Drakes Supermarket boss John-Paul Drake's explosive tirade against racial abuse directed at junior employee
Drakes Supermarket created a post on its Facebook page to promote a competition, but it was filled with offensive comments and memes from people attacking the young staff member.
Drakes Supermarket director John-Paul Drake fired back at the trolls in an open message to the people who hid behind a keyboard to hurt his team with hateful, rude and racist comments.
In a statement posted to his Instagram page on Monday, Mr Drake did not hold back when he told the people responsible for the disgusting comments to 'f**k off'.
'This is completely unacceptable,' he said in the statement.
'Drakes is about people.
'Drakes is here to serve everyone in our community … if you treat others with respect, you're welcome in our stores.
'If that makes you uncomfortable, you're free to shop somewhere else. That's your choice.
'But don't come into our stores or onto our pages and attack my team, who turn up everyday to serve their communities with pride.
'Racism has no place in our society. And you have no place in our stores.'
Mr Drake told The Advertiser that he could not believe in a country that was built on multiculturalism, he had to call out this extremely shameful behaviour.
He said there was absolutely no excuse or place for racism in any form and even less so when it was directed at his team.
'Everyone should feel comfortable in calling out this kind of behaviour,' he said.
'No one should feel comfortable when they see or read it.
'The customer might always come first, but you lose the right to be a customer when you abuse my team.
'My people are my biggest asset, and I have no qualms standing up for them and for what is right.'
Many people have supported the supermarket boss for standing up for his employee.
'Well done JP for standing up to faceless gutless trolls. Hold your head high young fella,' one person commented.
'Amazing young lad, amazing supermarket, awesome boss,' a customer said.
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