Why is it that other ethnicities can be singled out and have their month, yet white's cannot? Isn't racism a two way street? We blame slavery, but in truth many slave owners where black and their were many white slaves as well, especially those with Irish decent.
So w hat started as a joke is now on the calendar. Edgar
Antillon and Miguel Jimenez recently purchased Rubbin Buttz BBQ on Broad
Street in Milliken, Colorado. On June 11, they plan to offer a 10% 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
On June 11, the Hispanic owners of a barbecue restaurant
plan to offer a 10 percent discount to all white customers and no one else.
Originally a joke, the owners have decided to go through with the idea, though
they know it might anger some.
The men expect they might receive backlash and say they
realize there's a history of racism in the USA.
"It's a perpetuation of racism," said Ricardo
Romero, a civil rights activist and community organizer in Weld County.
"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," said McPherson.
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."
Antillon said he would consider offering a discount to other
racial groups, but said it's unlikely to actually happen.
"All persons shall be entitled to the full and equal enjoyment of the goods, services, facilities, privileges, advantages, and accommodations of any place of public accommodation, as defined in this section, without discrimination or segregation on the ground of race, color, religion, or national origin." 42 U.S.C. § 2000a(a)
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"All persons shall be entitled to the full and equal enjoyment of the goods, services, facilities, privileges, advantages, and accommodations of any place of public accommodation, as defined in this section, without discrimination or segregation on the ground of race, color, religion, or national origin." 42 U.S.C. § 2000a(a)
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