Tiverton, RI restaurant receives backlash for Anne Frank social media post

[Behind the Aegis]

A Tiverton restaurant has received backlash for a since-deleted social media post on Friday.

The Atlantic Sports and Bar located on Shove Street posted a meme talking about the recent heat wave in the region, with a picture showing Anne Frank.

The Facebook post had a picture of Anne Frank with a text that read, “It’s Hotter than an oven out there…. And I should know!” and the caption “#Ohboy” to go along with it.

People quickly scrutinized the post and posted screenshots on social media.



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This is wrong on so many levels!

[Beakybird]

1. What assholes!

[gratuitous]

2. Just close your doors and quit the business like a respectable person would do

There's no need to break loose with this wet fart of a post on your way out. Numbskull.

[erronis]

29. Agree. As disgusting and as stupid as I would expect from these types.

[WhiskeyGrinder]

3. The hell of it all is she died of disease.

[BigDemVoter]

6. Exactly what I was just thinking. . . Those FUCKS can't even get their

facts straight. Nonetheless, their intentions were disgustingly appalling.

[WhiskeyGrinder]

9. Yeah, I don't want my comment to take away from the terrible actions of the restaurant and the

need to condemn anti-Semitism in general. But honestly, knowing how she died is part of it, too. Never forget.

[shrike3]

18. I know, I was just thinking that. Typhus, at Bergen-Belsen.

[jonstl08]

4. Shut this place down

They need to immediately fire the person who posted this. If it was the owner he/she owes the entire Jewish community an apology.
Otherwise this place needs to be shut down

[BigDemVoter]

7. +1000000000000000000000000000

[Jade Fox]

45. Absolutely agree!

[rockfordfile]

58. I agree

[Coventina]

5. Nauseating. n/t

[BigDemVoter]

8. This is a preposterous excuse.

"ABC 6 News spoke to a worker who said that the employee that posted the meme was unaware that the person in the photo was Anne Frank and soon quickly deleted the picture when they realized who she was."

Really? Then what fucking 'oven' are they talking about? If not Anne Frank, they must have known she was a Jewish victim of the Shoah.

[Aristus]

11. "I didn't realize who she was".

You know you've gone around the bend when you need to pretend to be stupid in order to cover for the fact that you really are actually stupid.

God, I hate these hamhocks with the heat of a thousand white-hot suns...

[erronis]

32. My thoughts. But that "stupid" actually thought that everyone else was also.

Those types of people (the "stupids&quot don't know that there are the majority of the world who actually think, and care, and will call you out.

Hope this joint becomes a store-front that is forever unrentable. Perhaps a yellow trump-blossom on its front window.

[MineralMan]

12. Yeah. I call bullshit on that excuse.

The place should be shut down because nobody will set foot in it. Sadly, that will not be the case.

[moose65]

22. Good grief

If they didn't know who she was, then why did they post it?

Just who did they think it was a picture of? Some random girl? How would the meme make any sense, then?? Sheesh.

[IronLionZion]

52. it doesn't make any sense without knowing who she is

it's not like a pizza, it's a person.

[lame54]

57. He thought she was Betty Crocker...

These vile assholes can never stand behind their own stunts

[sarisataka]

10. I would call these people pond scum

But pond scum would rightly be offended by the comparison.

[3catwoman3]

13. How can someone be as tone deaf as this?

It defies comprehension.

[bluesbassman]

51. It really boils down to this: To the like minded it's funny...

But the true goal is to “own the Libs”. People who display or post garbage like this do it because the want to inflict emotional harm to people they don’t even know. These people walked among us since the beginning, but societal norms kept most of them in check. Trump ripped those norms away and made owning the Libs a blood sport. I honestly don’t know if we’ll ever get that rancid toothpaste back in the tube.

[Solly Mack]

14. Damn

[dalton99a]

15. They knew what they were doing.

Assholes

[SoCalDavidS]

16. The Owner Apparently Thought It Was Funny

In the initial Yelp posts about this, someone said they called and spoke to the Owner, who said it was funny, refused to take it down, and then hung up on the caller.

