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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region Forums25 African-Americans thrown out of South Carolina restaurant after a white woman complained
A South Carolina man and several of his friends say they were refused service at a Wild Wing Cafe in Charleston last month and asked to leave. The reason: Michael Brown and his group of 24 friends and family members are African-American, and another customer - a white woman - complained that she felt threatened by the group.Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2401990/25-African-Americans-thrown-South-Carolina-restaurant-white-woman-complained-feeling-threatened.html#ixzz4JKTXm5zW
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25 African-Americans thrown out of South Carolina restaurant after a white woman complained (Original Post)
Tim4319
Sep 2016
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Calculating
(2,955 posts)1. really.
Racism is alive and well in this country.
chillfactor
(7,574 posts)2. so the restaurant threw out 25 paying customers
for one bigoted white woman....someone in that restaurant needs to have their head re-screwed.
steve2470
(37,457 posts)3. +100000000 nt
dixiegrrrrl
(60,010 posts)4. wait till the lawsuit hits.
If i were one of the 25, I would be SO grateful to the bigoted bitch for giving me grounds to sue.
melman
(7,681 posts)5. This story is three years old
Marthe48
(16,935 posts)6. and yet, a new version every day
n/t
GusBob
(7,286 posts)7. Ya so how did the lawsuit come out
melman
(7,681 posts)9. I would bet there was none
And probably for a very good reason.
whistler162
(11,155 posts)8. Additional data
http://www.charlestoncitypaper.com/HaireoftheDog/archives/2013/08/29/the-trouble-with-the-wild-wing-discrimination-story
http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2013/08/26/south-carolina-charleston-wild-wing-cafe-black-americans/2704125/
http://thegrio.com/2013/09/03/wild-wings-cafe-apologizes-after-patron-posts-discrimination-complaint-to-facebook/
25 people wanting to sit together is going to strain any restaurant's ability to quickly seat them.
http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2013/08/26/south-carolina-charleston-wild-wing-cafe-black-americans/2704125/
http://thegrio.com/2013/09/03/wild-wings-cafe-apologizes-after-patron-posts-discrimination-complaint-to-facebook/
25 people wanting to sit together is going to strain any restaurant's ability to quickly seat them.
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shenmue
(38,506 posts)11. Really?
Liberal_in_LA
(44,397 posts)12. Facebook site