I just thought it’d be worth ressurecting this thread after the experience I’ve just had in my local. Now my attitude on this subject has been pretty clear.
I’d nipped in to meet Mrs B for a couple of post work beers. Now My local is a great boozer, complete with pretty basic language, which I couldn’t really care less about. It’s a pub. What did you expect? But I’ve had issues before when the casual racism and sexism has got a bit much. And tonight it got far too much.
The news was on, and when Chris Rock made his Oscar speech, one of the more unreconstructed regulars, who congregate round the bar said ‘oh STFU you ****ing ****’. To use the approved parlance, at that point I saw my ****ing arse! What followed is probably best referred to as ‘a full and frank exchange of views’, conducted, at volume, in words of 2 syllables or less. It got quite sweary. To say the least. Kaz behind the bar came out and calmed it down before it got too out of hand.
The upshot of this is that I’ve had it with my local. Despite loving the place. If they’re happy to put up with this kind of thing, then I’ll spend my money elsewhere thanks. But this isn’t the first time*
So going back to the OP’s dilemma: I don’t mind swearing, but I object to blatant racism, so casually expressed, like it was 1970. So having had a stand up Barny at the bar i’m considering doing something quite bedwettery, and firing off an email to the brewery to ask them whether they want a pub that’s going to end up with just a bunch of nasty, homophobic racists sat round the bar, loudly expressing their bigoted opinions, and driving everyone else out? The landlord doesn’t seem arsed.
I can’t work out if I’ve just contradicted my previous position, or reinforced it. I’m not very bright. And I’m certsinly no hard man. I just don’t like homophobic racists.
I most definitely WON’T be writing a ****ing internet review! I’m not that STW! 😉
* Mrs Binners has already gone off the deep end on one occasion about their homophobia. She accused them of being, and I quote: “a bunch of ****ing bigots!’. And stormed out. Apparently the place went deadly quiet, then a voice piped up ….
‘What’s a bigot?’