The media spent the weekend trying to gin up a new racial controversy against the black owners of the famed Tukey Leg Hut restaurant in the Third-Ward.
On Friday, the owners announced that they would enforce a new dress code which gave the media an opportunity exploit their favorite subject – race.
The Houston Chronicle said the dress code drew “'anti-Black' criticism, all the local TV station covered the story with similar narrative – that people are calling the dress code racist.
In a Facebook post, Turkey Leg Hut announced its staff will begin enforcing the following dress rules:
- No excessively revealing clothing; including distressed or ripped clothing that is revealing, and shorts must cover your entire bottom
- No house attire. This includes wave caps, durags, house shoes or shower caps.
- No exposed undergarments including sports bras, bras, panties or any other garments resembling these items
- No obscene language or baggy clothing. No inappropriate graphics or language. No excessively baggy, saggy pants.
- No swimwear of any kind is allowed.
"Please know that we are a family friendly restaurant that serves all ages from children to adults daily and putting this dress code in place was necessary to ensure that all parties from our guests to our staff are dressed appropriately when in our establishment.
Unfortunately, due to the attire of some guests, we were forced to put this new policy in place as we remain committed to ensuring all guests are comfortable while visiting us.
We are not a club, we are a family friendly restaurant and will continue to maintain our standards as we welcome everyone to the Turkey Leg Hut!”
Turkey Leg Hut owner Nakia Price responded to the criticism of the new policy saying “our dress code policy is not meant to target or offend anyone but rather provide our guests with an acceptable clothing guide, so that all guests and staff will feel comfortable in our establishment.
The Turkey Leg Hut has been, and always will be, a restaurant of inclusivity for all and we will continue to take into consideration the input of all patrons to provide a safe, comfortable and healthy environment for our community and guests.”
As the Czar said this morning on the show, "so why is it that imposing standards in your own place of business which you have every legal right to do is somehow being called 'racist' and why does media report this."