A patron at an Atlanta cheesesteak spot says she was racially profiled, but the owner says it was an honest mistake that should never have happened.
Nationally syndicated radio host and gospel artist Darlene Jackson McCoy says after ordering a vegetable cheesesteak at Woody’s Cheesesteaks in the Buckhead neighborhood of north Atlanta, she noticed the cashier wrote a historically racial slur next to the section that should have said her name.
The ticket read “Darky,” prompting her to go on Instagram and share her outrage.
“I just had a very racist situation happen to be me right here in Buckhead,” Jackson McCoy said in the clip.
As she details the account, she recalls how she reacted when she saw the digital receipt that said “Darky” and not “Darlene.” When she asked the person who took her order why he would place that on the order, he told her not to worry about it and that it was for his own information.
She pushed, saying that she wanted him to change her name, but the worker refused.
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“I don’t want to be called Darky, so cancel my order or give me my money back,” she said. Jackson McCoy said the man refused, allegedly saying, “I’m not doing that. I don’t give money back. I don’t give refunds.”
Determined not to make a scene, she waited for her order. When he called her, he said her name but according to Jackson McCoy in an aggressive but mocking way.
The woman went to the counter and picked up her order and asked for a physical copy of the receipt. At first, he refused, inferring she was making a big deal out of nothing.
According to Jackson McCoy, the employee said, “It’s nothing. I mean I just put Darky for my just for me.”
Once again, she…
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