She’s the women who is bringing up charges against H&M for discrimination a few month ago. After encountering an H&M associate with a slew of racist and sexist comments, Richards has taken action.
H&M has now recruited a Filipino lawyer Joseph J. Centeno, to represent their case. Centeno, a partner with Obermayer Rebmann Maxwell & Hippel LLP in Philadelphia, is – GET THIS – Commissioner to the Philadelphia Human Relations Commission. He is friggin’ in charge of enforcing anti-discrimination ordinances and HE’S THE ONE REPRESENTING H&M.
I’m trying not to drop f-bombs, but WHAT THE —- IS THIS?
So the case of Filipina vs. H&M and Filipino lawyer is set.
I can officially say that this disgusts me to the bone.
Centeno – This is a slap in the face to Frannie Richards and to many Filipinos everywhere.
#1 by bint alshamsa on December 2, 2007 - 1:52 am
You’re kidding, right? How is this even possible? I…I don’t even know what the hell to say about this.
*sigh*
When I lived in Chicago, my best friend was Filipino. Her family still lives there. I can’t stop picturing her going through this and getting madder and madder. I hope that Richards gets justice, somehow, even though I’m very skeptical that it’s even going to be possible. Still, I’m glad she’s pursuing the case.