Gay Couple Told Not To Return To Texas Restaurant

So you'd have something to whine about.

Srsly, Pasithea, it's a news story -- why are you taking it so personally?

 

The only thing I'm taking personally today is that I got food poisoning for my birthday. Which totally blows...chunks. *ugh* -__-

 

What did you eat that gave u feed poisoning?

 

Of course it is a current news story and of course just as you accused the other poster- the purpose of this thread was to attack homosexuals. Not sure you seem shocked that I am pointing that out.

What is it with you people and your refusal to assign any blame to bigots? Geesh, you do the same thing with every Republican.

This waitress told these guys that they don't serve 'f***' here- which is no different from telling African Americans that 'we don't serve "N******" here.

Note the waitress didn't tell them to stop what they were doing- she told them that they don't serve 'F***' there.

I don't have a problem with a bar throwing out any couple for inappropriate public sexual displays. I do have a problem with blatant bigotry.

It appears you do not.

 

Steak. Probably wasn't cooked well enough. =(

 

Uncle Ferd says, "Yea...

... Texas - where cowboys are real men...

... an' cowgirls are real purdy."

 

I've heard that people actually eat raw beef in Korean food restaurants. Why is that somehow safe, but eating undercooked steak causes food poisoning?

 

Some people like to take some serious food poisoning risks by eating raw foods I guess. lol

 

Would you ever risk food poisoning, to taste food that's really good or exotic (such as sushi or raw beef)?

 

Seems as though you just declared it was unacceptable and then explained why we need to accept it.
I think in many circles, "(*)(*)(*)" is slang for homosexual, with no other meaning attached.

 

Well, except a mans black skin can be spotted from 100 yards. Without the under the table crotch massage, no one would have known they were (*)(*)(*)(*).

 

I've had sushi before and didn't care for it, but that's about as far as I have gone with raw foods.

 

Exactly. Being gay isn't a skin color. That's the main reason I don't understand people who compare gay rights with the 1960s civil rights movement.

 

The reason they were banned from the restaurant is because of inappropriate conduct, not because of the simple fact they were gay.

 

Seriously- I wonder if I am the only one who bothered to read the original article
http://dfw.cbslocal.com/2014/05/29/gay-couple-told-not-to-return-to-east-texas-restaurant/

In the town of Pittsburg, Texas, Big Earl’s Bait House and Country Store is an institution. So Collin Dewberry and his partner Kelley decided to have breakfast there. He says everything seemed to be going fine until they paid their check and were approached by their waitress on the way out.
“After I paid, her countenance seemed to change drastically,” said Dewberry.
Big Earl Cheney, the owner, explains what happened next.
“She told them the rules are on the door and it says ‘Welcome to Big Earl’s where men act like men, women act like ladies, no saggy pants and we reserve the right to refuse service to anyone.’”

“And so I laughed and I asked what do you mean?” says Dewberry. “And that’s when she said to us… ‘to put it plainly, we don’t serve (*)(*)(*)(*) here.’”
The waitress happens to be Cheney’s daughter, and the owner says her choice of words were her own.
“I don’t think I should have to discipline her. I think the parents of those children — or kids or being whatever they are — should discipline them or teach ‘em how to act in public. I don’t think it’s my place to discipline her.”

Cheney says the reason Dewberry and his partner were asked not to return was because of their actions.
“What I saw was one of them half way under the table with his legs stretched out into the other guy’s lap. And he kind of looked really possum eyed at me as they say it in East Texas, he kind of looked at me like ‘uh-oh’.”
But Dewberry says nothing inappropriate was happening.
“We’re sitting on separate sides of the booth and really not even doing much talking. Because it was early in the morning and we were just sitting around waiting for our breakfast.”


Now imagine if this was a black couple- and the waitress told them that they don't serve 'N*****' here?

Mind you- all we have is the story from each persons point of view- either the gay couple or Big Earls could be lying- but there is no reason to assume that either party is lying.

So I will go with the men were acting inappropriate- and the waitress told them that Big Earls doesn't serve 'F***'.

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I don't compare gay rights with the 1960's civil rights movement- I compare advocating for gay rights with every civil rights movement- for Jews, for Women, for African Americans.

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As I said

This waitress told these guys that they don't serve 'f***' here- which is no different from telling African Americans that 'we don't serve "N******" here.

If you can't comprehend that, then I think we have identified the problem.

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Just like in many circles, 'N*****' is slang for African American, 'with no other meaning attached'........

 

My worse cases of 'food poisoning' have all been overseas, and never from knowingly eating undercooked food.

I have had raw sushi often and to the best of my knowledge have never gotten sick from it. Same thing with raw oysters. I have only had raw beef a few times- I don't care for it as much.
By the way- if you like your eggs with the yolk runny- well that is not safely cooked either- but I risk that also.

 

They didn't ban them from the restaraunt because of their sexual orientation. They were banned for misconduct. They were called a slur because they were acting innapropriate in public, and the waitress was offended by their impolite behavior.

 

Im going to go out on a limb here and claim you didn't read much of the thread........HER BROTHER IS GAY

 

I will save us all from posting the entire post again and merely post the one specific line

“And that’s when she said to us… ‘to put it plainly, we don’t serve (*)(*)(*)(*) here.’”

The restaurant may not have banned them from the restaurant because of their sexual orientation- but the waitress was pretty explicit about not serving 'F****' at their restaurant.

No different than if she had said 'we don't serve 'N*****' to an African American couple who was 'acting inappropriate in public'.

 

And?

I have no idea whether this waitress is a bigot or not- certainly having a gay brother doesn't automatically mean that she isn't a bigot.

Like I said- all we can really go by is what each faction states- we don't know whether either faction is telling the truth or not. Assuming that they are all telling the truth leaves us with a gay couple acting inappropriately and a waitress telling them that they don't serve 'f*** here.

 

I think he means that Smartie's brother is gay. But I'm not sure about that.

Not that it makes much of a difference in her views on gay people.

 

i totally agree with you that using a slur is uncalled for, regardless of how inappropriate the couple acts in public. However, using a slur is not discrimination. You can't sue them for "banning you from the restaraunt for dicriminatory reasons" because the only reason they were banned is because of their bad behavior. Suing them for using a slur is just an excuse to get money.

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Implying what, exactly?

 

allegedly.

 

Where did I say anything about sueing?

But she didn't just use a slur- once again remember what she is supposed to have said:


“And that’s when she said to us… ‘to put it plainly, we don’t serve (*)(*)(*)(*) here.’”

The restaurant may not have banned them from the restaurant because of their sexual orientation- but the waitress was pretty explicit about not serving 'F****' at their restaurant.

No different than if she had said 'we don't serve 'N*****' to an African American couple who was 'acting inappropriate in public'.

 

Like the article said, if it happened in Dallas or Houston... the guys might be able to sue. Small towns don't have anti discrimination laws protecting homosexuals. Want big brother watching out for you, stick to big cities.

BTW, my gay stepbrother died of AIDS in April 2012 at the age of 52. So, yes, I was influenced by him to the point I wish gay supporters were as worried about the spread of HIV as they are about gay marriage. AIDS is a horrible way to die.