Friday, March 30, 2012

It's Just A Beer

   That's what the folks at Earls restaurants are telling a woman in Vancouver with, apparently, not much to do. Earls is a chain of eateries in Western Canada and Ontario which is now the target of a human rights complaint in British Columbia.
   Over a beer. It's actually a house beer called Albino Rhino with a picture of..you got it..an Albino Rhino on the label. Obviously, it's a light colored beer, an ale to be precise, and it's only been on Earl's menu for 20 years!
   So why is this woman, Ikponwosa Ero, frothing about it? Well, it seems she suffers from albinism,  the absence of pigment from the skin, hair and eyes. She was born in Nigeria, where albino's are sometimes targeted for ritualistic murder. That's why she and her family came to Canada. And a valid reason it seems as well.
   But to tie up the courts on a human rights complaint over a fucking beer?!? That's bullshit! Hopefully the courts will throw this back in her face. And slap her with the costs. Oh, yeah. Seems she's also pissed about the Albino Wings that are also part of Earls menu.
   Get a grip. You ASKED to come to this country. You were not asked to come. If it upsets you that much, leave. Or better still, don't go to Earls.
   Now.....who's up for an Albino Rhino?
   'Nuff said.

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