As Americans continue to have a nationwide conversation about race and racial justice in our country, a video has emerged on social media, showing a black woman being thrown out of a family-friendly restaurant over her “inappropriate” outfit. According to the woman in question, her race was a large part of the problem.
Aireal Bonner was at Southern Kitchen & Bar in Birmingham, Alabama on a Friday when her outfit drew unwanted attention. According to Bonner, she was “rudely mistreated” by the restaurant staff, who kicked her out of the establishment over her attire, but Bonner said she had doubts that her clothing was the issue. Instead, she took to Facebook with a video of the incident, calling the establishment “racist.”
The footage captured by Bonner and posted to social media starts with Bonner and an employee of the establishment having a conversation over the customer’s attire. During the exchange, Bonner is offered a shirt at no cost to her and asked to put it on over her crocheted top, which the restaurant claimed was a “bikini top” and not appropriate for the restaurant’s family-friendly atmosphere.
