A Nebraska coffeehouse Cultiva Espresso & Crepes fired a trans employee named Natalie Weiss after she told off Marilyn Synek, a woman who works for the Nebraska Family Alliance, an anti-LGBTQ organization.
Synek, a 23-year-old woman, told The Washington Examiner:
“An employee approached me, called me by name, and started yelling profanities at me. [The employee] asked me to leave and informed me that if I tried to come back, I would be denied service because of my ‘bigoted’ views.”
[Weiss told me] “You are f–king bigoted trash, and we do not want you in our restaurant. Over 80% of the people who work here are queer. You are not f–king wanted in our restaurant, so get out and don’t come back!”
I mean… is it wrong to want to applaud what Weiss did? The Nebraska Family Alliance successfully petitioned against LGBT workplace protections in Lincoln, it considers same-sex marriage a threat to “religious freedoms” and once opposed an attempt by the state legislature to include unmarried and same-sex couples in a law protecting survivors of domestic violence.
It’s also affiliated with Focus on the Family a national anti-LGBTQ hate group. So…
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Anyway, responding via Facebook, the coffee and crepe shop wrote:
“The employee was fired almost immediately, and the rest of the day has been spent apologizing to the customer. While we’re proudly liberal personally, and believe in human rights and diversity to the fullest degree, let it be known that we would *never* condone treating a customer this way. We’re running a business, and we try to instill professionalism in our staff, usually successfully.”
“We’re more than happy to have people sit in our stores and discuss politics with civility, as has been a tradition in coffee shops for centuries. When the heat rises to this level, it’s not good for anybody.”
“After being fired, Weiss told her former employer to ‘Go f–k yourselves,'” according to The Washington Examiner.
Chrisk
Naw. I like her approach. They consider this war and are actively working to hurt LGBT people. This is no time for civility. I’d do something similar but more satisfying like first pissing in their ice tea or something but that’s just me.
rustyiam
War? Lol you have some bizarre anger issues dude and by your philosophy that means the other side can also justify their actions!
Chrisk
I don’t think they need you to come to their defense. Believe it or not you’re still considered a deviant by them. Being a good little homocon only spares you from the front of the line in their final solution.
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Sister Bertha Bedderthanyu
From the article: ““The employee was fired almost immediately, and the rest of the day has been spent apologizing to the customer. While we’re proudly liberal personally, and believe in human rights and diversity to the fullest degree, let it be known that we would *never* condone treating a customer this way. We’re running a business, and we try to instill professionalism in our staff, usually successfully.”
“We’re more than happy to have people sit in our stores and discuss politics with civility, as has been a tradition in coffee shops for centuries. When the heat rises to this level, it’s not good for anybody.”
“After being fired, Weiss told her former employer to ‘Go f–k yourselves,’” according to The Washington Examiner.
What Sister Weiss should have remembered was the reason why she was hired and that reason was to server customers in a respectable way so that they would continue coming back with their money so that she can be paid and her employer would be able to keep the lights on, pay payroll and business taxes and remain a mainstay of the community. It says no where in this article that the woman provoked her with facial theatrics and such which leads me to believe Ms. Weiss needs some serious counseling because clearly she has anger management issues that are close to turning violent. No sane gay or trans person would have responded in such manner and this adds more fuel to the fire regarding why employers are reluctant to hire trans and openly gay people. They know we are human and they also know what will happen more than likely in a confrontation regarding sexuality. Most employers go out of their way to avoid this because of the aftermath (lawsuits). It might not necessarily be over because I’m sure she has spoken to an attorney about it and the way it happened might suddenly change, shall we say. Too bad she put her feelings in writing though. Anger issues are leaping off the screen and she is going to have a hard time proving otherwise unfortunately.
rand503
She should have been fired. It sounds like an unprovoked attack upon a customer. Unless there is more to the story (and Queerty is notorious for not telling the whole story), then this was uncalled for.
It was also unhelpful. If this woman is truly anti-gay (and I don’t doubt that she is), and a regular customer, and there are many LBGT workers there, then the best way to counter bigotry is to show people how kind we are, helpful, normal, quirky or whatever. Show them that we are human beings too, and we have feelings and family and everything else. In the long run, that has what has helped us achieve our rights and acceptance.
As for the coffeeshop, they could start hosting evenings for PFLAG, local gay-straight alliances and what not so that people have a safe space. Then if the bigot still wants to come to the coffeehouse, she has to rub shoulders with people who disagree with her agenda.
