Dayna Morales, a waitress at Gallop Asian Bistro in Bridgewater, New
Jersey got more, and less, than she bargained for when she served one
woman and her family on Wednesday. The former Marine found both a note
and a $0.00 tip on the check, and it was related to Morales's looks
rather than her service. As soon as the family was seated, Morales
reported, they noted her short haircut and seemed shocked by her
appearance.
"Oh I thought you were gonna say your name is Dan," she allegedly said. "You sure surprised us!"
At the end of the meal, Morales was left
with no tip on the $93.55 bill. Instead, she found a note on the
receipt, reading: "I'm sorry but I cannot tip because I don't agree with
your lifestyle & how you live your life."
Morales expressed her disgust over the
incident in her email to Have A Gay Day. The email, later posted to the
site's Facebook page, read:
I am THOROUGHLY offended mad pissed off
and hurt that THIS is what her kids will grow up learning and that I
served in the Marines to keep ignorant people like them free. Sorry lady
but I don't agree with YOUR lifestyle and the way you're raising your
kids but you didn't see me throwing that in your face and giving you
shitty service. Keep your damn mouth shut and pray we never cross paths
again.
There has been an outpouring of support from Facebook users assuring
Morales that most heterosexual persons would be hard pressed to engage
in such an action. However, as Huffington Post notes, there have been
several incidents in the past months which would seem to suggest
otherwise. A waiter at Carrabba's Italian Grill in Overland Park, Kansas
received an extremely homophobic note last month, stating: "We hope you will see the tip your fag choices made
you lose out on, and plan accordingly." Similar stories of denied
service in business environments, including bed and breakfasts and
eating establishments, have peppered the news in the past year.
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