Bar Stands by Bud Light, Tells Angry Customers to Leave
to take leaves of absence.New sales figures released by NielsenIQ and Bump Williams Consulting, originally cited by trade newsletter Beer Marketer's Insights, indicate an average sales revenue drop of 17 percent—including a decline of 21 percent in the week ending April 15, which exceeded the week prior by 10 percent."We are tired of all of the hate," The Fairfax Bar & Grill wrote in an April 11 Facebook post. "We are very open to debate and discussion and it's truly a shame that we can't have open conversations about this important political and cultural topic."Bars, in our opinion, exist as public spaces where ideas should be exchanged.
Unfortunately, due to all of the bigotry and hatred that has surfaced around the Bud Light controversy, any patron wanting to voice their concerns about the issue will be immediately asked to pay their bill and leave our establishment."Everyone is welcome in the bar no matter how they identity, the post added, and that ownership doesn't care about special cans or partnerships with certain individuals."We will not tolerate intolerance," it said.Bar owner McKinley Minniefield told Indiana Public Media that the bar's stance extends beyond politics and aims to show support for other human beings.
The new policy also allows Minniefield's staff to contend with any unruly customers."[Certain people] were being mean to other people at the bar and my bartenders needed ammunition, right?" said Minnifield, who has owned the bar in Monroe County for about two years.
