Downey Residents Don't Want a Bar Called 'Bastards'

good luck to you guys at Bastards, I was there and i loved it!!!!!! There are people out there who just need to worry about bigger issues.... A bar Name REALLY??????????????????

I was there last night for the kings game, the place was packed with lots of people enjoying the place. Ive lived in downey over 30 yrs, i say let it stay.

Downey Residents Don't Want a Bar Called 'Bastards'  Hum, let's see, I'm a resident of Downey and have been for 47 years.  I've NEVER said I don't want Bastards in my neighborhood.  If these people think bastard is offensive they should hear how their children talk at school, that is what offends me ! The F-bomb is thrown around pretty freely at the school where I work (in Downey.)  Perhaps they should stop being so worried about a business sign on Downey Ave. and start parenting their children. 

"Bastard" is simply the accurate term for an illegitimate child. So? Why should that be offensive? There are plenty of those in Downey as well as everywhere else across the USA; aren't there much bigger problems in this country beyond being politically correct and worrying about a word? If our veterans are running it and enjoy patronizing it, who cares what they call it? Freedom of speech. Wish I lived closer; I'd probably frequent it.

It hopefully has nothing to do with the former ownership which was lousy and a rip off of customer's time and money. Wary of anything referring to BASTARD ... That's a great Marine or fighting force nickname but as a food/bar establishment maybe not. 2 cents from an employee working in Downey.

Correct me if I'm wrong, but isn't Downey the hometown of The Carpenters?  And that fabric softener?  I agree with the woman who wrote the letter...the epitome of family-friendly.  It would only be more family-friendly if Pat Boone and Suavitel came from there.