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Customer Gets So Upset Over Waiter Wearing A ‘Don’t Be Racist’ T-Shirt That He Leaves A Negative Review, And Now Everyone Is Trolling Him
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Customer Gets So Upset Over Waiter Wearing A ‘Don’t Be Racist’ T-Shirt That He Leaves A Negative Review, And Now Everyone Is Trolling Him

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What do people leave bad restaurant reviews for? Many reasons may be to blame, some legit, some not so much. But one guy who “really enjoyed the food and service” got upset about something entirely different. It turns out, his waiter’s shirt, which read “hi. don’t be racist. thanks.” was enough to write a negative review for “employee’s ideology plastered on the shirt.”

As one would expect, people on the internet weren’t buying it. After the Chowder House employee named Bryan shared the incident on Twitter, the story blew up with 18.1K retweets and 101.9K likes. Folks “couldn’t even” over the absurd complaint and everyone seemed to show their support to Bryan.

But nobody foresaw what happened next. The restaurant owner added a bunch of items to the basket, and you can guess which one it was.

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This is the review the upset client left on the restaurant’s Facebook page

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And this is the shirt that got the restaurant the negative review

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In the wake of Black Lives Matter, more and more people are stepping in to voice out against racial injustice. And for those who can’t take to the streets, getting a humble graphic shirt is a way of showing your commitment without uttering a single word. The “de facto mobile billboards of our era,” the shirts are a great way to donate to charity and anti-racist organizations. Take a look at the selections picked up by Esquire and High Snobiety.

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Bored Panda also spoke to the team behind “Shop Mia Wallace”, an online boutique that specializes in slogan t-shirts, about their view on this whole situation. “We would like to point out that we support Bryant to the fullest on what he has been through,” they said.

“As a small but emerging establishment, our official stand regarding this message is well reflected on our merchandise. We believe that the world will be a better place if we acknowledge and respect each other as human beings and spread the message of love into our lives,” the boutique commented.

These days, “being vocal about our views and exercising freedom of speech is more important than ever” because of the growing tendencies of discrimination in our world.

The restaurant owners responded by adding a bunch of these shirts to their baskets

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Another excellent way to support Black Lives Matter and help people of color is to make use of this list of books, movies, documentaries, and podcasts we wrote about earlier. Betsy Faulkner, the woman behind the idea, told Bored Panda that she never expected her poster list to go viral. “While I was aware it would be a useful resource, I assumed it would stay among my friends and followers, but instead, it has reached a much wider audience. Even actress Susan Sarandon!“ Read about her project and tune in for the rest of the interview right here.

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People on the internet couldn’t help but to get in on it

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Others were more serious about trolling the guy

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And this is what people had to say about this whole incident

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Liucija Adomaite

Liucija Adomaite

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Liucija Adomaite is a creative mind with years of experience in copywriting. She has a dynamic set of experiences from advertising, academia, and journalism. This time, she has set out on a journey to investigate the ways in which we communicate ideas on a large scale. Her current mission is to find a magic formula for how to make ideas, news, and other such things spread like a virus.

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Liucija Adomaite

Liucija Adomaite

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Liucija Adomaite is a creative mind with years of experience in copywriting. She has a dynamic set of experiences from advertising, academia, and journalism. This time, she has set out on a journey to investigate the ways in which we communicate ideas on a large scale. Her current mission is to find a magic formula for how to make ideas, news, and other such things spread like a virus.

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Justinas Keturka

Justinas Keturka

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I'm the Visual Editor at Bored Panda, responsible for ensuring that everything our audience sees is top-notch and well-researched. What I love most about my job? Discovering new things about the world and immersing myself in exceptional photography and art.

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WilvanderHeijden
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4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

So wearing shirts with obvious messages are offending? I bet that guy is also offended when he reads a sign "Don't drink and drive." "Well, hell, good luck with your social justice warrior campaign. I'm not driving here anymore."

Marnie
Community Member
4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Drinking and driving is a behavioral problem. Racism is a mental health, brainwashing, indoctrination issue. You aren't going to solve the latter by a tee-shirt.

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Jace
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4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Look at the conservative/libertarian tears being spilt here... Anyone who objects to calling out racism... you’ve got a problem.

Something
Community Member
4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I think you mean Libertarian, not libertarian. Libertarians belong to the Libertarian party, while libertarians want liberty for everyone, including the liberty to choose one's shirt.

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LindaS
Community Member
4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Pathetic, what if it read 'Hi, Don't be rude, Thanks' would matey of complained then? No cause he's an out and out racist - pathetic

Truth Monster
Community Member
4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

in that case, it'd be a good way to out paedophiles. "Hi. Don't be A Paedophile. Thanks." Wait for angry paedophiles to post angry reviews....

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WilvanderHeijden
Community Member
4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

So wearing shirts with obvious messages are offending? I bet that guy is also offended when he reads a sign "Don't drink and drive." "Well, hell, good luck with your social justice warrior campaign. I'm not driving here anymore."

Marnie
Community Member
4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Drinking and driving is a behavioral problem. Racism is a mental health, brainwashing, indoctrination issue. You aren't going to solve the latter by a tee-shirt.

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Jace
Community Member
4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Look at the conservative/libertarian tears being spilt here... Anyone who objects to calling out racism... you’ve got a problem.

Something
Community Member
4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I think you mean Libertarian, not libertarian. Libertarians belong to the Libertarian party, while libertarians want liberty for everyone, including the liberty to choose one's shirt.

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LindaS
Community Member
4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Pathetic, what if it read 'Hi, Don't be rude, Thanks' would matey of complained then? No cause he's an out and out racist - pathetic

Truth Monster
Community Member
4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

in that case, it'd be a good way to out paedophiles. "Hi. Don't be A Paedophile. Thanks." Wait for angry paedophiles to post angry reviews....

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