Cracker Barrel Being Sued for Racism

[gtalum]

The first mistake that was made was going to Cracker Barrel. IMO, CB sucks.

On that we cna agree. I never understand how come they're always packed. The food is awful and you have to go through their stupid little junk store to get to the restaurant. Yuck.

[Regit]

gtalum and Regit.... it is funny to me that at first when you thought it was racism you two were posting, posting, posting. Now that others view it for what it really is you both are saying let's wait until all the facts are out. Why didn't you say that about Wesley Snipes?

Oh goodness at the double standards of some folks.

Hmmm... I thought it was racism at first? My FIRST thoughts about the merits of the case were:

This certainly COULD have been racism, but I would think it was on the part of the wait staff rather than the chain as a whole.

Let's see what I said about Wesley Snipes:

NOTHING!



Anything else?

[chadtm80]

What about Sharpton gtalum.. He hasnt showed simular behavior in the past in your opinon?

[gtalum]

What about Sharpton gtalum.. He hasnt showed simular behavior in the past in your opinon?

Jesse Jackson used to. I'm not aware of any Sharpton situations where he has sued for racism and been rebuffed.

[rainstorm]

you must have forgotten tawanna brawley,


and to the denny's case. my guess is 10% at mostof the 295,000 blacks who claimed racism ever even ate at denny's. just imagine, for 295,000 blacks to have been discrimanted against at 1 chain in a short time span is ludicrous on the face of it. if that level of bigotry was occuring why were any blacks even going to denny's?

[msbee]

speaking of racism, I cannot believe the racism present in some of the remarks in this thread.
Some of you really show your true colors!
I wasn't there. I don't know what happened!
But to declare that it is all a crock and not valid is just plain ignornant.
Racism is alive and well in American society and no White person knows what it is like to walk in a Black person's footsteps!
so we cannot ever judge !

[rainstorm]

a refresher about the bigot sharpton

http://www.cnn.com/US/9807/13/brawley.verdict.02/

[rainstorm]

speaking of racism, I cannot believe the racism present in some of the remarks in this thread.
Some of you really show your true colors!
I wasn't there. I don't know what happened!
But to declare that it is all a crock and not valid is just plain ignornant.
Racism is alive and well in American society and no White person knows what it is like to walk in a Black person's footsteps!
so we cannot ever judge !

isnt that how it always is? when race is discussed, if you try to defend the accused you are branded as a racist?

there are black racists, white racists, asian racists, hispanic racists. on and on.

there are also white shakedown artists, black shakedown artists, hispanic shakedown artists, asian shakedown artists.

i strongly feel all dialogue about racism should not be stifiled by charging one side as racist. i dont feel anyone arguing on here that cracker barrell may be guilty is a racist. they arent. i just feel they are wrong

[chadtm80]

msbee.. Not sure if you are aware of it or not, but you dont have to be in a black person's shoes to know what racism is.

[Pburgh]

gtalum, I was not trying to validate or negate this lawsuit, that's not up to me - nor is it up to you. I don't like my words twisted.

In my opinion, when the big guns get involved (Jackson and Sharpton) there are usually big sums of money involved. PERIOD

[gtalum]

Yeah Sharpton is pretty shady.

[chadtm80]

So because we no longer belive a word that comes out of Sharptons mouth (the boy who cried wolf, he did it to himself.) it means we are racist?

[GalvestonDuck]

In the words of Reginald...ahem...Denny, "Can't we all just get along?"

Cracker Barrel has an anti-discrimination policy:

CRACKER BARREL’S PUBLIC ACCOMMODATION POLICY STATEMENT

It is Cracker Barrel’s policy, fully consistent with federal, state and local law, that no Cracker Barrel employee may discriminate against any Cracker Barrel guest or would-be guest on the basis of race, color, age, national origin, gender, religion, disability, or sexual orientation.

