Published 22:01 IST, October 30th 2020
Viral video leaves internet divided over racism as Black couple kicked out of a restaurant
A Viral video leaves internet divided over racism as a Black couple gets kicked out of an upscale sushi place in Atlanta. Have a look at the video with details.
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A young couple from Black community was recently asked to leave an upscale sushi restaurant in Georgia, due to alleged dress code violation. However, couple claims that eatery was racist and did t apply such dress code rules on or people in restaurant. y h reportedly seen a white patron seated at bar wearing a pair of sneakers but she was t asked to leave premises. couple recorded entire incident and video has w been creating a lot of outr on social media.
Georgia sushi place called out for being racist
Umi Sushi in Atlanta, Buckhe, has lately been facing flak on internet for allegedly asking a couple to leave due to ir racial identity. In a recent video doing rounds on social media, a Black man is asked to leave a sushi place for t following correct dress code. man in video is seen wearing a pair of white Nike Airforce which, according to manment, does t suit dress code of restaurant. However, video also shows ar woman wearing sneakers in restaurant, who is t questioned at all. Despite verbal protest seeking an explanation, couple is escorted out while white ly is untouched.
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People have w been calling out Umi Sushi for ir unjust and racist behaviour while vividly sharing video on internet. In comments section of viral video, people have spoken about how such acts must be condemned. A few people have also asked Atlanta to shut place down by t visiting it at all. Have a look at a bunch of comments on viral video here.
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woman recording video, Kaylan Colbert recently spoke to Local Fox Affiliate about incident and how it unfolded. She said that y were at restaurant to enjoy a peaceful birthday dinner and h alrey settled when manment approached m.
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She said that y ticed a woman in sneakers when y were being escorted out. y realized that rules only applied for a few people while ors were let to stay without restrictions. owner of Umi Sushi, Farshid Arshid, later mitted that fault was on manment’s part as y did t investigate case correctly.
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22:01 IST, October 30th 2020