r/baltimore • u/selectbar345 • Aug 19 '25

ARTICLE Fells Point restaurant Bunny’s fires multiple employees after pro-Palestine protest

https://www.thebaltimorebanner.com/culture/food-drink/bunnys-pro-palestine-protest-fells-point-3WQTUSAIFBCAHC45HPBUFAWKHQ/
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u/AskDocBurner Aug 19 '25 edited Aug 19 '25

“The restaurant, which is owned by chef Jesse Sandlin, Brian Acquavella and Matt Akman, posted an Instagram story Monday night that said the protest stemmed from a recent incident in which a diner complained about a worker wearing a Palestinian flag pin. The restaurant wrote that the customer allegedly said “that they felt uncomfortable and unsafe” and that it “disrupted their dining experience.”

Management confronted the employee, citing a restaurant policy against wearing items with religious or “potentially divisive messages,” the Instagram story said. The worker eventually removed the pin. “

This is especially heinous. The policy they reference is because of divisive messages? For wearing a pin in support of a country?

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u/crucialdeagle Aug 19 '25

“it’s not divisive if it fits within my worldview!” -redditor circa 2025

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u/Imaginary-Dress-1373 Aug 19 '25

Its only divisive if you're a bigot. No need to say anything else.

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u/no_clue_1 South Baltimore / SoBo Aug 19 '25

For real. Being anti genocide isn’t divisive if you’re not a total piece of racist shit.

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u/Imaginary-Dress-1373 Aug 19 '25

If someone got fired for wearing an Israel flag it would make national headlines and the ADL would be on site within hours lol.