Cracker Barrel Reverses Its Antigay Stance But Diversity Problem Remain

Module 5: Case Study 4: Cracker Barrel Reverses its Antigay Stance but Diversity Problems RemainStudent’s NameInstitutional AffiliationCracker Barrel Reverses its Antigay Stance but Diversity Problems RemainA few distinctions and similarities can be observed between sexual orientation and race concerns that were present at Cracker Barrel. For instance, no sooner had an employee confessed to being homosexual, than s/he would lose their employment without any notice (Bell, 2017, p.322). A number of complaints had been brought forward regarding racial discrimination within the restaurant. Cracker Barrel openly separated African American customers from their Caucasian counterparts, providing poor services and positioning them in the worst places within the restaurant. African Americans would be placed on the smoking zone, for example, even if one is not a smoker (Bell, 2017, p.322). In 2003, a former employee filed a complaint saying that she had not only been verbally abused and sexually assaulted, but had also been a victim of discrimination from her colleagues and management because of her gender and sexual orientation. Recent studies indicated that although Cracker Barrel boasts of having archaic