NEW: Chipotle faces backlash over hanging skeleton display at Myrtle Beach location
Chipotle issued a statement after a skeleton was found hanging from a light fixture in the dining area of its Surfside Beach restaurant in South Carolina.
Employee Kanesha Brown-Spivey, a Black woman, said the display evoked slavery and lynching imagery, leaving her shaken.
She reported it to management, who removed it, but felt the response was inadequate.
“All I got was a text message: ‘Are you done?’ That’s all I got. No ‘Are you okay?’ What happened? Do you want to talk about it?”
Chipotle apologized and removed the display. The company stated, “The display has been removed, and the employees involved no longer work for Chipotle.”
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