For instance, Cracker Barrel policy prohibits: (1) providing preferential seating based on race or color; (2) seating guests out of order based on race or color; (3) seating guests of a certain race or color in a certain part of the restaurant on the basis of their race or color; (4) refusing to serve guests based on race or color, including trading tables with other servers to avoid serving guests based on race or color; (5) providing slower or less courteous service to guests based on race or color; (6) making any racially offensive comments, including assertions that certain races or groups tip worse than others. This list is for example only and is not exhaustive.

Cracker Barrel’s policy of "Pleasing People" does not include accommodating customer or employee prejudices based on race, or color.

Any Cracker Barrel employee who observes what he or she thinks may be a violation of this policy must report it to a store manager, district manager, regional manager, or to Cracker Barrel’s Home Office (1-800-333-9566). Any employee found to have violated this policy (including failing to report a violation that he or she observed) will be subjected to severe discipline up to and including immediate termination. In addition, any Cracker Barrel employee may report a violation of this policy to the applicable local, state or federal enforcement agencies, including the Civil Rights Division of the United States Department of Justice (1-800-896-7743 or 1-202-514-4713).

Cracker Barrel and its employees cannot and will not reprimand, penalize, or otherwise retaliate in any way against any employee who, in good faith, opposes or reports alleged discrimination, either to Cracker Barrel or to the applicable local, state or federal enforcement agencies. Any employee found to have retaliated against another employee who opposed or reported discrimination will be subjected to severe discipline up to and including immediate termination.

Furthermore, a free meal was offered to make up for the delay in service. I don't see how Sharpton and Co. could win.

[george_r_1961]

speaking of racism, I cannot believe the racism present in some of the remarks in this thread.
Some of you really show your true colors!
I wasn't there. I don't know what happened!
But to declare that it is all a crock and not valid is just plain ignornant.
Racism is alive and well in American society and no White person knows what it is like to walk in a Black person's footsteps!
so we cannot ever judge !

Ohhhh I agree with you there 100 percent. Im sickened by some of the stuff ive been reading here.

[gtalum]

So because we no longer belive a word that comes out of Sharptons mouth (the boy who cried wolf, he did it to himself.) it means we are racist?

Who said such a thing? I know I didn't.

I just think that saying "it's a crock" or "it's ludicrous" before the facts come out is silly.

[chadtm80]

No gtalum.. My comment was to msbee.. Sorry should of quoted it

[Lindaloo]

speaking of racism, I cannot believe the racism present in some of the remarks in this thread.
Some of you really show your true colors!
I wasn't there. I don't know what happened!
But to declare that it is all a crock and not valid is just plain ignornant.
Racism is alive and well in American society and no White person knows what it is like to walk in a Black person's footsteps!
so we cannot ever judge !

This is exactly what I was waiting on. We discuss racism and this is brought up. This happens entirely too much then the word Sharpton pops up. If you think racism is alive and well, then open your eyes to reverse racism.

And one more thing, it is NOT just about black people. And you say my true colors?

[Lindaloo]

gtalum and Regit.... it is funny to me that at first when you thought it was racism you two were posting, posting, posting. Now that others view it for what it really is you both are saying let's wait until all the facts are out. Why didn't you say that about Wesley Snipes?

Oh goodness at the double standards of some folks.

Hmmm... I thought it was racism at first? My FIRST thoughts about the merits of the case were:

This certainly COULD have been racism, but I would think it was on the part of the wait staff rather than the chain as a whole.

Let's see what I said about Wesley Snipes:

NOTHING!



Anything else?

WOW!!

[Lindaloo]

What about Nagin and his chocolate city? Does that make him racist? You darn right it does. But I do not see any of you getting upset about that.

[gtalum]

What about Nagin and his chocolate city? Does that make him racist? You darn right it does. But I do not see any of you getting upset about that.

Uh, that was nearly a year ago.

And FWIW, I am not "upset" about this. I just think it's silly to call the case "ludicrous" without knowing the details.

And how does one person's racism justify another's anyway?