Perhaps It's About Time...

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Uh-Oh! A good and proper gesture. I can only imagine the backlash this businessman will face. It doesn't fit the stereotypical agenda so many in minority communities have of white folks. Come to think of it some white folks have the same view of other white folks. Good and proper gesture nonetheless.

The Hispanic owners of the restaurant in Milliken say "all Americans should be celebrated."

MILLIKEN - The Hispanic owners of a barbecue restaurant in Milliken say they plan to host a "White Appreciation Day" in June.

What started as a joke is now on the calendar. Edgar Antillon and Miguel Jimenez recently purchased Rubbin Buttz BBQ on Broad Street. On June 11, they plan to offer a 10-percent discount to all white customers, and no one else.

"We have a whole month for Black History Month," Antillon said. "We have a whole month for Hispanic Heritage Month, so we thought the least we could do was offer one day to appreciate white Americans."

The men expect they might receive backlash and say they realize there's a history of racism in the America.

"It's a perpetuation of racism," Weld County civil rights activist and community organizer Ricardo Romero said. "It's wrong. If you're going to give a discount, give it to the whole community."

There could be legal repercussions as well, according to Jennifer McPherson of the Colorado Department of Regulatory Agencies.

"If someone felt like they were being discriminated against, they could come to the civil rights division and file a complaint in our office, and we would investigate that," McPherson said.

Antillon says the discount isn't meant to discriminate, but instead bring people together. He added that he has been the target of racism in the past. He hopes opening up the discussion will prompt others to think differently about race.

"We're all American, whether you came from a different country, or you were born here," Antillon said. "We're all American."

Via: Memeorandum

Comments

  1. dmarksSat May 09, 04:25:00 PM EDT

    Interesting. Held by minorities, it might possibly work. Might...

    The "appreciation" angle might be ok. but I am opposed to race-based discounts. extra charges, etc on principle.

    Held by whites, it would be an instant Klan magnet.

    With 200 attendees.... total of 73 teeth between them.

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  2. Jersey McJonesSat May 09, 10:26:00 PM EDT

    I don't recall seeing discounts for black people anywhere this past February.

    And what's the joke, really? We celebrate white people on all sorts of holidays. We even depict Jesus, a 2000 year old Semite from the Galilee, looking like the lead singer of a Norwegian heavy metal band. We made Jesus white.

    So, I don't think the joke is funny, and I think this guy is a douchebag and a moron.

    JMJ

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  3. Les CarpenterSat May 09, 10:50:00 PM EDT

    Well guys, I doubt it will get a warm reception or draw a lot ofbusiness.

    Jersey, why is moron and douchebag two of your favorite descriptive words?

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    1. Jersey McJonesSun May 10, 12:12:00 AM EDT

      They get the point across.

      JMJ

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    2. Les CarpenterSun May 10, 02:54:00 AM EDT

      Actually they put folks on the defensive and set up the environment for confrontation.

      Of course they are very useful if that is the users intention.

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  4. (O)CT(O)PUSSun May 10, 09:12:00 AM EDT

    Perhaps this story belongs in the “Oddities” section along with this one: Kansas Seniors Try to Sell High School on Craig’s List (one way to raise money for college).

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  5. dmarksMon May 11, 10:34:00 AM EDT

    On further though, I think his initiative is definitely a bad idea.

    If he really wants to celebrate all Americans, he should give this 10% discount to all Americans.

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