It didn't take too much longer before they realized the shitstorm they were in, and did delete it.

Point is, until they realized that it would impact their business, they thought it was just a funny meme. Too bad if a few people found it offensive.

With all the establishments who struggled during the pandemic, and are trying to stay in business, THIS ONE SHOULD BE PUT OUT OF BUSINESS, like Yesterday.

[irisblue]

27. Local paper has an " if we offended apology'

source-https://www.newportri.com/story/news/local/2022/07/25/atlantic-restaurant-tiverton-ri-apologizes-anne-frank-meme/10146957002/

snip-"The backlash was immediate, and the post was taken down over the weekend. On Monday, the restaurant issued an apology on Facebook:

"The team here at The Atlantic wants to issue it's (sic) sincerest apologies for a deeply insensitive post shared by our account on 7/22. The post was poorly thought out and we realize that it was incredibly inappropriate and does not reflect our values as members of our community.

"There is no excuse for the sharing of this post, and there is nothing we can do to rectify it, all we can do now is offer our deepest apology to those who were rightfully hurt by our actions.

snip-""The Atlantic Restaurant prides itself on being a tolerant, inclusive and safe space for all people. We love and respect all of our incredible customers and members of our larger community, irrespective of their religion, race, creed, sexuality or gender identity. Moving forward we will be vigilant in vetting all social media posts to ensure that nothing like the events of this past week ever happen again."

there is more sorta apology there, I only get 4 paragraphs.

[AZLD4Candidate]

34. I smell bullshit

[erronis]

36. "There is no excuse for the sharing of this post..." - that's not an apology for the post

It's for "sharing" it.

Whoever is in charge of the establishment, all the way to the ultimate owners (probably some rich people somewhere), should be exposed and punished.

[yardwork]

59. A lawyer wrote that for them.

[herding cats]

17. Wow. This is so disgusting!

That any person anywhere in business thought this was anything less than disgusting blows my mind.

Their ignorant excuse gets zero mileage. The post doesn't work if you didn't know she was a Jewish victim in the holocaust. Mocking those who were murdered then was literally the point.

[hatrack]

19. Who in blue FUCK thought this was a good idea?

I hope they fucking go out of business.

Atlantic Sports Bar And Restaurant
Service options: Dine-in · Curbside pickup · No-contact delivery
Address: 70 Shove St, Tiverton, RI 02878
Hours: Open ⋅ Closes 7PM
Health & safety: Staff wear masks · Staff get temperature checks · Staff required to disinfect surfaces between visits · More details
Menu: places.singleplatform.com
Phone: [phone]

[Spazito]

20. Geez...

I hope they lose their business, the sooner the better.

[Hermit-The-Prog]

21. It would be a shame if swastikas appeared on that place.

Sorry, I didn't click the "more" link. Can't take any more than that screenshot.

[FailureToCommunicate]

38. Yes, indeed it would be a shame...

Atlantic Sports Bar And Restaurant
70 Shove St, Tiverton, RI 02878

[Reader Rabbit]

23. In Germany, this would probably earn them some prison time.

As well it should.

[ZZenith]

24. I don't have the words for how sad and disgusting this is.

I hope they don’t survive as a business entity and I hope the ice that surrounds their hearts is somehow broken open someday.

[bottomofthehill]

25. Backlash

They need a kick in the head to see if any bit of humanity can be restored. What a bunch of assholes.

[mcar]

26. How could anyone possibly think this was funny

Or appropriate, or decent?

[ShazzieB]

28. Gag me with a freaking spoon.

This is sick, sick, sick, sick, sick, sick, sick, sick, sick, sick, sick, sick, sick, sick, sick, sick, sick, sick, sick, sick, sick, sick, sick, sick, sick, sick, sick, sick, sick, sick, sick, sick, sick, sick, sick, sick, sick, sick, sick...........FUCKING SICK! 🤬🤢😡🤢🤬

[AZLD4Candidate]

30. she died of medical indifference, not an oven, but don't let that interrupt the tone-deaf nature of

your tweet there, you pigs.

