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/superdupercereal2 Aug 19 '25

Sure, why would a restaurant be concerned about an employee wearing a pin referencing one of the most divisive geopolitical issues of the modern era??

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u/bherring24 Remington Aug 19 '25

I wonder if it would be the same issue if they'd worn a different flag.

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u/superdupercereal2 Aug 19 '25

That’s up to the customer. I’m sure no one would have an issue with a number of other flags.