

John Schmitt, a hotel night auditor in Indianapolis and the man behind the campaign, says he couldn't abide by the "betrayal" of Food Network, QVC and others. He felt he had to do something to express his disgust at the situation.

"She made a mistake 20 years ago," he says. "We all make mistakes. I've said things I regret."

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[msanthrope]

1. I hope they eat a stick of butter a day in support. nt