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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsVermont restaurant surrenders to ISIS
or something like that.
http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2014/08/25/bacon-ad-backlash-vermont-restaurant/14592253/
BURLINGTON, Vt. A Winooski restaurant's decision to take down a bacon advertisement has become the center of an online backlash.
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"We are here to serve people BREAKFAST, not politics," Sneakers wrote in a Facebook post in response to the controversy that was cited in media reports before it was taken down. "We removed the sign that was located on public property as a gesture of respect for our diverse community. There were also concerns raised about safety. Removing it was not a difficult decision. We still love bacon. We still love eggs. Please have the political conversation elsewhere."
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"Please try to tell as many people as you can around there about this ISIS loving anti-American business," wrote one commenter. "Let's run them out of business and then run the owners out if the USA. They can go open a place in Palestine."
"Thanks for supporting and giving into the Muslims! I'll never eat at your restaurant!" another commenter wrote.
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AleksS
(1,665 posts)Holy smokes! Did you read the comments?
What is wrong with right wingers in this country?
Better headline: "A restaurant decides to not be a jerk. Right wing flips out!"
On the plus side, the right never lets me forget why I'm disgusted by them.
Shrike47
(6,913 posts)mainer
(12,022 posts)Take down a sign that offends a customer.
Offend other customers by taking down the sign.
951-Riverside
(7,234 posts)hifiguy
(33,688 posts)Wow, is that dumb. Really dumb.