Maryland, My Maryland, and the Sandwich of Shame

The "Krista Club"

From the Carroll County Times, A ‘public shaming’ sandwich: Carroll business owner has unique response after employee’s racist posts resurface

When Matty Wess, 47, of New Windsor, saw that one of his employees was taking heat online for her years-old, racist social media posts that had resurfaced, he took a unique approach to addressing the situation.

Wess, who owns Uncle Matty’s Eatery in New Windsor, decided to whip up a sandwich and name it after her. He said he aimed to create a “public shaming” sandwich with profits heading toward a good cause.

An Uncle Matty’s Eatery employee said that by Friday afternoon, the restaurant had sold 22 “Krista Club” sandwiches. The fried chicken sandwich is topped with bacon and cheddar and comes on a brioche bun with a side of pickles and chips. It sells for $16.99 and will remain on the menu until the end of August. Profits from every purchase will be used to purchase items that will be donated to The Gateway School.

Krista Schultz

Krista Schultz’s racist posts gained public attention this week when Carroll County Public Schools board member Kristen Zihmer rescinded her appointment of Schultz to the school system’s family life committee on Wednesday.

Wess said that while he condemns the post Schultz made, he wanted to defend his employee on a personal level. He believes all people should be allowed to learn from their mistakes.

Schultz serves on the Carroll County Republican Central Committee and was reelected in July. Zihmer had appointed her to serve on the public school committee that examines and discusses all instructional materials proposed for the school system’s health curriculum. Zihmer said she was made aware of the posts this week, which led her to revoke her appointment. Zihmer declined to comment for this story.

On Tuesday, a Facebook page, CCPS Parents for Honest Education, whose administrators are anonymous, shared what it said were screenshots of Schultz’s posts. The Carroll County Times could not independently verify the legitimacy of the posts.

One screenshot of a comment Schultz appears to have made on Facebook in 2019 says, “It was a good rap song. … Colored folks listen to it.” Another screenshot is of a meme Schultz appears to have posted in 2019 that shows a photo of a Black woman and white man together with text that says, “I ONLY DATE BLACK GIRLS BECAUSE I HATE MEETING FATHERS.”

Schultz posted on Facebook on Tuesday: “I have taken accountability for my actions, learned from my experiences, matured, and I don’t take any of it back because it has made me who I am today. So if some miserable, liberal, coward (who hides behind a couple Facebook pages anonymously) wants to try to throw something in my face from 10, 15, or 20 years ago… go for it… It motivates me.” She could not be reached for comment for this article.

The sandwich looks good, (if it really looks like that in real life) but it costs $16.99, which is a shame.