Aireal Bonner stated that she was \u201crudely mistreated\u201d by a Birmingham restaurant, and that she was kicked her out of the establishment over her attire. She stated that she doubted that her clothing was the real reason she was kicked out.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
She was told to leave Southern Kitchen & Bar in Uptown after she refused to cover her crocheted top \u2013 which the restaurant maintained was a \u201cbikini top\u201d that violates its dress code \u2013 with a shirt.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In a video Bonner posted on Facebook, when she asked where the dress code notice was, the manager told her that the restaurant\u2019s dress code doesn\u2019t have to be posted because the restaurant is a private business.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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Bonner said in her Facebook post: \u201cI was threatened with police action simply because I wanted to sit and eat in an outfit that I felt comfortable and happy in. There was no customer complaint that prompted the situation. This was purely the way that the \u2018owner\u2019 chose to run his business.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Bonner later claimed that she doubted her clothing was the reason she was kicked out.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
She told CBS 42: \u201cMy clothing was an excuse to not have me dine there. I think the biggest issue with my appearance is that I look very Afro-centric. My hair is an Afro texture. The way that I dress is Afro-centric. So I believe that because they can\u2019t directly say things like \u2018We don\u2019t like the color of your skin, we don\u2019t like the way that your hair looks,\u2019 my clothing was just used as an excuse.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Southern Kitchen and Bar posted a statement on its Facebook page stating that Bonner\u2019s top was \u201cnot consistent with our appropriate attire policy.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n