A Black restaurant server in Ohio is speaking out about an experience he feels left him “dehumanized” as he reportedly faced racist speak toward him while he waited on a dinner party that called him “boy” and the N-Word while dressed in Confederate gear.
Arthur Mandy accused a white family of making racists remarks and disrespecting him on Saturday while he served them at the Texas Roadhouse he worked at in West Chester, Ohio. A person he reportedly works with, who goes by the TikTok handle @love.lana with the name Nani said she witnessed the entire incident, which she shared about in a TikTok video she uploaded. The video gained over 255,000 views and over 54,000 likes.
“A party full of people wearing Confederate flag gear just tried to f–king come eat in our restaurant,” Nani said in the TikTok video. “One of our Black servers had to take them.”
Nani continued explaining that the group never addressed him by his name, but instead referred to him as “boy.” She also said in the video that they constantly used the N-word around him as they were speaking to each other.
“They’re N-word this, N-word that, while he’s there at the table,” she said in the TikTok video. “They’re not even trying to be quiet. They’re not even trying to stop.”
Mandy spoke of the allegations on Monday in an interview with The Daily Beast.
The 41-year-old server said the reservation was made for 11 people, but only a small group initially showed up. He saw a baby wearing confederate flag-like attire with the group but didn’t notice it until the others with the party walked in wearing the same type of attire.
“The rest of the party is walking in. The managers come and pull me aside and say, ‘Hey, if you have any issues with this table, let us know,’ ” Mandy said to The Daily Beast.
He continued, “I’m doing my spiel or whatever, things that we offer, things that we have, what he may like, and he says, ‘Well, I’ll tell you what, boy. Just get me a water with lemon.’ “
Mandy explained that he grabbed their glasses of water, but one of the men with the party kept rushing to finish his drink so he would be forced to bring him another one. He also added that the male guest continuously referred to him as “boy” and refused to make eye contact.
