Confrontation at Portland store over confederate flag display - Video - Sensationalist Headlines

[quote]PORTLAND, Ore. -- Protesters gathered Thursday afternoon outside a Southeast Portland store where a woman captured a confrontation with two employees on video after she asked about two Confederate flag rugs hanging on the wall of the store. The confrontation occurred at Everyday Deals Extreme, located at Southeast 146th Avenue, Wednesday morning when 33-year-old Heather Franklin recorded the encounter that took place first inside and later outside the store. Franklin went to Everyday Deals Extreme with one of her children and another child she was babysitting. Once inside, she said she saw two rugs with the Confederate flag on display. Franklin started recording with her phone and asked a store employee about the rug. She said, "You don't care about having hate flags on your wall?" The employee responded, "How is that a hate symbol?" Franklin then said, "It's a symbol of slavery and lynching and raping of black people. It's a hate symbol." The employee disagreed and told Frankin to "read your history." Franklin then walked over by the checkout counter and another employee flipped her off and said, "Bye, bitch. Get your kids out of here. Look at this liberal, whiny bitch here. Hillary supporter? Bernie supporter? Which one did you vote for that lost? Is that why you're in a bad mood?" The employee then threatened to call the cops. The man in line at the checkout counter said, "They don't like that, they'll just protest that. You going to go hang up some signs, do you need some cardboard to write some stuff on? Or can you spell any words? Bye. Fuck you." Franklin left the store and continued to film, explaining what had happened and naming the store and address. A short time later, the two men followed her out into the parking lot and the two men called her names while filming her. Franklin was by her vehicle and asked to be allowed to leave. She started crying and the two men mocked her crying. Another woman in the parking lot told the men to go back into the store. After they retreated, she went and helped Franklin calm down and helped her as Franklin put the kids in her car.[/quote] [url]http://www.kgw.com/news/local/woman-films-confrontation-after-asking-about-confederate-flag-displayed-in-se-portland-store/438935447[/url] [media]https://youtu.be/Vs3Qoi6JkrM[/media] Gotta say it didn't have to get as escalated as it did with the red shirt guy getting involved. I just think the lady is also being ridiculous with her reactions, and that this kind of calling out perceived racism is not [url=https://youtu.be/x8-QFW5y6oo]new[/url] for her.

If I were the store owner I'd fire the employees for bringing that attitude into my store.

"And their response was to call me a bitch" Uh no, that was a customer, not any of the staff or owner. Dumb bitch :v:

Here is an idea - if you see something you don't like. WALK THE FUCK AWAY.

Hard to tell who's dumber in this situation, both are needlessly provoking each other.

She was dumb, but once the other employee joined in... wow. She might have been whiny, but it wasn't [I]that bad.[/I] The two men who follow her into the parking lot just to harass her was just extra. Like, [I]why?[/I]

[QUOTE=Zombinie;52218718]Hard to tell who's dumber in this situation, both are needlessly provoking each other.[/QUOTE] I did think it was funny that the owner used the fact that he's hispanic (and thus, "not white") as an excuse to why he should be allowed to hang the flags. Like, being black and using the word 'nigger' doesn't make it any less offensive to other people who hear it.

How much ya bet she "cried" just to get the viewer more sympathy for her?

This shit wasn't worth crying over. She should of walked away instead of causing a scene.

why would you hang up a confederate flag in a store in portland of all places? why would you hang up a confederate flag at all?

[QUOTE=sweetbro;52219241]why would you hang up a confederate flag in a store in portland of all places? why would you hang up a confederate flag at all?[/QUOTE] There are a lot of dumb people in this country

[QUOTE=sweetbro;52219241]why would you hang up a confederate flag in a store in portland of all places? why would you hang up a confederate flag at all?[/QUOTE] It actually turned out the confederate flag was a rug that had been shipped amongst many different random rug patterns to the store.

[QUOTE=sweetbro;52219241]why would you hang up a confederate flag in a store in portland of all places? why would you hang up a confederate flag at all?[/QUOTE] To say "Fuck you" to people you don't agree with/people who don't agree with you. People can be petty like that. That said, unless actual harm is being done, I personally see no reason to make a scene like this. If I see something I disagree with (that causes no actual, legitimate harm), at the absolute worse I simply sigh, frown, shake my head, and then walk away.

This sounds like one of those fake Tumblr stories.

Wow, living up to the stereotype. Overly-confrontational but then resorting to tears when they don't back down immediately. They shouldn't have followed her to the parking lot, but she shouldn't have kept yelling at them. Also her flat out making things up (he just attacked me in the store) even though she has video evidence that it never happened. I guess the world not conforming to her desires constitutes assault in her mind.