Chris Rock's Mom Is Suing!

Why is it every time someone feels slighted, it seems that they want to sue. And for that matter, why is it every time Al Sharpton gets involved, it's always "this person has been discriminated against because they are black."

Comedian Chris Rock's mother is suing Cracker Barrel because she had to wait a whole 1/2 hour for service! Oh my god! It simply must be because she's black! She said when she asked the manager about the delay she was told they could have a free meal.

"He never called over the waitresses and asked, 'Why did these people sit here for a half hour without service?' " she said. "The only thing he said was we could have a free meal and neither of us wanted to eat."

So if the manager offers a free meal, how is that discrimination? Does it not occur to Mrs. Rock that they may be busy, or have an emergency in the back? I've been to restaurants many times before and they have been busy. Normally, I just wait patiently, because I know what it's like to be slammed and having people wait for you. However, I have spoken to managers in the past, and usually I get a "sorry about that, we're kinda busy" and that's the end of it. Now, it's entirely up to the manager of the place to decide if he wants to talk to the waitress about it or not. He may know that she's slammed and can't deal with it right now, but kindly offered a free meal as an apology for the wait.

Now Cracker Barrel has had problems in the past with discrimination, and that may very well be the case, but even Rose Rock has admitted that they offered a free meal out of the ordeal. This doesn't sound like discrimination, it sounds like a place got busy, she didn't like the treatment she got, so she's gonna sue because she seems to think that they are ignoring her because she's black.

I've had treatment where I've never gone back to the establishment. I've felt slighted many times because of my appearance (jeans and a Metallica shirt if you must know). However, I never thought twice about suing and I don't remember Al Sharpton coming out in my defense. I think my main problem is Al Sharpton is a sneaky little prick who loves to play the race card and won't apologize, even when he's shown to be absolutely wrong.

Travis
travis@rightwinglunatic.com