Black on Black racism at Texas I-Hop/Did Dwayne c00n it up or naw?

[Big Daddy]

Couple horrified to be given receipt describing them as 'BLACK PPL' at a Texas IHOP

• Arainia Brown and boyfriend Rolman Sparkman received an IHOP receipt describing them as 'BLACK PPL'
• The couple stopped at the IHOP on their way back to Austin, Texas
• They posted the receipt to Facebook and it has been shared 14,000 times
• Waiter responsible for the incident posted an apology on Facebook

By VALERIE EDWARDS FOR DAILYMAIL.COM

PUBLISHED: 09:58 EST, 1 March 2016 | UPDATED: 10:37 EST, 1 March 2016

Arainia Brown and her boyfriend Rolman Sparkman (pictured) were traveling back to Austin early Monday when they decided to stop at IHOP

An Austin couple were shocked to find their IHOP receipt describe them as 'BLACK PPL'.

Arainia Brown and her boyfriend Rolman Sparkman were traveling back to Austin early Monday when they decided to grab a to-go order from IHOP.

Around 3am the couple stopped at the IHOP at Interstate 35 and Cesar Chavez.

Brown who was the first to notice the receipt with the words 'BLACK PPL' typed at the top, immediately became upset.

She told KHOU that she felt sad and angry at the same time.

'You could have asked me my name,' said Brown. 'Don't label me. I don't label you.'

Brown said to make matters worse, the server was a young black man.

Sparkman told KHOU that being described that way on the receipt 'is not a joke'.

He said that 'it's very serious and it hurt a lot of people's feelings'.

The couple didn't want to cause a scene so instead of saying something to the server, they posted a picture of the receipt on Facebook.

The post had more than 14,000 shares by Monday evening.

IHOP Corporate released the following statement about the incident:

'This was a poor choice made by our franchisee's team member, and is not in keeping with policies and procedures.

'We recognize that it could be offensive and apologize. Everyone is welcome in our restaurants and our franchisee is using this as a teachable moment for the entire team so that it will not reoccur.'

The IHOP that Brown and Sparkman stopped at was a franchisee, which is owned by ACG Texas Restaurants.

The group owns and operates 67 restaurants across Texas.

The couple posted the receipt (pictured) on which they were described as 'BLACK PPL' to Facebook

The waiter, Dwayne Williams (left) posted an apology and explanation (right) on Facebook. He said 'I apologize if I offended anyone because that wasn't my intention'



I bet he doesn't get fired

 

[BelowTheMasonDixon]

Couple horrified to be given receipt describing them as 'BLACK PPL' at a Texas IHOP

• Arainia Brown and boyfriend Rolman Sparkman received an IHOP receipt describing them as 'BLACK PPL'
• The couple stopped at the IHOP on their way back to Austin, Texas
• They posted the receipt to Facebook and it has been shared 14,000 times
• Waiter responsible for the incident posted an apology on Facebook

By VALERIE EDWARDS FOR DAILYMAIL.COM

PUBLISHED: 09:58 EST, 1 March 2016 | UPDATED: 10:37 EST, 1 March 2016

Arainia Brown and her boyfriend Rolman Sparkman (pictured) were traveling back to Austin early Monday when they decided to stop at IHOP

An Austin couple were shocked to find their IHOP receipt describe them as 'BLACK PPL'.

Arainia Brown and her boyfriend Rolman Sparkman were traveling back to Austin early Monday when they decided to grab a to-go order from IHOP.

Around 3am the couple stopped at the IHOP at Interstate 35 and Cesar Chavez.

Brown who was the first to notice the receipt with the words 'BLACK PPL' typed at the top, immediately became upset.

She told KHOU that she felt sad and angry at the same time.

'You could have asked me my name,' said Brown. 'Don't label me. I don't label you.'

Brown said to make matters worse, the server was a young black man.

Sparkman told KHOU that being described that way on the receipt 'is not a joke'.

He said that 'it's very serious and it hurt a lot of people's feelings'.

The couple didn't want to cause a scene so instead of saying something to the server, they posted a picture of the receipt on Facebook.

The post had more than 14,000 shares by Monday evening.

IHOP Corporate released the following statement about the incident:

'This was a poor choice made by our franchisee's team member, and is not in keeping with policies and procedures.

'We recognize that it could be offensive and apologize. Everyone is welcome in our restaurants and our franchisee is using this as a teachable moment for the entire team so that it will not reoccur.'

The IHOP that Brown and Sparkman stopped at was a franchisee, which is owned by ACG Texas Restaurants.

The group owns and operates 67 restaurants across Texas.

The couple posted the receipt (pictured) on which they were described as 'BLACK PPL' to Facebook

The waiter, Dwayne Williams (left) posted an apology and explanation (right) on Facebook. He said 'I apologize if I offended anyone because that wasn't my intention'



I bet he doesn't get fired

Your saying he should lose his job? Why?

 

[Big Daddy]

Your saying he should lose his job? Why?

I'm saying that if they were white and he'd written 'white ppl' on it, he would've been outta there yesterday.

Don't you ever 'insinuate', or put words in my mouth like that again, you feministic fakkit.

 

[Doobie Doo]

Dude doesn't know they will SEE what name you type on the receipt?

 

[Ghostface Trillah]

This happens all the time in restaurants since a to go order doesn't have a table you put something to help you remember

but this is the coli so blah blah blah son is a c00n and he shouldn't have labeled the black people as black people, they have indian in their family.

 

[BelowTheMasonDixon]

I'm saying that if they were white and he'd written 'white ppl' on it, he would've been outta there yesterday.

Don't you ever 'insinuate', or put words in my mouth like that again, you feministic fakkit.

Man fukk your over the top ass feelings. You want a black dude fired for writing down "Black people" eat a puss filled dikk nikka.

 

[Blackout]

Man fukk your over the top ass feelings. You want a black dude fired for writing down "Black people" eat a puss filled dikk nikka.

You probably relate to him.

 

[BelowTheMasonDixon]

You probably relate to him.

I don't give enough of a fukk to relate to him.

You probably relate to them.

 

[Blackout]

I don't give enough of a fukk to relate to him.

You probably relate to them.

I relate to the couple because Ive dealt with c00ns before.

 

[zayk35]

NOTHING to see here really...

 

[KplusK]

real talk that was a very poor choice and I've never seen that used on any receipt at all even if they didn't get the guest name very disrespectful suspended i would think so or a write up but not fired….there were other options dude could've used also i thought that what the numbers were for























































and if he did put "white people" he would've been tossed

 

[keepemup]

How are y'all so sure that if he wrote 'white people' he would've been tossed?

 

[merlijn]

lol at this being an issue

sad? hurtful? angry? really?

 

[87 others]

Lol at ya'll saying that him putting "white people" on the receipt would have gotten him tossed while knowing damn well that if a white server did what was done in the OP then he would've been fired as soon as that shyt got more than 100 shares on facebook. This is stupid. Shut the fukk up.

 

[Big Daddy]

Lol at ya'll saying that him putting "white people" on the receipt would have gotten him tossed while knowing damn well that if a white server did what was done in the OP then he would've been fired as soon as that shyt got more than 100 shares on facebook. This is stupid. Shut the fukk up.

Wtf is your point? That they shouldn't be upset? You wear your rep on your sleeve