Chris Rock's mom sues Cracker Barrel

[LouSiffer]

http://www.cnn.com/2006/SHOWBIZ/Movies/10/18/chrisrockmom.discrimin.ap/index.html

Says she was not served since she was black...and in her own words: "He never called over the waitresses and asked, 'Why did these people sit here for a half hour without service?' " she said. "The only thing he said was we could have a free meal and neither of us wanted to eat."


If you didn't want to eat, what the hell you doing there to begin with. On top of that.....its called the Cracker Barrel for a reason!!! We weren't allowed to use the name Honkey Bucket. Jeesh!!-Lou

[zeegler]

Cracker Barrel!!! That's classic.

[Bengal65]

Cracker Barrel's are a great place to eat and they are so good that they are usually crowded, have a wait time and quick service can suffer sometimes. Sounds like another ploy to make some fast money.

[Shawn Lutz]

guess its appropriate that Chris referrs to the man as "cracker"

CHris is gonna get a lot of stand up material over this one....I laughed my ass off when I first read the headline...Cracker Barrel and racial discrimination..lol

Yup Bengal65....they are good places to eat. Whenever we take a road trip we always stop at afew of them..

[OnlineStageGear]

Why is it as soon as a black person has anything like this go on it is discrimination? I have had times where I have sat for a while before being served at different places. I didn't think it was discrimination or anything, I just thought they had a crappy waiter/waitress. So now she is going to Sue for probably a few million over a 30 Minute wait. Tell ya what, I will wait all frekin day for 1/2 that.

Matt

[FusionFarmer]

Chris Rock sues Cracker, now that one I can see,,,,:ROTF:

[lerxstcat]

I have often had to wait close to a half hour to get my order taken at Cracker Barrel, and I am a cracker!:ROTF:

I'm sure it was frustrating, but the manager offered them free meals. Did she just want the waitress to be humiliated in front of her, or what was her issue? I would be thrilled if the manager offered me a fre meal because of the wait - but that won't happen, because I'm NOT black.

There are plenty of real issues and incidents of racial bias, but then there is also the dynamic where anything that person doesn't like is "because I'm black". A poster on another board spoke of having a kid show up for a job interview in baggy pants, a wife beater and his underwear sticking out 6" from his pants. He told the guy, "Sorry, if you can't show up for the interview dressed presentably for an interview, I can't use you". Of course he was a bigot and ti was "because I'm black".

Easier to blame Whitey than take personal responsibility.

[rjohnstone]

I would have thrown the baggy pants wearing MF out to.
Is it too much to ask to pull your frikkin pants up and put on a proper shirt.

I'm so tired of the race excuse... it's just that, an excuse.
Sure there's legitimate cases where it's obvious, but this is just plain greed.
Even us crackers have to wait forever to get served too sometimes. You also have the choice to get the fuck up and leave if the service sucks.

[UFORocks]

I would have thrown the baggy pants wearing MF out to.
Is it too much to ask to pull your frikkin pants up and put on a proper shirt.

I'm so tired of the race excuse... it's just that, an excuse.
Sure there's legitimate cases where it's obvious, but this is just plain greed.
Even us crackers have to wait forever to get served too sometimes. You also have the choice to get the fuck up and leave if the service sucks.

I agree 100%. We all know racism happens, and I'm certainly not one that agrees with it. But, its gotten to the point now that the race card is used as an excuse for being an asshole.

Later,

Steve

[St.James]

Just to-fucking-night I stopped off at a store for some beer on my way home from the casinos and had to stand there and wait for these 2 black chicks that work there to finish talking before one had enough fucking sense to take my money. Even then the waste of oxygen short changed herself! Oh well, let her explain to boss man why she's short!

Did I start screaming racism or discrimination because she didn't even speak to me? No! I don't think she even so much as looked at me.

And as for racism... Has anyone listen to Chris Rock lately? Who's complaining about his bullshit? And who the fuck made the rule ONLY white people can be racist!?

The race card is old, tired and plain old worn the fuck out. People can kiss my white southern ass with that bullshit!

[toejam]

Kill Whitey! Oh, wait, I'm white. Cracker, please.

[Carbuff]

OMG, they have Al Sharpton on the case. There goes all of their credibility out the window. As soon as I see that dumb fuck's name I know its a crock of shit. Maybe they will both get hit by a truck.

[jinx]

It's sad that people believe that their skin color equals "free". Being a waiter it's amazing the attitudes of some people. Maybe she was discriminated agasint that i don't know but I do know things like this look alot different to a waiter.

[fett]

Is Chris' career in a downturn? What a bunch of hogwash. The manager did the right thing by comping them. He saw a gap in service and responded in the correct way.

[RacerX]

Being a waiter it's amazing the attitudes of some people. Maybe she was discriminated agasint that i don't know but I do know things like this look alot different to a waiter.

Jinx, would you consider starting a thread about how people treat waiters?

It sounds interesting!