DC wine bar Barkada to change name after social media backlash

Barkada’s owners apologized to those who were offended and wrote: “It was never their intention to appropriate or capitalize on the Filipino culture” while admitting they fell short on engaging the Filipino community.

.@latest_chika : A wine bar named Barkada in Washington, D.C. is changing its name after receiving huge backlash from some members of the Filipino-American community for its alleged “cultural appropriation”. https://t.co/UdI9OGU18M

— The Philippine Star (@PhilippineStar) August 2, 2020