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Enrique

(27,461 posts)
Tue Aug 26, 2014, 12:50 PM Aug 2014

Vermont 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)
1. Holy smokes! Did you read the comments?
Tue Aug 26, 2014, 12:59 PM
Aug 2014

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.

mainer

(12,022 posts)
3. Sometimes you can't win, no matter what you do.
Tue Aug 26, 2014, 02:01 PM
Aug 2014

Take down a sign that offends a customer.
Offend other customers by taking down the sign.

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