Posted on 04/15/2017 11:39:22 AM PDT by nickcarraway
An African-American woman filed a civil rights lawsuit Monday, April 10, against Albertsons and its parent company, Safeway, alleging that its managers took no steps to correct or apologize for the actions of a checkout clerk at an Irvine store who incorrectly assumed the woman was on food stamps.
Jenna Watkinson, a spokeswoman for Safeway, said company officials have not seen the lawsuit and “do not comment on pending litigation.”
“However, any time we interact with a customer, our goal is to ensure that they are treated with the utmost respect and courtesy,” she said Wednesday.
Deirdre Harris, 42, who filed the lawsuit, said the incident occurred Jan. 27 at the Albertsons at Alton Avenue and Culver Street. Harris said she was trying to pull out a debit card from her phone case to pay for the items, when the checkout clerk asked her if she wanted to use her EBT card.
“What exactly did you say?” Harris asked the clerk.
The clerk repeated her question and asked if she wanted to use food stamps.
“I felt completely demoralized,” said Harris, an Orange County native who grew up in Huntington Beach, works as a fashion brand consultant, and has lived in Irvine for 22 years. “For me, it was a very clear reminder — a painful reminder — that we do not live in a post-racial era.”
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It is the generation of weaklings who sues for everything when they get their “feelings” hurt......this generation is never going to have a backbone to serve or to protect this country....ever!
Last week I rented ‘You Can’t Take It With You” a film from the thirties with Jimmy Stewart and written by Kaufmann and Hart. Filmed in the Thirties, I think it was a Broadway show in the thirties too.
Throughout the film there was a running gag by the cook’s black boyfriend about he didn’t want to move to a new area until he could be assured that the area had “relief.”
Amazed me to see that this theme has been playing out for many years.
They tried stopping me at Wally World once. I told them I don’t have time for it and continued to walk out the door.
I thought so. Which did you work for prior to the merger?
Up until the merger was Safeway the parent company of
Vons?
3’s A Crowd
““I felt completely demoralized,””
That’s happened to me before when the person ahead of me with the cart full of frozen crab legs and steak rings up $100+ on the bill and pays with EBT food stamps.
I can see how this mistake was made. All one has to do is stand in line at the grocery store to how it could be pretty common asumption
I can see how this mistake was made. All one has to do is stand in line at the grocery store to how it could be pretty common asumption
Just another African con-job. Africans have stereotyped themselves and they expect others not to notice.
It is not the clerks fault. Africans stereotype themselves. Other people simply observe the stereotype.
There is no African in this story.
Says African in the first sentence. What are you talking about?
I’ve had salespersons who asked if I want the Seniors discount. I laughed and said “I don’t ask for anything.” I guess I should have sued?
I’ve had salespersons who asked if I want the Seniors discount. I laughed and said “I don’t ask for anything.” I guess I should have sued?
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Must be giving better ‘training’ on my side of the country. Don’t see many asking me if I want Senior or Military discount even though I do look over 50/60 and wear a hat.
Couple years ago I was in a Wendys and a Black lady was having a ‘problem’ with a ‘Hispanic’ clerk and a White guy came out of the back (Manager) said situation under control, took my order and offered my ‘senior discount’ (I had been in the store a few times before)
...The Black lady snapped around said “I didn’t get that offer”...
as if on cue, the Manager said.
“Surely madam, you are NOT over 50 are you” and handed her a coupon or two.
BIG smile from her, and she was chuckling while walking out.
I threw my two cents in (to the Manager)..”Lie much???”
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