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‘Putrid’: Sydney burger restaurant forced to explain ‘racist’ post – Yahoo News Australia
The restaurant said the post was ‘misconstrued’ but many people online have slammed it as racist.
A restaurant in Sydneys west has been forced to explain a racist post about Australia Day.
Downtown Brooklyn Penrith posted on Facebook on Australia Day spruiking its fairy bread burger.
It added: 364 more sleeps til we have to listen to the Invasion Day bandwagoners again.
The restaurant is referring to the Australia Day protests with calls to change the date out of respect for Indigenous Australians.
The post has since been deleted.
Downtown Brooklyn Penrith has removed a post calling people who…
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