San Francisco: Racism is Still Alive and Kicking (At Least at Toronado)

One winter when I lived in Boston I was driving down to the Smokies to do a little backpacking and escape the snow when I stopped off at a Pennsylvania Waffle House to perform a hit and run on their bathrooms. Walked in and it was covered in swastikas; some with markers, some carved into the walls with knifes. I thought about how great it was to not have to live in a such a pit as I pissed all over their bathroom sink as a symbol of my rage.

So last night I went to Toronado and spotted this in the bathroom: “S.F. 94% Nigger Free!  Check Stats!”  Of course, I was offended, but since I actually like Toronado, I decided to mumble something to a bartender about it.  Mind you Toronado is loud and I was, well, drinking at Toronado, so I completely accept the fact that the bartender might not have completely comprehended what I was saying.  But if I worked somewhere and this shit was on the wall, I’d stop what I was doing immediately and cover this shit up.  But not at Toronado: later in the night, it was still there.

Sorry about the piss on your wall.

Comments (1)

If only your piss on the wall was distinguishable as protest, as compared to all the other piss on the wall.