professional baseball player George Bryner Bell Santanadenounced that last Friday he was a victim of discrimination at the Habanero Restaurant, located on Avenida Lope de Vega, in the National District.
Through a post on his account Instagram, The athlete indicated that he attended the establishment to celebrate a friend’s birthday, but that one of the security officers prohibited him from entering because he was “black and ugly.”
«When I arrive at the entrance of the place I was received with a contemptuous look from one of the bouncers, followed by a “We are full” For his part, I proceeded to tell him that they were waiting for me at a table, for reasons of a birthday,” said the son of former baseball player George Bell, who added that minutes later, the subject – whose name was not revealed – let go without inconvenience to a group of people.
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He points out that it was at that moment, when “it became clear” that it was something against him. «What made me different from the group that just entered? That I am dark-skinned… You don’t let me in because of my color, right? To which he replied “And for being ugly,” she said.
Bell Santana details that one of the friends who was inside the restaurant noticed the situation and wanted to serve as an intermediary, but another of the employees replied that “only fine people are accepted” in that place.
The young man stated that These types of situations are recurring. in some places of the National District.
Habanero Restaurant apologizes
After the complaint, the Habanero Restaurant issued a statement where he apologizes to both the athlete and the general public.
Management expresses -in the document- that does not tolerate this type of behavior. Also, that take steps to improve their processes and prevent similar situations in the future.
«We want to assure you that we are working diligently to resolve any issues that may have arisen and that we have made changes to our staff and implemented measures to improve our processes and prevent situations like this from happening again in the future.”
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He added: «If you have any concerns or questions, please feel free to contact us through the established channels.”
