Post by Deleted on Mar 20, 2017 15:34:32 GMT -5
gothamist.com/2017/03/20/maga_hat_safe_space.php
Four things --
(1)I find it a tad obnoxious that the bar refused service because he was wearing a pro-Trump hat; were it my bar, I'd have fired (or at least disciplined) the bartender. I loathe Trump, as y'all know, but the guy is allowed to support whatever candidate he likes. Unless his behavior was obnoxious, I'd have served him and been silent about the hat. If he pushed for my opinion on Trump, I would have given it, but that's all.
(2) that said, political affiliation is not a protected class like race or religion. The bar can refuse service if it chooses. This frivolous lawsuit will go nowhere. Emotional distress? Please. if he wanted to write an op-ed or a yelp review on the experience, I'd support that. But a lawsuit? Geddouttahere.
(3) for the love of Pete, NYC is chock full of bars. Go next door for a drink.
(4) I seriously wonder if the guy wore the hat to provoke, hoping to get this reaction and sue. Seriously. He's in the freaking West Village of Manhattan. If there's a place in America that contains a higher percentage of those who passionately oppose Trump, I'd like to see it. It's got to be 95% Hillary voters in that neighborhood, and another 4% went to Stein and Johnson.
My verdict: lots of asshats and snowflakes here. I hate everyone. The end.
ETA:
Also:
(5) the negative Yelp reviews from Trump supporters and the publicity will not hurt a bar located in the West Village. To the contrary, I am sure in the short term at least, they'll get a bump. This is like calling for a boycott of the Ivanka line, in reverse.
6) apropos of nothing, I hate clothing with slogans and logos. For a while, I belonged to a running club and wore the team t-shirt in races. But as a rule, I shun clothing with words on it. That includes visible designer labels or logos. And political clothing...Yeah, no. Not for Cass.
A Philadelphia accountant feels "humiliated, degraded, victimized, embarrassed and emotionally distressed" after he was refused service by a West Village bar on account of his pro-Trump hat. Greg Piatek, 30, claims he was denied drinks by multiple bartenders and servers at The Happiest Hour on January 28th because he was wearing a red "Make America Great Again" cap.
Now, as he suffers from "anxiety and severe emotional distress," Piatek is suing the bar and owner John Neidich for "egregious, unlawful, and discriminatory conduct."
Now, as he suffers from "anxiety and severe emotional distress," Piatek is suing the bar and owner John Neidich for "egregious, unlawful, and discriminatory conduct."
Four things --
(1)I find it a tad obnoxious that the bar refused service because he was wearing a pro-Trump hat; were it my bar, I'd have fired (or at least disciplined) the bartender. I loathe Trump, as y'all know, but the guy is allowed to support whatever candidate he likes. Unless his behavior was obnoxious, I'd have served him and been silent about the hat. If he pushed for my opinion on Trump, I would have given it, but that's all.
(2) that said, political affiliation is not a protected class like race or religion. The bar can refuse service if it chooses. This frivolous lawsuit will go nowhere. Emotional distress? Please. if he wanted to write an op-ed or a yelp review on the experience, I'd support that. But a lawsuit? Geddouttahere.
(3) for the love of Pete, NYC is chock full of bars. Go next door for a drink.
(4) I seriously wonder if the guy wore the hat to provoke, hoping to get this reaction and sue. Seriously. He's in the freaking West Village of Manhattan. If there's a place in America that contains a higher percentage of those who passionately oppose Trump, I'd like to see it. It's got to be 95% Hillary voters in that neighborhood, and another 4% went to Stein and Johnson.
My verdict: lots of asshats and snowflakes here. I hate everyone. The end.
ETA:
Also:
(5) the negative Yelp reviews from Trump supporters and the publicity will not hurt a bar located in the West Village. To the contrary, I am sure in the short term at least, they'll get a bump. This is like calling for a boycott of the Ivanka line, in reverse.
6) apropos of nothing, I hate clothing with slogans and logos. For a while, I belonged to a running club and wore the team t-shirt in races. But as a rule, I shun clothing with words on it. That includes visible designer labels or logos. And political clothing...Yeah, no. Not for Cass.
