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The Orange County Weekly reports that Mark McHenry had been a regular at the Landmark Steakhouse in Corona del Mar for several years. McHenry says employees at the restaurant had made uncomfortable comments to him previously, such as, "black is the new white," but that he nonetheless continued to patronize the establishment.
However, on Dec. 5, 2010, McHenry visited Landmark twice in the same day. He received three receipts, all containing racist language. Written on the receipts were the derogatory names, "McStinkyN*gger," "McNigS*it," and "McCottonwood."
You can view one of the offending receipts here.
MSNBC followed up on the story and obtained copies of three messages sent by a Landmark bartender, who is white, to McHenry:
In one voicemail, the bartender said: "Yo Mark. Hey it's [NAME WITHHELD]. Give me a call when you get a chance man. Just wanted to apologize for that tab, dude. You know we were totally jokin' around."
In a follow-up text message, the bartender said: "I know I made a big mistake by crossing the line. I have a family & mortgage that depend on me."
In another text message on Christmas Eve, he said: "merry christmas! hope to see you soon. we miss you! please forgive us for being stupid. its not the same without you there. luv u bud!"
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The voice mail and text messages sounds like the desperate act of someone who has come to the realization, he has flushed his job and his lively hood down the toilet.
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#1 - Mon Feb 20, 2012 10:03 AM ESTYou hit the nail on the head. For there to have been 3 receipts with stuff like that on them, too? That's not just joking around. This establishment showed a history of making derogatory remarks and I'm surprised he kept going back.
I'm surprised he kept going back too. I believe sometimes people don't want to believe things that are right in front of their faces because it would be too painful.
I mean not only did he go there frequently but he also would bring friends and recommend the place to others. He was also known for being a big tipper. Seems to me this person realy liked the place, so he didn't want to pay attention to the terrible signals that said something different.
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