Protesting the Slur: Employee at H&M in Chicago
Retired U.S. Air Force Reserve Staff Sergeant Frannie Richards, a Filipino woman was subjected to racial slurs from an employee. After asking where the fitting rooms were, the employee mocked her English and called her a mail-order bride. She was actually born in raised in Chicago and speaks English perfectly fine!
I’m glad to see that protesters actually rallied in front of the store as this behavior is unacceptable. Why do people think they can keep getting away with these slurs? Were she of another ethnicity, such as African American, would the slurs have been made. Even more infuriating is how H&M has dealt with the situation so far:
- Two managers said they simply can’t do anything about it
- Another employee noted that it’s not affecting business at all
Well, I say do the investigation, and if the person is guilty FIRE THE PERSON.
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