However, do note that prior to the arrival of these black customers, all PREVIOUS (white) customers had been seated far from the door, so as someone participating in racist discrimination versus black people I can clearly not trust them to disrupt my more preferred customer’s dining experience, and I will seat them as far from my other diners as possible.
On a second reading…“we noticed two very tall and burly, young-looking African American males entering the establishment. (I personally did not perceive their appearance as potentially dangerous in any way, but then again, what do I really really about that?–just an observation.)”
Who actually speaks like that?`
The burly part threw me off a little. Did they look like lumberjacks? Because only lumberjack-looking men can rightfully be described as burly.
i don’t see it as racial discrimination to seat them near the door. it shows they didn’t suspect a ‘dine and dash’.
Actually, no, I myself am about as lily-white as they come and I really don’t have any problems with the European-American community.
After having read the response to this thread, I have been dispelled of my ignorance of misinterpreting this situation and am grateful of that. I read much too much into what I perceived but have learned my lesson.
Buds?
Well, I personally don’t speak like that but I do write like that on occasion. 
agreed
Aw… I wanted to go a few more cycles through the Princess Bride conversation. But, okay, I guess.
mutters
This thread ain’t over until the MeanOldLady sings.
Also…paging monstro, you with a face, and Nsinger Saeed for their input.
Haha, I’m joking.
God knows if that was racial discrimination or not. Table sections can be arranged in all kinds of strange ways that may appear totally illogical to guests. On the other hand, remember that the restaurant industry is the same industry that has a code name for blacks…Canadians. I would not be surprised to hear about any instances of racial discrimination in restaurants.
Count on it! 
BTW, while I was at work, I thought 'They may have asked the manager “Hey, can you seat us at the best place to see the white women coming in?” ’
I like my brain. It keeps me amused.
I guess it’s also possible that they may have had a reservation (which may, or may not have specific seating policies) or they may be regulars and it’s understood that particular booth is their preferred table?
It is also not beyond the bounds of possibilities that there is some sort of policy at the restaurant that young guys in general are seated away from families?
Nearly twenty years ago, myself, three Anglo-Jamaicans and our two (white) American drivers stopped at a Dennys in Arizona. We were told by the woman who presumably ran the place that it was closed, due to the cookers being broken, though we could see food still being served. My response of "If we leave them on the bus can we come in was met with a frosty stare.
No..you mean… no…no you couldn’t mean.. no I just can’t believe you mean… MINDING YOUR OWN FU**ING BUSINESS?
:GASP:
Really what would white apologist liberals do all day besides watch the Rosie show?
Come on now..use your head.
Cute. I was in a movie once with some black kid I knew. The film was showing some savages running around doing savage stuff. I assumed they were speaking savage (for whatever language that is). I turned to the kid and said ‘hey what are they saying’ (I didn’t even think about what I was saying). He laughed really loud and said ‘chickee I have no idea.. I don’t speak Swahili or whatever savage shit they’re sayin’
For years afterwards we always called it ‘savage shit’ when people spoke something we don’t understand… good times.
We’ve exceeded our quota of jerks for the year, so knock it off.
We work fast around here!
Sounds like they were more concerned with how quickly they were seated than where they were seated shrug.