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She wore a BLM mask to work at Whataburger. After a customer complained, she was fired.
Washington Post ^ | 09/24/2020 | Teo Armus

Posted on 09/24/2020 10:24:00 AM PDT by Responsibility2nd

The first day Ma’Kiya Congious wore her Black Lives Matter mask to work, no one seemed to bat an eye. In fact, several customers at the Whataburger location in Fort Worth complimented her on the face covering, which is also emblazoned with a fist.

But when the Black 19-year-old returned to work the following Monday, a White customer threatened to call the hamburger chain’s corporate office over the mask, prompting a chain of events that led Congious’s managers to fire her and call the police on their own employee.

As Whataburger insists it did nothing wrong, the former cashier filed a discrimination complaint Wednesday with Texas state officials, alleging she was let go specifically because of her race and the message on her mask.

“It’s not a political thing,” Congious said at a news conference Wednesday. “It’s just a statement that says ‘Black Lives Matter’ because we do matter.”

~snip~

“If we allow any non-Whataburger slogans as part of our uniforms, we have to allow all slogans,” the company said in a statement to KDFW on Wednesday. “This could create tension and conflict among our employees and our customers. It is our job as a responsible brand to proactively keep our employees and customers safe."

(Excerpt) Read more at washingtonpost.com ...


TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Culture/Society
KEYWORDS: blm; food; texas; whataburger; yourefired
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To: Ann Archy
Exactly.

You also hear the complaints that a resume with applicant's names like that are least likely to be read -- well the solution is simple -- don't give your kids crazy names.

61 posted on 09/24/2020 11:57:32 AM PDT by PallMal
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To: Kirkwood

‘The rest of the family was named Ma’Hundai, D’Subaru, D’Chevy, Ma’Honda amd D’Uptownbus.’

ha ha ha...


62 posted on 09/24/2020 11:58:05 AM PDT by IrishBrigade
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To: Meatspace
You do not have First Amendment Rights while you are at work.

Unless you're a professional sportsman, an enemediot, a Hollyweirdo...

63 posted on 09/24/2020 11:59:56 AM PDT by mewzilla (Break out the mustard seeds.)
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To: Responsibility2nd

I read the snip above, and didnt need to read any more. your first comment confirmed my thoughts. So let’s now ask, was it because of the mask she was fired, or was it her behavior after whitey confronted her??


64 posted on 09/24/2020 12:03:01 PM PDT by sit-rep
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To: gas_dr

I’m not fond of them either, but I do know that in a lot of the black culture, unique names are highly prized. And among some of the more “out there” blacks, “regular” names represent white culture. I’d have to say, people have a right to name their kids what they like, goofy to us or not. Personally, I chose my children’s names more for their meanings, than anything else.


65 posted on 09/24/2020 12:29:42 PM PDT by Flaming Conservative ((Pray without ceasing))
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To: Responsibility2nd

her lawyer has posted on one of my texas lawyer facebook groups that she was “pushed out” of her job. He is known as a far left advocate.


66 posted on 09/24/2020 12:35:58 PM PDT by jdub (A patriot must always be ready to defend his country against his government.)
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To: gas_dr

Max Kiya : extra big Ki(y)a car?


67 posted on 09/24/2020 1:39:14 PM PDT by Bikkuri
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To: BuffaloJack

I was informed just last week on FR that someone (from Chiraq) did a takeover of Whataburger, and that it is real cr@ppy now :(

Man, I miss Whataburger... been 22 years since I’ve been there :P


68 posted on 09/24/2020 1:46:12 PM PDT by Bikkuri
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To: Responsibility2nd

If a snowflake is a black person, is that soot?


69 posted on 09/24/2020 2:11:45 PM PDT by Keyhopper (Indians had bad immigration laws)
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To: Responsibility2nd

If a snowflake is a black person, is that soot?


70 posted on 09/24/2020 2:11:45 PM PDT by Keyhopper (Indians had bad immigration laws)
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To: originalbuckeye

Yeah, me too! Whites! Indians! Blax!


71 posted on 09/24/2020 2:13:16 PM PDT by LouAvul (The wheels of America are coming off and the media have stolen the lug nuts.)
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To: Buckeye McFrog
Can't collect funemployment is you quit or get fired😁
72 posted on 09/24/2020 2:15:05 PM PDT by Keyhopper (Indians had bad immigration laws)
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To: dfwgator
Isn't that Mike Judge who wrote, directed and produced "Office Space"?


73 posted on 09/24/2020 2:24:44 PM PDT by newfreep (The Communist/DNC VOTER FRAUD is Trump's ONLY opponent in 2020 election.)
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To: nwrep

That is a heck of a pushup bra!


74 posted on 09/24/2020 2:28:14 PM PDT by Sirius Lee (They are openly stating that they intend to murder us. Prep if you want to live.)
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To: Responsibility2nd

I’m surprised a fast food worker couldn’t follow the rules or thought the rules didn’t apply to her. Totally shocked.


75 posted on 09/24/2020 2:33:13 PM PDT by stuck_in_new_orleans
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To: Responsibility2nd

Let’s see how long a Whataburger employee lasts who wears a Trump mask.


76 posted on 09/24/2020 2:34:22 PM PDT by SamAdams76 (Orange Man GOOD!)
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To: Hulka
Good LORD. . .*sigh*

I worked in the bush in eastern Africa on a mine project for two years, and NOBODY had names like our nutters...where do they find these stupid names?
Heck, all the guys I worked with had names like, George, Robert, William, and the women had names like Susan, Mary, Betty...do our nutters think this is more, "African"??

77 posted on 09/24/2020 2:44:11 PM PDT by Cuttnhorse (Nothing dies harder than a lie that people want to believe)
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To: Responsibility2nd
...the face covering, which is also emblazoned with a fist.

Every where you go, you see signs with stylized footprints on them, indicating where you're supposed to put your feet. Same thing with handprints, indicating 'push here'. And this character wears something over her mouth, with a 'fist' on it?

If it was me, I'd have one of those circles-with-slash over the 'fist', indicating 'please do not punch me in the mouth'.

(I can hear it now: "Officer, she had this sign on her face, that said 'put fist here' - what was I supposed to do?" ;>)

78 posted on 09/24/2020 4:18:22 PM PDT by Who is John Galt? ('Urban Dictionary' - a website of the urban dicks, by the urban dicks, and for the urban dicks.)
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To: MayflowerMadam

I remember that one... the mom said “the dash dont be silent”


79 posted on 09/24/2020 6:30:33 PM PDT by RebelTXRose (Our Lady of Fatima, Pray for us! PRAY THE ROSARY!)
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