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They were quite dumb for telling her that, but it's hardly news that a store would or wouldn't hire someone based on appearance. It's naive to think it doesn't happen every day.
Let's be honest. The $25,000 fine wasn't for racially profiling her. It was for doing it openly. My dad had been turned down for jobs because of his race before, and he's white. Such is life. He didn't get a dime for it. He just went looking elsewhere.
When I go to a Chinese, Japanese, Caribbean, Latin, etc..., I do expect the service to be of the same background. Although for a french bakery, they could go either way with white or black due to the lack of authentic french people applying for these jobs. I do enjoy the Hispanic waiters fake Italian accent at many of the Italian joints in the city.
When I go to a Chinese, Japanese, Caribbean, Latin, etc..., I do expect the service to be of the same background. Although for a french bakery, they could go either way with white or black due to the lack of authentic french people applying for these jobs. I do enjoy the Hispanic waiters fake Italian accent at many of the Italian joints in the city.
Right on.
I just went to a popular sit-down eatery in Little Italy during the festival, and the waiters, mostly migrants from Latin America, tried as best they could to have the most stereotypically "Italian"-sounding accents as possible.
To use the story from the original post as an example, I can only imagine that when most people hear an African-American speaking French, or English with a "French" accent, one immediately thinks of Haitians. Not exactly the intention with haute cuisine.
I definitely have zero problem going to a restaurant regardless of who works there as so long as the food is priced appropriately for its quality, but if I owned or managed an eatery, and it was my own livelihood at stake, I may have to think twice about who I hire. Marketing and presentation is a huge deal. That's why the standard pizzeria has Italians behind the counter and Hispanics in the kitchen.
I just went to a popular sit-down eatery in Little Italy during the festival, and the waiters, mostly migrants from Latin America, tried as best they could to have the most stereotypically "Italian"-sounding accents as possible.
To use the story from the original post as an example, I can only imagine that when most people hear an African-American speaking French, or English with a "French" accent, one immediately thinks of Haitians. Not exactly the intention with haute cuisine.
I definitely have zero problem going to a restaurant regardless of who works there as so long as the food is priced appropriately for its quality, but if I owned or managed an eatery, and it was my own livelihood at stake, I may have to think twice about who I hire. Marketing and presentation is a huge deal. That's why the standard pizzeria has Italians behind the counter and Hispanics in the kitchen.
So I guess this guy doesn't look like he belongs in haute cuisine, right?
(Marcus Samuelsson, of Somalian descent, considered by many to be one of the top chefs in the world. Ironically enough he came to America to seek opportunity because he faced career discrimination in Sweden and France for being black)
When I go to a Chinese, Japanese, Caribbean, Latin, etc..., I do expect the service to be of the same background. Although for a french bakery, they could go either way with white or black due to the lack of authentic french people applying for these jobs. I do enjoy the Hispanic waiters fake Italian accent at many of the Italian joints in the city.
I agree. It still looks odd to me when I see Chinese people serving Mexican food in the city. But what kind of bakery is this? From the name, it appears to be French? France is populated by many cultures. I wonder what type of people do work at this bakery?
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