[PlanetBev]

37. I think she died of typhus

Her older sister Margot died of the disease about a month before Anne.

[shrike3]

64. Yes, I believe she did. Two months before Holland was liberated.

[alphafemale]

65. Just a few days before the camp was liberated, as I recall

She may have still died if the liberation had happened a little sooner.

But at least she would have known the Nazis had been defeated.

[PlanetBev]

31. Just when I thought I couldn't be shocked anymore

I am absolutely speechless.

[Elessar Zappa]

33. Disgusting assholes.

I hope they go out of business.

[Hekate]

35. ***. I can't even

[Pepsidog]

39. What sick F'ed up people there are out there. I wish whoever posted it nothing but misery.

They claim to be “women owned” and “LGTB&Q” friendly. The person who posted it must have had knowledge of who Anne Frank was so I would like to hear their explanation as to how this meme came to be. Update
- so upon further reading, like I thought, the restaurant claims the person who posted it to FB didn’t know it was Anne Frank which is patently absurd.

[3Hotdogs]

49. ---just happened to find a random photo on the internet tubes. Had no idea who's photo it was.

Wow. Well now that I know who it was, Damn, I fucked up.

Tell yiz what.... 1/2 price beers until 6 p.m. No harm, no foul. Ya all good?

[erronis]

40. This is because some have allowed the discourse to be so crude and purposefully hurtful.

I could say it started with djt and his constant mocking of anybody/everybody.

It definitely has been part of the bullying discourse in the US forever. Racial, class, geographical, gender.

When a peeResident promoted this as a way to energize his paid crowds, it became worse.

We (including DU) used to be much more sensitive about offending others. Still trying to make our viewpoints known but not requiring personal attacks to make them possibly stronger.

I hope we can be more careful about being offensive on purpose. I hope we can also understand that some may make a comment that wasn't meant to be so, but may be perceived as such. I know I'm guilty on both counts, sometimes.

[spanone]

41. So sick.

[YoshidaYui]

42. Now that is some kinda FUCKED UP

WHAT were they using for brains?

[Torchlight]

43. There is no excuse, justification, or reason for an adult

to say, post, write or express anything close to what this business did. My patron saint of politics, Molly Ivins would have seven very particular and choice words for this guy.

[PatSeg]

44. That is disgusting!

What the hell is wrong with people?

[Bettie]

46. Wow....just wow

I really have no other words for this prime example of fuckery.

[geardaddy]

47. Jesus Christ what complete fuckheads!

[NBachers]

48. Flush this place down the fucking toilet

[BidenRocks]

50. Wait for a Go Fund Me for these pathetic pricks

in 3...2...1

[IronLionZion]

53. WTAF

[yardwork]

54. OMG!!! I'm genuinely shocked.

[ok_cpu]

55. I don't have much to add, that hasn't been said except

This breaks my heart for so many people I know and believe I've come to know through their posts here on DU.

[LeftInTX]

56. OMG! Sick!

Looks like they deleted their FB account or made it "hidden".

They need to delete the business itself.
My hunch is: The patrons are a bunch of MAGATS who think this stuff is funny.

[Blue Owl]

60. K&R

[Cha]

61. Omg.. Oh Shite! How Stupidly

Assholish can you be.. the Atlantic Sports and Bar Found OUT!

Focus!
Please Fight to Save Our Democracy💙 in 2022 & 2024!

[XanaDUer2]

62. Wow nt

[vercetti2021]

63. Stupidity knows no bounds

In this case. Fuck this guys business up

[not fooled]

66. Tucker Carlson on line 1

calling the restaurant to arrange for a sympathy interview.

[IcyPeas]

67. It's a woman owned business according to google

I'm sure MTG will be welcomed there.

[AZLD4Candidate]

68. It's like Amy's Baking Company in Maricopa County. . .except more vile and repugnant.

[JudyM]

69. Like Harry in the nazi uniform, hilariously edgy.

[Demovictory9]

70. Omg...no!

[oasis]

71. WTELF

[Totally Tunsie]

72. Disgusting.

The owners deserve every horror coming their way as the result of this posting.