Newest Perk of Being White: a 10 Percent Discount at Rubbin' Buttz
A Colorado BBQ joint called Rubbin’ Buttz has scheduled its “White Appreciation Day” for June 11. Although owner Edgar Antillon is Latino, he wants to give white customers 10 percent off for a day because “all Americans should be celebrated.”
“We have a whole month for Black History Month, we have a whole month for Hispanic Heritage Month, so the least we could do is offer one day to appreciate white Americans,” Antillon told NBC News.
Finally, white Americans will know what it feels like to be truly appreciated, not just condemned to a life where they only have a 60 percent higher median household income than black Americans, and just a 30 percent higher home ownership rate. Hell, in many parts of the country, whites are still getting arrested a tenth as often as blacks for the same crimes.
It’s a hard life, but at least we’ve got 10 percent off at Rubbin’ Buttz to get us through.
“We’re all American,” Antillon says, even white people.
Of course, there’s already been a backlash from people who don’t believe that #AllLivesMatter when it comes to smoked meats. It would be a shame if Antillon had to close down Rubbin’ Buttz and live on donations from white Americans, who are already stretched thin trying to support an anti-gay pizza place and a White History Month delicatessen.
Can’t white folks ever just have one nice thing? Geez!
[Photo: NBC News]