Greenwich's newest fish and chip shop, 'Jack the Chipper', is being boycotted by angry locals as they believe the name glorifies the serial killer Jack the Ripper.
Pissed off Customers have rated the restaurant online in a number of negative reviews, with some calling it "disrespectful" and a "bad pun."
Owner Recep Turhan says he has also received a torrent of abuse in person and is concerned that the boycott will permanently damage his business.
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The 52-year-old counted Sun: "People shout insults at us through the front door. They think I hate women. I even made a half-price day for women to show we don't support it. They attacked me for it and started calling me sexist." .
"This boycott is ruining my business. It started online and has spread."
Recep opened its second branch in Greenwich after the success of his original Jack the Chipper store in Whitechapel, where Jack the Ripper preyed on his female victims in the late 1800s.
But despite the backlash, Recep told This Morning on Tuesday (August 17) that it has no plans to change the store's name anytime soon.
Recep told presenters Ruth Langsford and Eamonn Holmes: "The other store is on Brick Lane and I don't have any kind of problem in that area. I don't have any problems with customers there, we're doing great."
"I don't think we'll change the name because this is the 160-year-old story. I'm just using a pun for the name and nothing else."
Ruth went on to ask if Recep and her son, Cagri Turhan, understood that Jack the Ripper was a serial killer, whose victims were typically women, and that people may think that making fun of the name makes violence towards women glamorous.
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To which Recep replied, "I totally understand. I'm being respectful to women who complain about the name ... I'll give the person a 50 percent discount and everyone will be happy."
However, the Recep map showing where Jack the Ripper murdered his female victims caused more outbursts of rage; since then he has covered it up.
One person wrote online: "Jack the Chipper is offensive and should be banned, everyone who defends him is a BAD person #jackthechipper."
Another said: "JACK THE CHIPPER. I'm still in shock that this is still open in Greenwich. Stop. Glorifying. Violence. Against. Women. #Greenwich #london."
Meanwhile, the London barbershop Jack the Clipper also refers to the serial killer and has several branches in areas such as Brick Lane, Bow Lane, Mayfair, Spitalfields and Canary Wharf.
His website reads: "We have all heard the legends of Jack The Ripper, the mysterious and elusive serial killer active in the largely impoverished areas around London's Whitechapel district in 1888.
"It seemed fitting that master barber and founder, Halil Ismail, would pay tribute to Jack's weirdness and build a brand around his successful Turkish barber business."
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