Give the “right people” your money or the business gets it. When press about the lack of racial diversity in the shops, they claimed high numbers of lgbtq+ employees showing clearly how anyone who differs from the straight white norm is tokenized.”Ĭomply with our viewpoint or the business gets it. When pressed about this the owner responded by saying functioning as a nonprofit and could not afford to donate (because donations had shrunk).
Despite raking in enough money from exorbitantly priced and gentrified ice cream, they did not give money to the Black Lives Matter movement. Minority hires were dismissed as mere tokens. One of Portland’s most famous and sought-after ice cream shops was given a bad score because it didn’t give money to Black Lives Matter, Inc™. One antifa-friendly Instagram account contains nothing but Yelp reviews of businesses with which the “workers” had an issue. Portland’s antifa woke mob has taken up the task with gusto.Īll of a sudden, some of Portland’s most beloved bakeries, steak houses, and beer joints have been smeared by antifa on social media. In fact, we’ve seen that reviews mentioning Black-owned businesses were up more than 617% this summer compared to last summer. We know these values are important to our users and now more than ever, consumers are increasingly conscious of the types of businesses they patronize and support. Yelp, which during the summer supported Black Lives Matter by encouraging people to use only black-owned businesses, says they value inclusivity and if a company is deemed racist or insufficiently woke in the eyes of a reviewer, they’re out.Īt Yelp, we value diversity, inclusion and belonging, both internally and on our platform, which means we have a zero tolerance policy to racism. Now, when a business gains attention for reports of racist conduct, Yelp will place a new Business Accused of Racist Behavior Alert on their Yelp page to inform users, along with a link to a news article where they can learn more. Be understanding, considerate, and support your local businesses.On Thursday, Yelp announced a new “Business Accused of Racist Behavior Alert” to encourage reviewers to rate businesses on their wokeness.
Recently, Yelp posted this advice to reviewers on its website: “Many restaurants are experiencing more takeout and delivery orders than ever before. You know, people should … people should go easy.” In this time for people to be slamming restaurants, who are struggling just to keep their doors open - forget about making money. He’s gotten quite a few mean Yelp reviews, like one customer who called a takeout cashier a “hipster window boy.” “First of all, don’t call a man a boy. Paulie Giannone, in Brooklyn, who goes by Paulie G., owns several pizzerias. He said, “A real negative tear-down sort of review can be really disastrous both for ownership and, of course, for the workers themselves.”Īnd for an industry that lost about $120 billion just in the first three months of the COVID-19 shutdown, every customer counts. Joshua Chaisson is a bartender and food industry organizer in Portland, Maine. Now, during the pandemic, with most restaurants switching to takeout and struggling to stay afloat, many owners and workers are saying that a bad Yelp review hurts more than ever, and … Yelp needs to really step up its game. A negative review on the community site Yelp can hurt a restaurant’s business.įor years, the restaurant industry has complained about what it says is lack of moderation on the site: Anyone can say they had a bad experience, with no consequences.
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