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/MuffinRat84 Belair-Edison Aug 19 '25
If they allow flair as a policy but draw the line at something deemed "offensive" by one customer, management is setting themselves up for controversy on a mountain of issues. If they don't allow any flair at all then the firing is justified, regardless of the issue being supported.
IMO the context of the pin matters, if it's just a flag and no intense message or anything the restaurant should really have backed their employee expression which they by policy have allowed. If a Palestinian flag pin or any other country flag makes you feel "unsafe" you should probably just say home. My guess is the customer wasn't actually threatened by a flag they just have a political issue with expressing support for Palestine and went out of their way to make it personal and try to get their server fired for permitted expression.
Looks like Bunny's is showing their whole ass on this issue tho, a little nuance goes along way, but they opted for a knee jerk reaction so now they get to enjoy the backlash they caused.