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Boston Club Bans Patron For Racial Harassment Towards DJ
Boston's famous gay-friendly Club Cafe says they will not be tolerating any form of racism in their space.
BOSTON — During an event dedicated to hip hop and international music last week, Club Cafe says one of their resident DJs experienced racial harassment for playing Latino music.
On July 21, someone requested money via Venmo from DJ FrenchY for the music she was playing.
“Thursdays at Club Café are an inclusive evening dedicated to hip hop and international music, and requests from the DJ are not required to be fulfilled,” the club said in a statement.
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The person who did this will not be welcomed back into the club.
Management said they are taking this incident very seriously, and are using this issue as an example to all, explaining that they will not be tolerating this type of behavior in an "inclusive" club.
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In a statement, they also asked that if anyone else has been subject to similar treatment to contact management so they can prevent it further.
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