ANUJA NADKARNI/Stuff “They have refused to stop using it. Feel free to Boycott Monsoon Poon. #givenothingtoracism.” Co-owner Nicola Richards said the restaurant had served more than 3 million people in the past 20 years and its use of the slogan had been questioned negatively only a few times. ”However, we have reflected on the use of these words and decided to remove them,” she said in an email to Stuff. Monsoon Poon’s branding has been the subject of concern for more than a decade, with questions raised over its name as far back as 2006. However, Richards said she and co-owner Mike Egan were unaware of Monsoon Poon being a derogatory term.