Several Austin Businesses Display ‘Whites Only’ Stickers [VIDEO]

Relax.  It's true but, it's not what you think.

Several Ausin area businesses have been, racially, pranked. Someone printed up "Whites Only" stickers and placed them on doors and entryways around Austin.

The stickers look officiall, bear the city of Austin logo and state that the business is "Exclusively For White People Only".  The stickers also state that a maximum of "five colored people" are allowed, not counting behind the scenes staff.

The city of Austin released this statement:

Between midnight and 7 a.m. today, a number of local businesses in East Austin were defaced with a racially offensive sticker. The stickers included disparaging remarks toward persons of color. They also included the unauthorized use of the City logo and claimed City of Austin sponsorship. The stickers were neither produced nor knowingly displayed by the businesses and were removed by their employees when discovered this morning. Austin Police Department and Public Assembly Code Enforcement (PACE) Teams have been made aware of the stickers. The City is closely monitoring local businesses for additional instances of defacement and will take appropriate action should further instances arise.”

Austin Mayor Steve Adler posted on Facebook:

This is an appalling and offensive display of ignorance in our city. Austin condemns this type of hurtful behavior. Our city is a place where respect for all people is a part of our spirit and soul. We will keep it that way.”

The stickers went up just as Austin welcomes millions of tourists and visitors to town for the legendary SXSW Music Festival.