Popular restaurant chain Burger and Lobster bans songs deemed 'misogynistic and discriminatory'

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Sian Bayley8 March 2019

A restaurant chain today banned songs it has deemed "misogynistic and discriminatory."

Burger & Lobster made the decision to coincide with International Women's Day, and is also removing songs containing racially abusive and homophobic lyrics from its playlist.

In addition, they are launching a 'Slaylist' of tracks aimed to empower women and champion diversity.

Dino Sura, operations director at the chain, which has nine restaurants in the capital, said: "We want to lead the way against abuse and discrimination, and we hope this is just the beginning!"

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