Vermont: Restaurant ad for bacon removed after Muslim claimed it offended her

Jihad Watch ^ | 8/23/2014 | Robert Spencer

[markomalley]

The sign said “Yield Sneakers Bacon”: i.e., yield to the allure of the delicious bacon at Sneakers Bistro. But in the end it was the operators of Sneakers who yielded. For them, “diversity” means making the world a bit less diverse, by yielding to the Islamic supremacist demand that Infidels must conform their behavior to Muslim sensibilities. Remember the ironclad and ever-reinforced principle: in Muslim countries, non-Muslims must change their behavior to avoid offending Muslims. And in non-Muslim countries, non-Muslims must change their behavior to avoid offending Muslims.

“Advertisement removed after resident expresses offense,” by Hannah McDonald, WPTZ.com, August 23, 2014 (thanks to JJ):

WINOOSKI, Vt. —A sign on a lamp post at the bottom of the Winooski Circle displayed the words “Yield Sneakers Bacon” until Friday morning. The bistro owners took it down.

It got there as part of “Operation Bloom.”

A city program put it in place to keep its flower beds beautiful. If businesses do some gardening they can post an advertisement where they do it, but the word “bacon” on the Sneakers Bistro sign started a discussion about diversity on the Winooski Front Porch Forum.

It started with a post from one woman who wrote that the sign was insensitive to those who do not consume pork. She said as a Muslim she is personally offended by it.

The owners of Sneakers spoke to WPTZ. They say they’ve reached out to the individual who made the post and proactively took the sign down. They also say they regret any harm caused by the sign, and that their goal was never to cause stress or bad feelings.

“It’s nice that they were respectful enough to take it down,” said Caleb Wiley an area resident, “but I also think they shouldn’t have, or had to at any right.”

Other Winooski residents joined the conversation, and online too. One post reads the word “bacon” is not offensive. It’s something that describes food.

Winooski’s city manager spoke on behalf of the city. She said:

“The cool part of living in a diverse community is that it’s not always comfortable. It’s a fascinating place with lots of opportunities for conversation. The City has to pay attention to a lot of factors while acting within what we can regulate,” said Katherine “Deac” Decarreau.

Others recognize it’s a complicated issue, too.

“I respect her religion and her right to believe what she wants but I’m pretty sure the first amendment extends to bacon and the selling of it.”

Sneakers’ owners say their goal is to provide a joyful place for the entire community.

The Winooski Islamic Community Center was not available for comment.

[GeronL]

exactly

[Graewoulf]

Good point! I thought the PC types call it a Democracy, where the Majority rules?

[BenLurkin]

bttt

[Graewoulf]

Doesn’t a wooden Cross play havoc with Vampires too?

[raccoonradio]

Ate there once; it was ordinary. No big deal, though I guess some do like it. I have also eaten at a place called Donny’s NY Pizza next to it and I think it had, prob still has, a sign saying Watch All The Yankees Games Here. Do I demand they take THAT down because I’m not a Yankees fan?

[Rembrandt]

“If there are any traffic signs in Winooski..”

Hey Winooski sounds like it might be ...native American....that’s just so offensive! It needs to be changed yesterday to something less offensive like V17.

[Aria]

I have been in the Dar es Saleem airport. it was a $hithole. The a/c didn’t work and in the middle of the night people had huge sweat stains on their shirts, the lights went out so often that all the shopkeepers had flashlights at the ready, and in the bathroom was a huge bucket filled with water and there was a ladel. Somehow this was supposed to make the toilet work....I wasn’t sure how. This was the Muslim international airport for Tanzania.

When we got to Amsterdam I went in the bathroom and the water faucet worked, the toilet flushed itself and the papertowels came out by waving your hand in front of them.

Patooie on muslims. The only thing they’re good at is destroying.

[RicocheT]

Beheading is a provocation, banning bacon means war! America arise!

[LibWhacker]

Next thing you know, grocery stores won’t be able to sell bacon because it offends some Muslim.

[jonrick46]

[armydawg505]

Let their clients be limited to muslims.

[armydawg505]

Let their clients be limited to muslims. I love it when brain dead leftists get dinged by their own stupid ideas. It just makes their self guilt meter rise to the top.

[Rockpile]

Post 41
That is great. Must remember it.

[Jack Hammer]

I think you’re responding to someone else’s post....

[Truth29]

The fear of Islam seems to be greater than the fear of anything else. This business caved to Islamic intimidation and should now see the costs of offending non-Muslims everywhere. Buy your bacon elsewhere. Show them the costs of submission.

[DaveA37]

Me too! Shut them down.

It is well past the time to stop all those who get offended by anything the don’t like. TOO DAMN BAD! Live with it or leave.

[elcid1970]

“We still love bacon. We still love eggs. Please have the political conversation elsewhere.”

Yes, we will have the political conversation AND our breakfast, elsewhere at some other location.

Stick it, you P.C. weenies!

[GeronL]

good answer

[Gritty]

The owners of Sneakers have missed a golden opportunity to triple their business overnight by refusing to take the sign down and then advertising any of their meals with their bacon in it on "special" sale.

On the other hand, that would be what would normally happen in any red-blooded American place. But then this is Vermont where backbones are generally colored yellow, Birkenstocks have replaced work boots, and Communists are overwhelmingly elected to office.

They deserve any shame and humiliation their cowardly ways get.

[pacific_waters]

Hilarious, the moment I posted a comment taking them to task over their excuse that they served breakfast, not politics (I said they committed a political act the moment they took the sign down.) I was no longer to get on their facebook page.