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Confrontation on Camera
The boys, clearly stunned, tried to reason with the adults. One asked the employees for their names. The male worker answered, “I’m (unintelligible), I’m the print supervisor.” Another employee quickly added, “I’m one of the managers. So, unfortunately, we do not print—”
Despite having a receipt for their pre-paid posters, the boys were told to come back later. The supervisor dismissed them with: “You’re welcome to return [Monday] and talk to the general manager.”
“That’s Political Propaganda”
The teenagers continued to plead, pointing out that the posters were for a vigil honoring someone who had just passed away. One said, “Okay, so you say you don’t print propaganda, but this is for somebody who passed away a couple of days ago.”
But the employees doubled down. “That’s political propaganda, unfortunately,” the manager insisted.
When one of the boys asked, “What makes it political propaganda?” the response was blunt: “Because it’s political propaganda, and we don’t have to—”
Corporate Discrimination?
This shocking refusal happened at the Office Depot located at 6685 Westnedge Avenue in Portage, MI. What should have been a simple transaction for a prayer vigil quickly turned into an ugly scene that many see as blatant discrimination against conservatives.
Instead of showing compassion to students organizing a peaceful vigil, these employees decided to inject their personal politics into the workplace, leaving the teens scrambling hours before the event.
Bigger Questions Raised
The video is already circulating online and fueling major backlash. Why should a national retail chain allow supervisors and managers to deny service based on their personal political views? If a prayer vigil for a conservative leader is considered “propaganda,” what else will be censored next?
Americans are asking whether major corporations have abandoned neutrality in favor of enforcing ideological litmus tests on their customers. For now, what remains undeniable is this: three teenagers paid in advance for a legitimate service and were turned away because of their political and religious affiliation.
The refusal at Office Depot is more than just a local controversy—it highlights a growing trend of corporate bias against conservative Americans. And with video evidence showing every word, this case is not going away anytime soon.
