{"id":1094,"date":"2024-01-08T09:51:53","date_gmt":"2024-01-08T09:51:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pakstne.com\/blog\/?p=1094"},"modified":"2024-01-08T09:51:53","modified_gmt":"2024-01-08T09:51:53","slug":"oklahoma-liquor-store-faced-backlash-over-offensive-sign-in-their-window","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pakstne.com\/blog\/oklahoma-liquor-store-faced-backlash-over-offensive-sign-in-their-window\/","title":{"rendered":"Oklahoma liquor store faced backlash over \u2018offensive\u2019 sign in their window"},"content":{"rendered":"

Air to refer to this generation as the \u201csnowflake\u201d generation, as some have, there is undoubtedly a sense of change permeating the world right now.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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While in some cases that\u2019s a good thing\u2014I mean, there are behaviors that were once considered normal but have no place in modern society\u2014there are other situations where it\u2019s impossible to help but feel that our urge to police one another is gone a bit too far.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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A liquor store in Oklahoma came to this decision point after putting up a sign that caused controversy.<\/p>\n

While we all aspire to live in a world free of bigotry, hatred, and bullying, I believe we can all agree that there is a distinction between eradicating truly terrible things and acting outrage in order to stir up drama.<\/p>\n

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People becoming \u201couted\u201d online these days for anything they said or did is very regular. It really only takes a few clicks to become the contentious focal point of an online storm.<\/p>\n

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One liquor store in Oklahoma, Midwest Wine, and Spirits, found this out after putting a sign up in their shop window that read: \u201cPull your pants up or don\u2019t come in.\u201d<\/p>\n

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The sign further read: \u201cTry to have some decency and respect for others. No one wants to see your underwear.\u201d<\/p>\n

It doesn\u2019t seem all that offensive at first, does it? They aren\u2019t specifically disparaging any one group or making assumptions about its members\u2019 political or religious beliefs, for example.<\/p>\n

Nevertheless, the sign and the idea that the company believed it had the authority to tell customers what they could and could not wear plainly incensed a number of people.<\/p>\n

The placard was quickly uploaded to the internet, allowing Internet users to continue the discussion in public. And they kept doing it.<\/p>\n

As per reports, the debacle quickly went viral. One of the store\u2019s managers, Chad Gilbert, defended the sign, saying: \u201cI realize wearing pants low is a fashion statement for some, but it doesn\u2019t work for me and I find it somewhat offensive.\u201d<\/p>\n

An employee at the store added: \u201cUsually, when people come in with their pants sagging, it\u2019s easier for them to steal bottles.\u201d<\/p>\n

A local customer of the store, Sunshine Weatherby, commented: \u201cI can see that if it was like a church. There are families there, you might have a problem with that, but this is a liquor store. I\u2019ve seen worse at a liquor store.\u201d<\/p>\n