Is it completely impossible for us to go a single day without people being unspeakably awful for no good reason? What a stupid question, OF COURSE IT IS.
The latest episode of Someone’s Getting Fired: Hospitality Edition comes to us direct from Neil Perry‘s fancy Melbourne burger joint, Burger Project.
Local woman Rutendo Ruth Muchinguri posted a fairly damning photo to her Facebook, which shows a tax invoice that appears to refer to her husband and his friends as “n****s”.
“Dear Burger Project,” her post reads, “My hard working black husband went to your Collins St store to have lunch with his friends and this is a photo of his receipt for the order.
“It is so disappointing that in a place where my husband spent his hard earned money, he received this sort of disgracefully discriminatory treatment. Its exhausting that in 2017, in a modern and multicultural society some of your staff remain insensitive to the impact that this insiduously nasty and vile word has.“Come on, you can do better. This is NOT OK. I guarantee you that we will not be spending our money at any Rockpool Group businesses. I want to know what you will do about this.”
YIKES, GUYS.
In case you weren’t 100% certain, for Christ’s sake DON’T DO THAT!!! I don’t care how much hip-hop you listen to! A slur is a slur and it’s gross and harmful and RACIST and just… don’t.
Unsurprisingly, the Melbourne Burger Project Facebook page is being flooded with one-star reviews reflecting punters’ disappointment that someone just trying to grab a bite to eat had to cop the written equivalent of a slap in the face.
Perry and his restaurant company Rockpool Group have yet to respond.
Source & image: Facebook / Rutendo Ruth Muchinguri.