It was just a small rainbow flag displayed at the counter of a local salad bar, but it was enough to set one passer-by off. Upset by the pride flag at Smol Singapore's Lau Pa Sat outlet, a man allegedly verbally abused the salad bar's staff and threw the flag at one of them yesterday afternoon (Jan 19), owner Charmaine.
Staff at health food stall SMOL Singapore in Lau Pa Sat were confronted on Jan. 18 by a man about a rainbow flag displayed at the cashier counter.
A video of the incident was uploaded online by the owner of the stall, Charmaine Low, who was apparently at the stall at the time.
According to the caption on the video, the exchange between Low and the man began with him asking what the flag was.
When Low explained that it was to show support for the LGBT+ community, the man apparently said: Do you know that this is a public food court? Not everybody support LGBT!!?? How can you put this flag??
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Screen grab of the video posted on SMOL Singapore s Facebook page showing the man and the Pride flag he later snatched off the counter and threw at a staff member. (Image: Facebook/SMOL Singapore)
19 Jan 2021 08:40PM (Updated:
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