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  1. Oh for heaven's sake! How many people in a tizzy about the LBGT angle have eaten at Chinese restaurants where the food is cooked by Mexicans? Does THAT bother you? I don't care who is doing the cooking and serving - as long as the place is clean & sanitary, everyone's friendly, and the taste and value matches what I'm paying. As a Bay Viewer, I'm excited to see this location occupied again and I can't wait to check it out!
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    • Great points. I agree!

      What I don't understand is how come the opening of a new burger place (which I will definitely try) is cause for such alarm?

      Gay people are still a minority in this country. How come ANY story that is about minorities on these blogs, solicit such close minded, negative responses from some people?

      Think I'm just being overly sensitive? Click on the links under the heading "Latest MKE Diner Posts" and see for yourself that nearly all of the recent dining blog topics have zero comments.

      But as soon as there's a blog about a new restaurant opening that certainly does cater to gay people - BAM: 75 comments! Why is it a bad thing to say that the restaurant caters to gay people? That doesn't mean no one else is allowed. Hooters caters to men who like looking at women but obviously women are still allowed.

      My best friend and brother in-law is gay and it drives me crazy how judgmental people are, who don't have any gay friends.
    • what is even worse is comments like "i have tons of gay friends, but...."

      People take any opportunity to express their bigotry and then deny being bigots and rant about "special treatment". This article (and articles like this) give them that chance. God knows being openly prejudice is unacceptable.
    • Yup. Try checking out a recent post by James Causey on Hunger. The bigots turned that one around really fast. But of course, they're not bigots, they're just expressing their "opinions."

    • Calm down there mitchtgat. Dont get in a tizzy. Its called marketing. This restaurant was themed this way to get in the news.
    • And mitchgat, you said you would definitely try it. So the gay theme marketing plan is working at least for you. Would you be definitely trying their food if all references to homosexuality were left out. Probably not. So chill out. I suspect the owners knew a certain segment would get turned off, just like I know people who dont want to go with their wife and kids to hooters.
  2. In short, Hamburger Mary's is by no means the LGBT Hooters.
  3. "To say they "specifically target the LBGT community" is simply incorrect."

    To say they dont is not exactly correct either. It seems people here want a LGBT theme restaurant and then get miffed if someone points out the obvious including quotes from the company website to that effect.
    The whole point of this restaurant is LBGT. Thats their marketing schtick. You may like it, you may hate it, but dont try and say this is something else.
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  4. Beautiful Bay View: fast food restaurants, pizza parlors. coffee bars, chintzy store fronts, noise, and dog poop all over!
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    • Dog poop? Really, we walk upper Bay View nearly every evening and havent stepped in anything yet. Actually, few fast food restaurants. And lets not forget BARS, neighborhood bars. Milwaukee is known for their neighborhood bars. We dont even hang at bars but last Saturday while walking found BAY Street Pub across the street from Hamburger Marys had a live band and a back of the bar patio that lets people smoke outside and spent our money there.
  5. To all the people that say the GLBT people of Milwaukee are being 'elitist' by having a place that gives back to their community by having events/regional drag performers and employees and that there is no need for a separate place to eat for gays and they should be happy with what there is around town...

    Ladies and Gentlemen ... one word:

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  6. C'mon ever'body, let's put all these prejudices behind us. Prance on in, get your hands on a "half pounder", get your mouth around it and let's all have a gay old time.
  7. Also, if it does suck or is totally annoying, Back to Centraal or LULU I go. I always thought they were very LGBT friendly as well. Most of Bayview is LGBT friendly. I always found it to be anyway.
  8. Wow, everybody relax. It seems hypocritical to beat the drum for equality and fairness and then argue to delete comments that you don't like or don't agree with - including comments you may think are sexist,racist or prejudiced.
    Most of the gay people I know in Chicago don't go to Hamburger Mary's anyway because the food is very average, there are way too many other choices if you want to frequent a gay-friendly restaraunt, and they just aren't that impressed or interested in a 50 year old guy dressed up like Dolly Parton. And before all the LGBT's on here start attacking me- I am gay and I just happen to have a different opinion. Just because we have a characteristic in common doesn't mean we have to see and feel the same way about every situation.
  9. The first thing I thought of when I read the article was "Typhoid Mary's". (For all you Republicans, here's what I mean
  10. Fran Glass - Today at 7:56 AM -

    what on earth does "family friendly" even MEAN?"

    From wikipedia

    "Entertainment or information is called "family friendly" if it is considered suitable for all members of the average family."

    Does that help? Generally heterosexual people with kids many times dont want the kids exposed to drunks, vulgar language or overt sex acts and overly sexual people. Is it different for gay people with young children??? Family friendly is like the supreme courts ruling on what is obscene. Local standards apply.


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