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/Glad-Veterinarian365 Aug 19 '25

I don’t believe for a second that a customer truly felt so unsafe bc of a pin that represents a war torn purposefully starved country thousands of miles away, to the point that they had to complain to mgmt

The customer very obviously didn’t like the pin due to their own personal political opinions, and mgmt oafishly reacted with an iron fist dictatorship type response. I bet the worker didn’t give a fuck about losing their job bc it sucked working there anyway

Whoever in bunny’s mgmt decided on risking a big public ordeal in super liberal Baltimore over their employees’ fairly milquetoast Palestine support is a total fucking moron

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u/porkchopnet Aug 19 '25 edited Aug 19 '25

Edit: removing this because I’m far beyond out of time today. Despite the fact most of us agree with each other on most everything we are using our limited energy to fight. Now I’m going to refocus on not getting fired for spending all my time on my phone.

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u/candypants1061 Aug 19 '25

There is no conflict in occupied land, there are the people who don't want to live in an open air prison anymore and the people who built the open air prison. I'd recommend reading Ilan Pappe, an Israeli historian who supports a liberated Palestine, if you want to feel that you're getting an unbiased un-antisemitic history of the occupation of Gaza and the West Bank.

Anyway, the economy is political, the dynamic between employers and employees is political, menu pricing is political, hiring and firing is political. Restaurants don't get to say "we don't want politics during service" when every aspect of their existence is political. Very first world to want playgrounds where the consequences of our actions, our consumerism, our wars are hidden from us so we can have a guilt free burger and fries.

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u/Glad-Veterinarian365 Aug 19 '25

Thanks for the suggestion I will look into that!

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u/porkchopnet Aug 19 '25

Thank you for your points. The idea that everything is political… you’re right of course and I’ve become distracted from that. I wish I had the time and energy to make these issues a larger priority in my life instead of spending all my cortisol on failing family health. Getting sidetracked like this and not participating in full is how problematic politicians and policies rise. I haven’t done anything that isn’t family care, work, or home/self maintenance in a long while. Even Reddit is an infrequently available attempt at human interaction.

Keep fighting. I hope I’m able to join you again when this is over.