Burger King has terminated an employee at its Breinigsville, Pennsylvania location following an exchange with a customer that was recorded and shared widely on social media, triggering a polarized debate about political speech in customer service settings.
You equate lack of respect with… Bravery? Interesting.
I equate with standing up for your beliefs in the face of intolerance cowardice, yes.
Are we talking about the same thing? We’re talking about a random customer in a burger king line having political slogans shouted at him, right?
Yeah. And me being an employee having slurs thrown at me by a random customer isn’t going to make me turtle into a pathetic shell like you are. I would and have stand up for my beliefs no matter the platform or location.
What slurs are you talking about?
Walking anywhere with a flag/slogan that promotes genocide.
I’m queer, married to a trans person. If you walked into my store with a shirt that said “Kill Trans People” I’d call your ass out too. No one is wearing a Star of David scarf in the middle of summer in Pennsylvania without trying to instigate some kind of political agenda. Intolerance should be made uncomfortable. Intolerance should never be tolerated. And the fact you’re defending people actively sowing hate in America makes you just as shitty a person.
Just as I’d punch someone drawing a swastika on something, painting over a rainbow crosswalk, or in the case of this thread promoting a genocide… Fuck that person and also fuck you for defending hate.
The star of David isn’t inherently Zionist, nor is being a Zionist inherently against a free Palestine. An American flag doesn’t mean one is pro bigotry or supports Trump.
Jumping directly to that conclusion is intolerant.
I can’t say for sure about the intent of the customer, and neither can you, but even if they were trying to start shit, what wisdom is there in giving them exactly what they want? Imagine getting fired because you got trolled.
I generally try to assume that people are mostly kind and just trying to live their lives in peace, until shown otherwise. I would consider that respectful, not cowardice, and I think it’s a little sad that you equate assuming the worst of people and then accosting them based on those assumptions with “bravery”.