I was a paying customer who attended a recent event with a purchased ticket.
Melbourne Bar Crawl was advised to be friendly and inclusive where the business is all about a bouch of strangers meeting each other, socialising and having fun in a safe place.
Except I started talk to others on the bar crawl, who have been very friendly and welcoming. Ben Webster took immediate action and pulls me away from talking to others on the bar crawl. When I ask politely what I did wrong, all I got was him screaming at me and telling me “Because I said so and I’m the boss” so I have to do exactly what he says despite being a paying customer. I’ve never felt so humuliated and de-humanised in my entire time in Melbourne. I will be engaging Australia Human Rights Commission for them to assist further.
Desired outcome: This kind of racist business shouldn't be considered as acceptable in Australia
I was a person of a minority race, but I didn’t it will be an issue. But obviously it was, otherwise, I wouldn't be singled out and humiliated in public by Ben Webster.