A Brooklyn-based café is in hot water after publicly shaming a Jewish lawmaker.
The shop, Poetica Coffee, publicly shamed Rep. Dan Goldman (D-N.Y.), who is Jewish and supports the state of Israel, on its social media, lambasting the lawmaker as a “genocide enabler.” The café refunded Goldman his $9.82 purchase, claiming it doesn’t want money from “racists, fascists, homophobes, [or] genocide enablers.” The shop banned him from visiting in the future.
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Critics immediately called out the shop for its brazen post, with many pointing out the fact that the café’s website states it treats every guest with “unconditional dignity” and welcomes anyone who patronizes the shop, without discrimination, because everyone who enters the business “deserves to be welcomed,” according to the New York Post.
Goldman, 50, spoke out after the post from Poetica Coffee started going viral.
The politician said he only entered the café because his 7-year-old daughter needed to use the restroom. As a sign of gratitude, when the barista allowed the child to use the bathroom, Goldman decided to make a purchase, including giving the clerk a tip.
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