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re: More blind blacklash from walk-outs and others decision to close this week
Posted on 7/2/16 at 12:13 pm to real
Posted on 7/2/16 at 12:13 pm to real
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I'm sure walkons closed for what their saying, b
Does that dumb frick mayor have a dime invested in any restaurant? Last time I checked this is Merica and if you own it you can do any fricking thing you want with it. We cannot control how the population reacts but the politicians need to STFU.
Walk-ons is being tried in the court of public opinion but these things have a way of taking root and becoming government policy. This business interference that segments of our population enjoy encouraging the government to enact is killing our small businesses.
It is called free enterprise for a reason but people want to have it both ways. I could not support turning away a customer for bigotry while serving others, however, if a business chooses to close and lose all of its business for a period of time, regardless of the reason, then the investor has that right here in this great country.
Edit: I'd like to make one other point. Only the absolute most racist business owner would turn down the opportunity to make money from a predominantly black, Mexican, Asian, or whatever crowd. I seriously doubt that this is the case. Personally, if I could make a great living serving a group different from mine then I would damn well do it.
This post was edited on 7/2/16 at 12:24 pm
Posted on 7/2/16 at 12:14 pm to Placebeaux
They are privately owned and if they want to close then that is up to them. If you don't like it then don't visit them when they are open.
Posted on 7/2/16 at 12:15 pm to Thacian
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let's call it what it is...quit acting like fools during the festival and then they might trust u
i made this point on the poli board
this is the whole "is it racist if there is objective data?" discussion
if a group, any group, creates economic issues with a restaurant, then is it really racist if the restaurant adapts to the established behavior of this group if the group happens to fall on racial lines?
obviously if the assumption is not true, then it's clearly racism. the question is how do we discuss the issue IF it's true
Posted on 7/2/16 at 12:15 pm to Thacian
This is the first time Walk Ons has been closed for this weekend. They didn't flood their restaurant on purpose
Posted on 7/2/16 at 12:16 pm to airfernando
That grammar got your panties wadded up Nancy?
Posted on 7/2/16 at 12:19 pm to LaBR4
What, fried chicken.
Why does walk on's have to go all Fuzzy Zoeller on the essence crowd?
This post was edited on 7/2/16 at 12:20 pm
Posted on 7/2/16 at 12:20 pm to notiger1997
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Why Did So Many Sixth Street Bars Close In Austin On The Weekend Of Texas Relays?
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Unless, of course, the tourists are in town for the Texas Relays, because last weekend a number of the bars in town opted out.
This isn’t a new trend, but no matter how much people talk about it—and they’ve talked about it a lot over the years—some Sixth Street bars lock their doors and give their staff the weekend off when high school and college track-and-field teams from around the state compete at the Clyde Littlefield Texas Relays. The Relays bring nearly 45,000 people to Austin, many of them African American, and whether by coincidence (as the bars seem to imply) or design (as history suggests), ?Sixth Street establishments are more willing to shut off the profit spigot during this particularly busy weekend than any other comparably crowded event.
This was thrown into sharp focus this past week by UT sociology professor Ben Carrington, who tweeted photos of a number of bars (as well as Palm Door on Sixth, an event venue that’s only open by reservation) that, curiously, were closed while Relays were in town.
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n 2009, the now-defunct Highland Mall closed during Relays weekend, leading the local NAACP to declare the mall’s management “incompetent.” Clubs have been closing on Sixth for years—but it’s still jarring to see venues that are normally vibrant shut down when there’s a larger-than-usual number of black people downtown.
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Dirty Dog manager Ben Davis, meanwhile, responded to our request for comment:
We had a flooring modification scheduled for this past weekend (leveling, refinish, texturing etc.) and had told the staff several weeks ago they would all have that weekend off due to such. The refinishing was cancelled (by the vendor) just prior to SXSW and we felt it was unfair (with only 7 employees) to change whatever plans the staff had made for their vacations and force them to work. We are a very busy bar during SXSW, so the break was well needed… also the opportunity to do such is limited throughout the year as we host hundreds of shows many in close succession.
In 2014, Old School Bar & Grill also redid its flooring during Relays weekend. And though “SXSW recovery” is a valid thing, it’s curious that both Blind Pig and Dirty Dog opted to offer that R&R opportunity two weekends after the festival closed.
