{"id":1210903,"date":"2022-09-26T05:54:55","date_gmt":"2022-09-26T05:54:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/09\/26\/man-lashes-out-at-karens-diner-staff-for-alleged-cruel-joke\/"},"modified":"2022-09-26T05:54:55","modified_gmt":"2022-09-26T05:54:55","slug":"man-lashes-out-at-karens-diner-staff-for-alleged-cruel-joke","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/09\/26\/man-lashes-out-at-karens-diner-staff-for-alleged-cruel-joke\/","title":{"rendered":"Man lashes out at Karen\u2019s Diner staff for alleged \u2018cruel joke\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n            <!-- image --><br \/>\n            <!-- content --><br \/>\n <!-- A generated by theme --> <\/p>\n<p><span class=\"td-adspot-title\"><\/span><noscript id=\"td-ad-placeholder\"\/><\/p>\n<p> <!-- end A --> <\/p>\n<h3>Moment outraged customer explodes at Karen\u2019s Diner staff accusing them of \u2018body shaming\u2019 for making a joke about his balding head.<\/h3>\n<p>A fed-up customer has exploded at staff at a Brisbane diner after an employee allegedly made fun of his receding hairline. <\/p>\n<p>Bec Hardgrave, a Queensland health coach, filmed the outburst at Karen\u2019s Diner \u2013 a popular restaurant chain where staff pride themselves on their \u2018rude service\u2019.<\/p>\n<p><strong>READ ALSO :Kiely Rodni major update on \u2018secret cremation\u2019 as mystery surrounds her autopsy<\/strong><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_136963\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-136963\" style=\"width: 636px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Man-caught-in-heated-outburst-at-Karens-Diner.jpg\" alt=\"Karen's Diner staff\" width=\"636\" height=\"382\" class=\"size-full wp-image-136963\"   title=\"Man lashes out at Karen\u2019s Diner staff in Brisbane for alleged \u2018cruel joke\u2019 1\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\"\/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-136963\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Man caught in heated outburst at Karen\u2019s Diner<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-1\" style=\"margin: 8px 0; clear: both;\">\n<div class=\"td-all-devices\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/1650190712_304_Ad-banner.jpg\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u2018Get this, they told this guy that he had a receding hairline, and this is what he did,\u2019 Ms Hardgrave told her followers in a now-viral TikTok video.<\/p>\n<p> <!-- A generated by theme --> <\/p>\n<p><span class=\"td-adspot-title\"><\/span><noscript id=\"td-ad-placeholder\"\/><\/p>\n<p> <!-- end A --> <\/p>\n<p>What\u2019s the one thing your f**king sign says? No body shaming!\u2019 the man is heard yelling, while pointing to the house rules at the entrance.<\/p>\n<p>The restaurant\u2019s house rules state jokes can\u2019t be racist, sexist or homophobic with ableist comments or slurs also forbidden.  It also advises body shaming and sexual harassment will not be tolerated.  <\/p>\n<p>Ms Hardgrave said while she was at the restaurant, staff threw cups at her table and told one of her friends she needed to \u2018brush her hair\u2019.<\/p>\n<p><strong>READ ALSO :Teen arrested for theft of services charge in slaying of Queens taxi driver Kutin Gyimah<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u2018Me and my friends went to Karen\u2019s Diner, and safe to say I probably won\u2019t come back,\u2019 she told her followers.  <\/p>\n<p>\u2018I know they\u2019re paid to be mean to you, but it was a little too hectic. They were making offensive comments about people\u2019s appearances.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018They told my friend she needs to brush her hair, how mean is that. They told my other friend that she was too old and threw cups at us.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>The fitness coach said a staff member later asked a group of older women to leave the diner \u2013 for no apparent reason. \u2018They said it over the microphone and had an alarm blaring,\u2019 she said. <\/p>\n<p><strong>READ ALSO :Police dashcam video shows passerby rushing to female officer\u2019s aid<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u2018These ladies actually got up and left, I\u2019m not sure if they paid or not\u2026. TikTok viewers were split over whether the alleged joke had been inappropriate. <\/p>\n<p>\u2018Karen\u2019s Diner needs to end, the whole thing is a mess. They break their own rules and boundaries and then act surprised when people are upset,\u2019 another wrote. <\/p>\n<p>You should all know the risks before entering. If you\u2019re too soft, don\u2019t eat there,\u2019 one man wrote with over 15,000 people liking his comment. <\/p>\n<p>\u2018Karen\u2019s Diner needs to end, the whole thing is a mess. They break their own rules and boundaries and then act surprised when people are upset,\u2019 another wrote. <\/p>\n<p>\u2018Karen\u2019s Diner kind of reminds me of the Stanford prison experiment \u2013 like it started off a funny little quirky thing and now the staff on a power trip,\u2019 a third said. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Watch Karen\u2019s Diner video below. <\/strong><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"tiktok-embed\" cite=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@bechardgrave\/video\/7146733441411828994\" data-video-id=\"7146733441411828994\" data-embed-from=\"oembed\" style=\"max-width: 605px;min-width: 325px;\">\n<section> @bechardgrave <\/p>\n<p>The guy at the end was sooo out of line! #karensdiner #restaurantreview #brisbane <\/p>\n<p> \u266c Sensual Seduction \u2013 Snoop Dogg <\/p>\n<\/section>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Read all the Latest News, Entertainment News and gossips <strong>here<\/strong>. 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