Vermont Bistro Scolded for Removing its Bacon Sign

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A Vermont restaurant that removed a bacon advertisement called insensitive to vegans and Muslims is being criticized for doing so.

Sneakers Bistro and Cafe in Winooski last week took down a sign saying "Yield for Sneakers Bacon" after comments were posted in an online community forum by "a vegan and a member of a Muslim household." Vegans and Muslims don't eat pork.

Sneakers' menu features items including a breakfast sandwich with homemade turkey bacon. Owner Marc Dysinger says the sign was meant to be fun and to show the restaurant cares about Winooski, a city of 7,000 residents with many Muslim families.

The Burlington Free Press (http://bfpne.ws/1tWkxTv ) reports people have criticized the restaurant for what they feel was an unnecessary move. The restaurant has hired a public-relations firm to help it deal with the bad publicity.

Comments 1
Thumb Maxx 29 August 2014, 23:44

Here's an advice on how to deal with the bad publicity: Say that it was also out of respect for Jewish families, who also don't eat pork; all critics in the U.S. automatically shut up.