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| Topic | Restaurant closes after facing backlash for not allowing server to wear BLM mask |
| E32005 02/11/21 4:48:05 PM #1: | https://local21news.com/news/nation-world/restaurant-closes-after-facing-backlash-for-not-allowing-server-to-wear-blm-face-mask former waitress Kimi Stout left when she was told she wouldn't be allowed to wear a Black Lives Matter mask at work. "I would have absolutely abided by the mask rules if they had a sign up that said Black Lives Matter, said Stout. The restaurant owner on Facebook referring to the incident and Stout's situation saying: "We did not fire her, we did not force her out, she made her decision to quit. Because she did not want to follow the rules." A BLM rally is now scheduled for Valentine's Day outside of the restaurant, and the owner says they have received threats of violence and are currently closed. Yelp has disabled reviews due to hateful comments. Monday night, many neighbors were in full support of the restaurant. "Most places, at a winery, at a restaurant, at a hotel, at the airport, you have a uniform. You have certain things that you have to wear to be part of that organization, said neighbor Katharina Baskin. --- ... Copied to Clipboard! |
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