[Lekooks] Atrocious situation at Fishbones in Delafield

[Suzette Nelson]

Hi friends. I want to share the following with you. A friend of mine who
lives in Pewaukee posted this on her Facebook page today. I am copying and
pasting it. Please please consider calling the management at Fishbones in
Delafield and expressing your outrage at this situation.
And please consider not patronizing this restaurant and letting them know
that. Particularly if you live in Lake Country, which I'm guessing most of
you do. Here is the copy of her message.

"People of conscience, a friend of mine who is black has shared a troubling
story with me. Her son and a couple friends (one black, the other white)
were dining on the patio at an area restaurant yesterday, and like many of
us, they were discussing the events of the day - George Floyd’s murder, the
civil unrest we are seeing locally and across the globe, and all that goes
with it. I am sad to report that they were asked to MOVE from their table
to another area of the patio. Management initially pretended the move was
necessary because of an incoming reservation, but that lie was exposed when
one of the young men stepped out to the parking lot and called and asked
about getting a reservation on the patio. Turns out the restaurant doesn’t
even take reservations for that area; it’s first come, first served. No one
else was asked to move.

When the young men politely questioned the restaurant’s decision, the
manager told them they were moved at another patron’s request and that,
“Around these parts, things are just different.”

Are you kidding me? Black people talking about racism is so problematic for
white ears that it has to be banished to an area where no one will hear it?
No. If anyone should have been asked to move, it should have been the white
pearl clutchers. This is a case of discrimination and marginalization of
people of color and we need to let this restaurant know that their actions
were unacceptable to us. I already made my phone call and believe you me,
the manager (Nathan) knew exactly what I was taking about and thanked me
for calling. I hope you will consider placing a call as well, especially if
you are a white resident of Lake Country. Nothing changes till we make it
change. This may feel small in the overall scheme of things, but
micro-aggressions lead to aggressions, make no mistake.

The restaurant is Fishbones in Delafield, and I will miss their Spicy Cajun
Pasta and Red Beans and Rice dearly.

262-646-4696"

My additional comment:
I want so badly to find a way to either make this viral or stand in front
of the restaurant with a sign that says "this restaurant asks people of
color to move to the back of the room!" I am stunned. "Things are different
in these parts"?!? Oh. My. God.
Also....any violation of civil rights here??
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