I got a call back from Charlie on Friday night. I had left him a message telling him that I found these images offensive. He called me back, but he didn't seem at all concerned about them or about what I had to say.
He said that one of his managers (a female) had picked them out and seemed to think just because "the girls" said they were okay, then he wasn't responsible for them at all.
I told him that I had been to these restrooms and, while I thought many of the images were cool, several of them depicted violence against women. He didn't seem to care and then I asked him what he would think about putting up racist pictures of African, Mexican or Jewish Americans. All of the sudden he got really defensive and starting saying something like, "Well, what about the way white construction workers are portrayed?" And then he made another comparison about how he thought that white men were treated unfairly in media. He told me that he votes Democratic, but then said that I needed to "get some perspective". He seemed to be insinuating that he thought people made too much of sexist and racist imagery.
Honestly, I was pretty disappointed. Usually, business owners at least try to pretend that they care about the feelings of the customer, but I didn't get that impression from him. He said that he would look at the pictures on Monday to see if he thinks they need to be taken down.
We'll see what happens. Personally, I won't eat at a place that forces me look at pictures of women being degraded if I have to use the bathroom.
Re: Yuck! Dirty Bathrooms at Seabright Brewery
Date Edited: 13 Aug 2005 08:36:54 PM
He said that one of his managers (a female) had picked them out and seemed to think just because "the girls" said they were okay, then he wasn't responsible for them at all.
I told him that I had been to these restrooms and, while I thought many of the images were cool, several of them depicted violence against women. He didn't seem to care and then I asked him what he would think about putting up racist pictures of African, Mexican or Jewish Americans. All of the sudden he got really defensive and starting saying something like, "Well, what about the way white construction workers are portrayed?" And then he made another comparison about how he thought that white men were treated unfairly in media. He told me that he votes Democratic, but then said that I needed to "get some perspective". He seemed to be insinuating that he thought people made too much of sexist and racist imagery.
Honestly, I was pretty disappointed. Usually, business owners at least try to pretend that they care about the feelings of the customer, but I didn't get that impression from him. He said that he would look at the pictures on Monday to see if he thinks they need to be taken down.
We'll see what happens. Personally, I won't eat at a place that forces me look at pictures of women being degraded if I have to use the bathroom.
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