Honey, I Think They Just Drank a Cup of Spunky!
So, two women go into a karaoke bar in Fresno, California. They were looking forward to a well-earned night of fun. Until ….
“But before our song was called, a bar employee came up and said we had to buy drinks to sing karaoke. Another bartender lunged at us within inches of our faces and shouted ‘Buy drinks!’”
They had drinks. They apparently weren’t buying them fast enough. They also noticed that none of the there customers were being forced to buy drinks.
Oh, did I mention …
… that they were the only non-whites in the bar?
They refused to leave so the cops were called.
Conner said that once cops arrived, other customers rallied to their defense, saying the allegedly racist rule didn’t exist on other nights. She said patrons also tried ordering drinks for the attorneys so the bartenders would let them stay, but The Brig still allegedly refused the women service.
Oh wait, did I mention ….
… that both of them work for the ACLU?
Thanks to Pam for the heads up.
A truly beautiful story!
1A truly beautiful story!
2Carma, brings a tear to my eye.
3Oh that establishment just bit into a big hunk of whoopa$$.
4Go ACLU!
Oops.
5The Brig sounds like it may have just blown itself up without a shot being fired by another ship. Couldn’t happen to a better establishment. Way to go ladies and supportive customers!
6http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/2016/04/26/black-aclu-lawyers-claim-karaoke-bar-discriminated-against-them/83522366/
Does anyone have any further updates on this? This is all I could find through Google, and it was in April.
7Hmm, this happened almost 6 months ago.
8http://www.fresnobee.com/news/local/article68186117.html
Partying while black. The nerve!
Is it still 2016? Sometimes it feels just like the 50s.
9In other news, ACLU has lawyers in Fresno. Who would have thunk it.
10Goodness sakes, they just wanted to do karaoke night and have some fun!
11A few days late on the posting time but still a noteworthy item! It’s on Facebook, too!!
The best part is the fact that they are both ACLU Lawyers … LOL
Hopefully by the time this is over they will own the bar.
12Someone done peed in their chili.
13I’d love an update. What kind of joint in 2016, in California of all places, refuses to serve two women who happen to be black? Even Mississippi would hesitate to be that blatant.
14Two Corinthians walked into a bar…..
15See?
Black ALCU Lives Matter!
… back to scouring the web for more meaningful stories like this one……
Because listening to Trump shit all day isn’t cutting it.
16Great tale! I belong to the ACLU, and both of those wonderful ladies deserve free drinks for life. But in a decent bar.
17Well, let’s not jump to the conclusion that this was racial bigotry. Maybe they looked at these two ladies who came in together and it was anti-lesbian bigotry…. Not saying that’s better, mind.
18Right, Rhea… because two women together are always lesbians. /s
Bigotry… the all-purpose hate.
19It would be nice if the patrons who belatedly came to the women’s defense decided to find another place to hang out – permanently.
20Fresno has long been considered the arm pit of California. As a California native may I extend a sincere apology.
21Too bad they don’t work for a real law firm. The folks who think that Citizens United is stellar constitutional doctrine probably won’t see a problem here.
22“Is it still 2016? Sometimes it feels just like the 50s.”
yeah JAK, the 1850’s.
23I must say of those other customers that tried to intervene: Wonderful, simply wonderful!
24Old Quaker:
As Mark S. noted, Fresno isn’t like the California you probably have in mind. The San Joaquin Valley, where Fresno is located, is one of the last bastions of backwardness and redness in the state. Armpit, indeed.
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