The Relays crowd, like the SXSW crowd or the Austin City Limits crowd, likes to spend money while they’re in town. The Austin Business Journal noted in 2012 that the event pumps $8 million into the Austin economy, which is no small potatoes for a single weekend. (The Statesman Capitol 10K, which drew more than half as many people that year, generated less than a quarter of the economic impact.) Austin police note that crime numbers are no higher during Relays weekend than any other weekend of the year. In fact, when an APD officer was shot downtown this weekend, Police Chief Art Acevedo was quick to assure the public that the incident had nothing to do with the Relays.
If Sixth Street bar owners want to give employees a post-SXSW break or take the chance to redo their floors, that is their decision. But choosing the same weekend and leaving tons of money on the table year after year makes the bar closures seem like a strange coincidence.
April 6, 2016
Posted on 7/2/16 at 12:21 pm to ruzil
the pic is from walk on's nola facebook page
This post was edited on 7/2/16 at 2:33 pm
Posted on 7/2/16 at 12:21 pm to LaBR4
Red beans and rice with fried chicken?
Posted on 7/2/16 at 12:22 pm to real
Walk ons has terrible food and terrible service. Also your grammar is terrible you dumb frick...
Posted on 7/2/16 at 12:24 pm to 12Pence
On a side note, I know a group of guys from Nashville who rented a condo in the Quarter for the 4th of July holiday. Clowns. They'll be in for a shock.
Posted on 7/2/16 at 12:28 pm to SlowFlowPro
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i made this point on the poli board
this is the whole "is it racist if there is objective data?" discussion
if a group, any group, creates economic issues with a restaurant, then is it really racist if the restaurant adapts to the established behavior of this group if the group happens to fall on racial lines?
obviously if the assumption is not true, then it's clearly racism. the question is how do we discuss the issue IF it's true
There is a code and stereotype at play here that EVERYBODY knows is true. Maybe not in this instance? I know zero about Walk Ons. It may really be a run down shithole and they took this weekend to remodel.
Living here in Houston, the same was said in Galveston for Kappa weekend. Places closed down. Black frat guys aren't looking to buy knick knacks on the Strand. They do the same for the biker Rally. But the difference with bikers is beer. Every little antique or trinket shop is closed, but they got a beer window.
I don't know if they have beer Windows for Kappa Weekend.
Also, it is July 4th weekend. Has to be hard as hell to staff anyway. Add to that if staff know their potential money will be less.
We've had lengthy discussions on here about service jobs and black customers. I know I often see a black server taking care of any large table of black customers. Sort of an unwritten rule. "They won't do it to their people" kind of thing.
Posted on 7/2/16 at 12:28 pm to Thacian
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...ask yourself "why" ..
Has there been problems in the area in the past?
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...snd fix the issue...
If there has been problems what idiot could blame a business for shutting down???
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...and not blame it on whitey...
"Whitey" in this case is either missing an opportunity for making money because they have to repair the place OR smart enough to close down. It all depends on the first question, has there been problems in the past.
Either way, they are only fixing a problem.
Posted on 7/2/16 at 12:31 pm to Redbone
Right. I think Walk On's should cave in and open up. Let the servers wear rubber boots with tingly suits and half face respirators. The Essence Festival crowd can wade through all the shite and piss that backed up, just so they'll feel welcome.
Posted on 7/2/16 at 12:39 pm to LSU alum wannabe
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There is a code and stereotype at play here that EVERYBODY knows is true.
i'm not saying IT IS TRUE. that is the question at issue.
if it is true, then we can have a very interesting discussion
if it is not true, then it is racism
Posted on 7/2/16 at 12:39 pm to LSUbase13
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If I were Walk On's, I would be terrified about what could "potentially" happen.
The amount of people willing to support businesses that stand up to SJW Bullying to a far greater degree than people will avoid them for making a sound business decision.
Posted on 7/2/16 at 12:40 pm to Easy
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We know why.
LINK
i don't know if this is a hilarious post or one that missed the mark completely
i hope it's the former
Posted on 7/2/16 at 12:45 pm to LaBR4
Well I guess Terrence S is gonna retract his review now
Posted on 7/2/16 at 12:51 pm to SlowFlowPro
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What issue?
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see the article in OP
Are you still on that? It has been proven that it was a SJW campaign, based on emotion and race-baiting. It was untrue because of dookie and whatnot. Therefore, the issue that you are referring to does not really exist, beyond imagination.
It was apparently started by a white man who depends on the kindness of strangers for his daily bread.
Posted on 7/2/16 at 12:52 pm to Thacian
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blacks holler racism
White SJWs are much, much worse about that.
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