Huck Finn's waiter's racist action did damage to New Orleans

NOLA.com | The Times-Picayune ^ | 5/25/15 | Brett Anderson

[BBell]

Honestly, with all the crap going on down here with murders,rapes,robbery's and shootings this is what the local media chooses to keep running with for more than a week now. Give it a rest already.

[umgud]

Are you New Orleans? How do you like it for everyday living?

[kiryandil]

Honestly, with all the crap going on down here with murders,rapes,robbery's and shootings this is what the local media chooses to keep running with for more than a week now. Give it a rest already.

Perhaps we should all take to Twitter, and become OUTRAGED that this sort of thing happens.

Be damned to the economy, or the fact that felonious children are running our gruberment.

[Jeff Chandler]

Inevitably, these events turn out to be hoaxes perpetrated by the alleged victims.

[dp0622]

Yep

[Dilbert San Diego]

That’s the first thing I thought of . I wonder if this on s a hoax. In today’s world, where we all have to bend over backwards to avoid offending the recognized grievance groups, such as blacks and homosexuals, it strains believeability that someone wrote the n word on their receipt.

[BBell]

Nope. Just outside of it. I can be in the quarter in 25 to 45 minutes.

[A_Former_Democrat]

Yeah, really. I mean, can you just imagine all the folks actually “outraged”?

[Labyrinthos]

Inevitably, these events turn out to be hoaxes perpetrated by the alleged victims.

I'm willing to bet that a touristy, high volume restauarant in a high crime area like the French Quarter, has wall to wall CCTV, that ought to be able to document the paper trail and pinpoint the moment of truth.

[Altura Ct.]

Oh noes, something else to run around in circles about.

[PAR35]

Probably could look at the crowd and figure he wasn’t going to get a 5% tip.

[kingu]

I will care about the word nigger just as soon as the ‘offended’ community stops using it ever three seconds in rap songs and tweets. Otherwise, I couldn’t care less.

[dead]

I think the whole world has suffered because of this event I never heard of till just now, and I barely even glanced at the story. Hopefully, we'll all find the strength to get through this.

[spel_grammer_an_punct_polise]

“Are you New Orleans? How do you like it for everyday living?”

I left New Orleans in 1970 and never looked back. Even in 1970 I could see the writing on the wall.

Stay away from that place even to visit!

[murron]

I was born and raised in New Orleans and moved to the suburbs when I got married 40 years ago and wouldn’t move back to NO if you paid me. I hardly even visit there.

[ozzymandus]

Was the waiter black? Is there any proof that this actually happened? Is this just another hoax?

[BBell]

I would never had posted this article here when it first happened but after a week I cannot believe it is still considered top news here(NOLA). Who really cares? I know a lot of black folks here and they don’t even care. I guess the media is being endlessly run by race baiters. Like I did not already know that.

[Oztrich Boy]

Twitter use should be limited to those capable of using English grammar.

[kaboom]

Maybe the waiter was an Injun. Shouldn’t that be expected at Huck Finn’s?

[Jim Noble]

My goodness, the amazing POWER these white racists wield!

All the problems we face are caused by them saying, writing, or even THINKING the “n-word”.

That’s downright MAGICAL power!