A man has vowed never to dine at The Chowder House restaurant in Fairbanks, Alaska, ever again - after complaining that an employee was wearing an anti-racism t-shirt.
The Chowder House employee, who uses the Twitter handle @bryantinak, tweeted: "Someone complained about me wearing my favorite shirt today on our Facebook page, now I can’t wear it at work anymore".
Bryan also attached screenshots of the Facebook complaint and a photo of the t-shirt.
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In the review, in which the man "doesn't recommend" the restaurant, the disgruntled customer writes:
"Really enjoyed your food and service but this is a business and as a customer I'd prefer not to have your employee's ideology's plastered on a t-shirt.
"This isn’t a professional shirt for work and will be the last time I visit your establishment. I know my patronage alone won’t effect you but good luck with your social warrior campaign."
The t-shirt reads: "Hi. Don't be racist. Thanks."
But this story did not end there. After posting the complaint, the reviewer was forced to contend with a stream of comments bashing him for leaving such a negative review - with some people labeling him a "racist".
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Bryan also reiterated that his bosses have no problem with him wearing the shirt, and revealed that they were backing their employee: "Talked to my bosses. They were upset at the customer for making an absurd complaint.
"I misunderstood the upset (we were in the middle of a rush) as being directed at me. They have no problem with me wearing the shirt and actually urge me to continue to if I wish to do so."
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And in yet another update, the unhappy customer ended up deleting his negative review, with Bryan telling his followers:
"So many people direct messaged the guy that he deleted his bad review. I will continue wearing my plethora of anti-racism/homophobia/colonization/etc shirts and we ended up getting a lot of positive reviews about how my bosses handled everything. Game, set, match."
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Bryan even revealed that his bosses have ordered even more of the shirts so that all the restaurant employees can wear one.
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And as a result of Bryan's sharing and his bosses' actions, the restaurant's Facebook page has been flooded with positive reviews:
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And if you'd like your own version of Bryan's shirt, they can be purchased through this Etsy store HERE.