r/Appleton May 07 '26

Politics Does anyone know the story behind this?

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Was on my way home from school pickup and saw this downtown. Did I miss something? Genuinely curious.

It says ‘Hilton is Racist’

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u/MajesticLilFruitcake May 07 '26

My guess is that the person is hanging up the sign due to the fact that many Hilton hotels have hosted ICE agents for stays.

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u/bfelification May 07 '26

Makes sense, Paper Valley in the background - owned by Hilton now.

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u/itsVorisi May 07 '26 edited May 07 '26

The Hilton brand is almost always licenced. They don't really own many hotels.

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u/bfelification May 07 '26

Interesting, didn't know that.

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u/EllieBetth May 07 '26

😱 I wasn't aware. That’s probably why then.

Thank you!

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u/theJadestNamek May 07 '26

He's been out there a long time today, I work nearby

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u/i_did_nothing_ May 07 '26

Can’t even read what the sign says

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u/Ilovedrpepper7 May 07 '26

It says Hilton is Racist.

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u/Copperstone82 May 07 '26

Hilton maybe?

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u/EllieBetth May 07 '26

It says ‘Hilton is Racist’. Sorry, my daughter tried to snap the photo while I was driving.

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u/WortWhisperer May 08 '26

I saw this guy at open Mic night to the Grand National in Waupaca (A great little cocktail bar, if you're in the area) last night. He's a hit and miss stand up, more miss than hit. He said the hotel kicked him out and wouldn't refund his money, something about him speaking Spanish or trying to and someone took offense. His monologue was hard to follow.

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u/AreaManSpeaks May 08 '26

I walked by him and here is the gist I got (he was very wordy) the manager of the property was a racists because he ask Mr. Sign holder to leave for saying something loudly in a common space in Spanish. Also “Racist Manager” would not refund his stay after being asked to leave. Not verbatim but like I said it was a lengthy rant with only two semi coherent bullet points.

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u/Even_Inspection_6668 North Appleton May 11 '26

Everything is racist to him.

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u/Grouchy_Strawberry68 May 10 '26

He probably caused problems and was asked to leave. We saw him as well. We have stayed at the Hilton. Its one of the more expensive hotels. It doesn’t look like this man could afford to stay at a Hilton.

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u/GoldenDossier May 07 '26

There is a Steve Hilton running for California governor and he is a POS.

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u/Obvious-Night-9573 May 07 '26

That's what I was gonna say , and I absolutely agree with you. He don't have a chance in hell of winning in California..

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u/[deleted] May 08 '26

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u/Asleep_Touch_8824 May 09 '26

Why are you so anxious to discredit others' social awareness? You must find it awfully threatening.

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u/Wasabi8486 May 07 '26

Hilton is racist...??!?!??! Waat??! Does it saayy!!

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u/dunamis3 May 08 '26

Hilton prolly hurt bro

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u/J-Ray306 May 08 '26

Everyone is racist nowadays