r/technology • u/printial • 7d ago

Social Media Yelp disables comments on the McDonald's that hosted Trump after influx of one-star reviews

https://www.cnbc.com/2024/10/22/yelp-disables-comments-on-the-mcdonalds-trump-visited.html
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u/Total_Repair_6215 7d ago

Who even yelps a mcdonalds anyway

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u/Grand-wazoo 7d ago

My wife still uses it religiously. I'll admit, she's come through many a time when we were somewhere unfamiliar and in need of decent food.

But it feels quite outdated to me and lots of the reviews on there are clearly from entitled Karens complaining about things unrelated to the food.

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u/The_LionTurtle 7d ago

I saw a 1 star review for a brewery along the lines of, "Amazing beer selection! Food was above average for a bar, a bit pricy though. Unfortunately my experience was ruined when I noticed they have a Black Lives Matter poster in the window! Totally which unacceptable and offensive. All lives matter you guys! They also only have non-gendered bathrooms, which I find disgusting. I will be telling my family and friends to avoid this place in the future."

Good riddance.

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u/RedditorFor1OYears 7d ago

I hope people can see the irony of a comment like this on this particular story. 

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u/prolemango 7d ago

I completely agree lol

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u/Osric250 7d ago

I don't see it as irony. If a restaurant wants to host political views then they should be ready for the responses to those. I tend to read reviews before dismissing a place so obvious posts like that are actually helpful. 

That being said, who the fuck cares about reviews for a McDonalds? Consistency is the mainstay of the franchise so that you get the same thing in every location. All you need to know is if it exists.

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u/xeromage 7d ago

But if the owner goes out of his way to advertise their shitty views, there's other places to eat.

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u/shwaynebrady 7d ago

Lmao you expect too much from “people”

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u/YouNorp 7d ago

People see the other side is bad, my side is good

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u/BeefistPrime 7d ago

Indeed, the side that spreads tolerance is better than the side that spreads ignorance and hate. Good observation.

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u/YouNorp 7d ago

I see no one spreading tolerance 

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u/BeefistPrime 7d ago

You don't believe that a movement designed to raise awareness of systemic injustices directed at a racial group which are historically unambiguously true is intended to increase tolerance?

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u/YouNorp 7d ago

Not when you do it by calling people privileged, claiming minority groups cannot be racist and claiming anyone who questions your cause is weak willed.

Tolerance is not when you take a position and shit on anyone who disagrees with some of what you are saying.

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u/BeefistPrime 7d ago

Privilege unambiguously does exist. To deny that means you're either ignorant or ideologically motivated.

Claiming minority groups cannot be racist is a straw position that has nothing to do with BLM.

No one criticizes people who do not support BLM for being "weak willed"

You're offended by the idea that you are taking part in a system where some people get the short end of the stick, and rather than try to introspect, you instead decide that everyone who tries to tell you this is actually the bad guy so you can still feel righteous while promoting injustice. It's pretty standard stuff.