华盛顿的一位建筑-A-Bear雇员拒绝了青少年关于给熊命名Charlie Kirk的请求,引发了反弹,促使公司重新培训。 A Build-A-Bear employee in Washington rejected a teen’s request to name a bear Charlie Kirk, sparking backlash and prompting corporate retraining.

华盛顿州Tukwila的一名"Build-A-Bear"员工拒绝了一位16岁的顾客要求给她定制的熊命名Charlie Kirk, A Build-A-Bear employee in Tukwila, Washington, refused a 16-year-old customer’s request to name her custom bear Charlie Kirk, a slain conservative commentator, leading to public backlash. 据报告,该名雇员以个人不同意该名字为由,丢弃了该熊的出生证。 The employee reportedly discarded the bear’s birth certificate, citing personal disagreement with the name. 青少年的母亲与公司联系,收到20美元的礼品卡并道歉。 The teen’s mother contacted corporate, receiving a $20 gift card and apology. Build-A-Bear承认该答复是不适当的,表示它将重新培训西雅图地区的工作人员,以遵守合理的客户要求,而不论个人意见如何,只要姓名不粗俗。 Build-A-Bear acknowledged the response was inappropriate, stating it would retrain staff in the Seattle area to honor reasonable customer requests regardless of personal views, as long as names are not vulgar. 该公司在大约327个美国地点开展业务。 The company operates about 327 U.S. locations.