In the video Mr. Henderson says, 'I don't know what you look like or where you come from'.
Since her race is not given as white and Mr. Henderson says he doesn't care what she looks like or where she comes from, my guess is the woman wasn't white and she may be a 'new arrival'.
‘Black privilege’ means getting an apology and media coverage over this.
I wonder about how considerate the church is, if it descended on a badly understaffed Denny’s.
Surely this can’t be the Church of the Eternal Black Person’s Grievance?
It stank that the Denny’s couldn’t accommodate that many additional people, but it is believable, and the only regret the Denny’s needed to express was that of being too understaffed to serve a group that size at that time.
It might be the news report that is overblowing the problem, too.
Did Denny; used to be called Sambo;s? Or am I thinking of some other place?
I was at a barbecue place a month ago and wound up entering not long after a party of 60 had been seated. I was made to sit at a wobbly stool at the bar. I noticed there were empty tables with settings and chairs. I went up to one African-American waiter and asked if I could sit at the empty table.
He said “You can sit there but there’s a good chance you’ll be ignored. All our servers are needed for the other group.”
I sat anyway and waited about 20 minutes until my patience expired. I went across the street and ate seafood instead.
Two weeks later, I returned to the barbecue place and happened to be served by the same African-American waiter. I explained what happened on my last visit and he said “I thought I recognized you.”
I told him I appreciated his honesty with me that night. He turned out to be an excellent server and I gave him a generous tip.
Now, let’s say the Denny’s employee had said to Mr. Henderson “You are welcome to sit but we just have one server and one cook so your group may be in for a very long wait to get your food.” Would Mr. Henderson cry racism or would he realize he’d put the restaurant in an uncomfortable position by showing up unannounced with a large dinner party and decided to revise his plans?
Many times, as a restaurant owner,
I was reluctantly faced with the
decision of refusing service to
large groups, since it was just me
and a waitress waiting on customers.
This group, in my opinion, (due to
the current political atmosphere),
are just looking for their fifteen
minutes of black racism fame.
For instance, in 1993, Black [USSS] Agents Sue Denny's.
Yawn. Who cares? Racism. Not racism. It’s getting old and my “care meter” doesn’t even register anymore.