Sister Bertha Bedderthanyu
@Rand503….”As for the coffeeshop, they could start hosting evenings for PFLAG, local gay-straight alliances and what not so that people have a safe space.”
I would suggest STRONGLY they take a LONG look at who their customers FIRST after this incident and to show their support by clandestinely donating to that organization but not host or sponsor those events. A two or three week boycott could spell the end for them in many ways. This is Nebraska we’re talking about, not San Francisco. I’m shocked she was even allowed to serve tables to be honest with you. If you’ve ever been thru the prairie states you would know what I am talking about. They know we exist but would prefer to leave it at that, if you get my drift.
Harley
I agree. She should never have approached a customer that way. Better to secretly serve her the special semen latte instead.
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While I have to agree what she did was kinda sorta wrong I would have been tempted to do the same thing….
It’s tough to make a correct decision when face to face with a truly horrible abhorrent noxious smcubag. Years ago at a Pride parade in NYC the sub human creatures God Hates F*gs was protesting all 9 of them. They had disgusting signs including one celebrating the tortured death of Matthew Shepard. Suddenly in unison dozens of people surrounded them and began chanting “FU” drowning out their vile chants They were standing on a sidewalk and persons who lived in the building went out on the fire escape and began to motion for us below to move away. As we did a bucket of sh*t and pee was poured upon them. Really could not conjure up a bit of sympathy for them as they screamed in horror….
Spid3rman
This made me inordinately happy 🙂 Retribution from the heavens, no less!
greybat
You know, back in the day, we would have just spilled coffee down the Bigot’s blouse, and made profuse, if insincere apologies afterward.
The fact that the staff had to spend “the rest of the day” apologizing to the woman says much about the sort of person she is.
Chrisk
How about a pie in the face. I’d like to see that come back:-)
Sister Bertha Bedderthanyu
The pie in the face schtick was done to Anita Bryant and to this day I believe it was staged because of her mild and pleasant manner reaction to it. It also got her more support and funding. Always think your actions thru thorough when you become hellbent for revenge.
rustyiam
100 % appropriate response from the business! Will kangol and cam aka Juanjo now accuse the business of defending homophobe which is obviously NOT what they are doing but to these 2 morons if one uses common sense to deal with such issues than its “ defending” homophobes! Stupid dumb sh*ts!
Kangol2
Don’t talk about yourself like that. We know what you are so need to announce it all the time.
voyy
I’m so clumsy, I might just spill her coffee on her… but I’d never launch into a tirade unless the lady launched into me first.
Oranos
So, this waitress has the idea that people can simply walk up to each other – whether bigots or suspected bigots/racists/mysogynists or whomever, and assault them verbally?
The waitress sounds as though she has anger issues, especially given she’s at a job where she is paid to act professionally.
People seem to have lost their understanding of the word “boundaries.” And she certainly went over one. Whatever the customer “deserved,” this wasn’t the time or the place. The waitress was out of line, and she paid the price.
Brian
If it were the opposite that happened, Queerty would have posted a video and handwringing article about the trans person being assaulted. But since it’s not, the trans person is a hero.
Maybe just let people live their lives, the same way we want them to let us live ours? There is a time and a place for these things, and when someone is just minding their business in a coffee shop that ain’t the time or place.
offroadnutz
When you’re employed in a service position and you’re on the clock, contrary to popular belief you have an obligation to your employer to not cost him business. Keep your two cents to yourself and remember, most of the time the customer is always right. The encounters you have in a restaurant, check out line, or as a barista, are fairly brief. Ignore it unless you are openly attacked. If you’re my employee, keep it to yourself, bitch about it later. Don’t cost me my customers.
inbama
Kind of makes you believe those lesbian claims of transwomen acting violently due to their birth gender.
Next time, just quietly and out of sight, spit in her food.
dinard38
So if you found out that some homophobe spit in the food of an LGBT person they were serving, you’d be ok with that? I don’t think so.
It just irks me that some LGBT think they get a pass for the same behaviors they accuse the bigots of inflicting on them.
dinard38
Her ass should have been fired. She was unprofessional. Just because you’re part of a minority group doesn’t give you the right to cuss out a customer over their political beliefs. Ms. Weiss wasn’t even bothering her. I would have fired her ass on the spot as well. Then she lashes out at her former employer for firing her when SHE was the one in the wrong. That says a lot about her. She doesn’t realize that she just made it a little more difficult to find another job now that this story is circulating on the internet.