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Christian Dingus, 28, was with his partner when, he says, employees told the couple not to kiss inside, and the argument escalated outside.

A gay man accused a group of Washington, D.C., Shake Shack employees of beating him after he kissed his boyfriend inside the location while waiting for their order.

Christian Dingus, 28, was with his partner and a group of friends at a Dupont Circle location Saturday night when the incident occurred, he told NBC News. They had put in their order and were hanging around waiting for their food.

“And while we were back there — kind of briefly — we began to kiss,” Dingus said. “And at that point, a worker came out to us and said that, you know, you can’t be doing that here, can’t do that type of stuff here.”

The couple separated, Dingus said, but his partner got upset at the employee and insisted the men had done nothing wrong. Dingus’ partner was then allegedly escorted out of the restaurant, where a heated verbal argument occurred.

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[–] foggy@lemmy.world 180 points 2 years ago (3 children)

Man that's an unfortunate last name.

[–] poo@lemmy.world 81 points 2 years ago

Some christian dingus is who I'd expect to be the homophobe lol

[–] Raiderkev@lemmy.world 21 points 2 years ago

Lol I was reading that bit and felt really bad for poor middle school Dingus.

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[–] MehBlah@lemmy.world 56 points 2 years ago (3 children)

I remember having to get my dad out of a burger king because two dudes smooched one another. That bigot never once in his life accepted that other peoples lives were their own and none of his business.

[–] Asafum@feddit.nl 19 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Can I take a wild guess and also say that he's more than likely one of those people that cry "the government needs to stay out of my business!!"

I know far too many of those people... It's only bad if it's aimed at them.

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[–] ganksy@lemmy.world 50 points 2 years ago

Glutton for punishment if you're homophobic and working at the Shake Shack in Dupont Circle.

[–] PyroNeurosis@lemmy.blahaj.zone 42 points 2 years ago (2 children)

Heh, he's called Dingus.

Sorry, Dingus, people kinda blow sometimes.

[–] CrowAirbrush@lemmy.world 10 points 2 years ago (1 children)

His first name makes it even better/worse depending on which side of the srgument you're on.

[–] Kolanaki@yiffit.net 10 points 2 years ago

Christian Dingus isn't a name I would have thought a gay man to have. Seems like it should be the name of one of them born again Christians.

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[–] Kolanaki@yiffit.net 39 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 children)

If someone told me not to kiss my partner in their store, I would definitely start kissing 'em harder.

Also: Oh man... That guy's name is unfortunate.

[–] doggle@lemmy.dbzer0.com 10 points 2 years ago

Oh man... That guy's name is unfortunate

Double whammy of being gay and having a funny last name. He must have caught a monumental amount of shit in school.

[–] RizzRustbolt@lemmy.world 16 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Nothing good ever happens at Shake Shack.

[–] PlantJam@lemmy.world 17 points 2 years ago

You don't like paying $15 for a tiny burger?

[–] Chef_Boyardee@lemm.ee 10 points 2 years ago

This is an action-packed comment section.

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