St. Joseph Missouri bar "Mug Shots" posted an ad on their website promoting a special deal: 6 shots for $12, the "Michael Brown" special they called it. After facing some backlash, the bar argued that no racism was meant, and the bar didn't mean anything by it.
http://fox4kc.com/...
Mug Shots, a bar that goes by the slogan “where sarcasm is always free,” offered the special of six shots for $10. A picture of the sign advertising the deal surfaced on social media Saturday, causing controversy on the bar’s Facebook page. Now, the owner is apologizing to the public and has stopped offering the Michael Brown shot deal.
The bar’s co-owner did not want to be identified to protect him and his family.
“It’s not meant to cause any harm,” he told FOX 4 on Saturday. “I should have thought a little bit more about it before I made it a shot special.”
The owner claims other bars in St. Joseph are also offering Michael Brown shot specials, and says he stole the idea from them.
It of course wasn't meant any harm.. and the owners, they say in the Fox 4 video say no racial component was intended. That, however, may not be the whole story.
As Revolution News pointed out, ownership has a unique connection with reality. MugShots had prior posted such works of art to their corporate webpage:
And when originally confronted about their shot offer, they were not as apologetic as they became to FoxNews.
Maybe it is just me.. but I'm thinking their "apology" isn't very sincere.
http://www.newspressnow.com/...
“I’m hoping it actually helps out the community a little bit rather than it being a bad thing ... I’m hoping it actually helps us and brings people together a little bit and they understand that everything that it said or done is not meant to cause any harm,” he said.
Mr. Stapleton maintained that the special wasn’t intended as a racial remark, but a poor joke that he hoped would help business.
Yes. Because the pattern from the ownership was always about trying to unite the community in humor. (/snark)