Chris Rock's mother is suing Cracker Barrel restaurants for racial discrimination.

The Associated Press is reporting that Rose Rock was seated at a table in a Crackle Barrel restaurant along the North Carolina Coast, but was forgotten about and "ignored" for a half an hour.

Rock says she called over the manager, but all he did was offer her a free meal.

"He never called over the waitresses and asked, `Why did these people sit here for an hour without service? The only thing he said was we could have a free meal and neither of us wanted to eat," she said.

Cracker Barrel representatives have said they are taking the complaint "very seriously."

"It has always been a violation of our policies and procedures and it is neither condoned nor allowed. We do not allow the type of behavior you are describing," Julie Davis, a spokesperson for the company, said.

http://www.andpop.com/article/7293

ah, for chrisakes. the same thing has happened to me, except i am white

I wish I was moderately famous so I could be crazy.

It's not like she's hardup for cash.

In a place where 50% of the name is CRACKER and you're in the south, would you expect good service?

I thought this was the direction her complaint was going to go before I opened the thread.

i'm hoping they settle out of court for an undisclosed amount of scented candles and ol' fashioned peppermint sticks.

Has she considered the possibility that she's a bitch, and nobody felt like dealing with her? It's at least as plausible as what she's claiming.


He must be soooo proud.

He should get some good jokes out of this.

Crackle Barrel shouldn't bow to this shit.

Awesome. Maybe throw in some Toblerone bars, Burt's Beeswax, and some Coca Cola wall clocks.

cracker ass crackers!!!!

I guess it's a good thing that part of North Carolina doesn't have any more Sambo's franchises.