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Made social media yesterday and then the local outlets picked up the story.
But this restaurant has been there for a minute, and I'm guessing this artwork was there for a while and it took until yesterday for someone to see the problem with it?
Great white north indeed...
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) The Minneapolis NAACP is calling for action after allegations of racism at a Twin Cities restaurant.
The organizations leaders say two African-American diners recently sat down for a meal at Joes Crab Shack in Roseville when they discovered a disturbing image embedded inside of a decorative table at the restaurant.
The diners, according to the NAACP, found a picture that depicted two black men being lynched by a white mob, with the caption next to one of the victims that read, All I said was that I didnt like the gumbo.
Doing some quick research at their table, the NAACP says the diners discovered that the picture was authentic and depicted a real lynching from Texas in 1896. They notified the manager, who the NAACP says was apologetic.
In response, the NAACP is demanding a public apology from the corporate offices of the restaurant, immediate removal of any similar pictures in tables at restaurants around the country, and a donation to a local community-based organization that serves African-American youth and teenagers.
http://minnesota.cbslocal.com/2016/03/10/racist-picture-restaurant/
democrank
(11,052 posts)and to make a joke about the lynching.
gratuitous
(82,849 posts)It's unclear when this so-not-funny little joke was installed, but at least the folks at Joe's acknowledged its wrongness and they're removing it without excuse or evasion.
Wellstone ruled
(34,661 posts)in August of last year. Finally it gets thrown in the trash.
grahampuba
(169 posts)Poor form on them for even producing this, let alone not being responsive to others illuminating its offensiveness.
Hate to think about how many people saw no issue with this, a little disheartening.
heres a clip via FB.
https://www.facebook.com/tyrone.williams.7545/videos/1090001677686703/
Wellstone ruled
(34,661 posts)he also told the Manager whom he knew,when it was still there last year,had to say something.
grahampuba
(169 posts)in Roseville MN?
or is this franchise wide?
Wellstone ruled
(34,661 posts)Checked out Vegas and could not find the same picture.
KamaAina
(78,249 posts)Wait a minute, it wasn't even southern Minnesota!
Brickbat
(19,339 posts)of a man who killed James Garrett McKinnon. That of course doesn't meant it wasn't a racially motivated trial. The photo does not resemble the graphic depiction of lynchings that come to mind when we hear the term. None of this excuses or approves the photo for public use in a restaurant.
Also, none of the articles I've read on this topic have made it clear whether this is decor mandated by the home office or not.
ETA: Here's an article with better detail, as it's written for print rather than TV:
http://www.citypages.com/restaurants/joes-crab-shack-used-lynching-photo-for-decorative-joke-8114793