My Support Forums - View Single Post - Racist comment made to a friend, how can I help her?

Oct 10, 2016, 04:50 PM

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Originally Posted by Nina Simone

The comments are so interesting. It really shows how divided we are over race and culture. To quote Jane Elliott

White people’s number one freedom, in the United States of America, is the freedom to be totally ignorant of those who are other than white. We don’t have to learn about those who are other than white. And our number two freedom is the freedom to deny that we’re ignorant. Jane Elliott

Contractors are licensed by the state. If in fact he is biased towards her because of race or culture a lawyer will let her know her rights. At the very least she should follow-up with a letter to the ABA which will impact his rating with them and review him on YELP.

While we may not know all the details if she is unhappy with the service she received she is within her right to complain.

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Yes, exactly! She has every right to complain about any service that she feels wasn't good, or in this case, inappropriate behavior. That contractor was out of line for bringing up "cultural differences" for whatever disagreement they might've had. She speaks good English and she has assimilated to American culture years ago, so this makes no sense to me at all. I highly doubt that she expected him to do something unreasonable.