Deli Owner Says ‘White History Month’ Sign Hurt Business, Asks for Crowdfunding Help

[Cali_Democrat]

by Josh Feldman | 4:51 pm, April 17th, 2015

A business owner says he’s suffering financially just because he publicly expressed his controversial views and there is now a crowdfunding page to help him out. Sound familiar? Well, unlike in the case of Memories Pizza, New Jersey deli owner Jim Boggess didn’t say he would refuse to serve certain people, he just asserted a certain controversial racial viewpoint.

That viewpoint? That people should be free to celebrate their “white heritage” for White History Month

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Boggess owns Jimbo’s Deli, and he got in trouble after a customer complained about the sign last month. Boggess refused to take it down, and both he and the man who complained got some pretty vicious responses. Boggess insisted, “I love everybody, and everybody should celebrate what they are. I shouldn’t have to feel bad about being white.”

He ended up taking it down, but this week he set up a GoFundMe page saying he’s been suffering financially

Read more: http://www.mediaite.com/online/deli-owner-says-white-history-month-sign-hurt-business-asks-for-crowdfunding-help/

[BlueJazz]

1. He has every right to put up the sign. I would eat there if the circumstances were different.

I don't particularly "Celebrate" my being White but if he wants to do it...so be it.

[951-Riverside]

2. yeah yeah yeah now every looser with a failing business is going to pull this stunt...

hoping to get a huge payout like Memories Pizza

[immoderate]

3. If he "loves everybody," THAT should have been his sign.

Not this racist bullshit.

--imm

[libdem4life]

4. Even wealthy or pitying bigots can learn. Ya think? Fool me once.... Sorry, but LOL