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Who would have known that Macy’s department store would go from "how may I help you" to "how may I follow you". For years Macy’s have been discriminating against minorities who shop in their stores, now finally they have to pay the price. The department store recently settled the numerous complaints that were received for a sum of $650,000. That settlement came a week later after Barney’s, another major retail chain settled that their case for $525,000. For many years America has been known to treat minorities differently from the rest of society.
Minorities are perceived and labelled by society as criminals, thieves, and disorderly individuals. The racial stereotyping of minorities has been an abiding and lamentable element in American culture. …show more content…

Sometimes I want to go inside, but I do not because I know the reactions of the employees once I set inside.There has been times where I walked into a store and was not greeted at the door, but the next person which was white person was. It would be proper to greet someone as he or she enters the store. Not being asked “ do you need any help?” or greeted by at least employee makes me feel unwelcome in a store. Many times I am glanced by them, but apparently I’m not worth their time and effort because I am a minority. I am astounded by the fact that these workers stay silent as they see me in the store. These workers feel as that it is a waste of time to ask me because they think I cannot afford anything sold in there. When this happens, I simply walk back out or I decide to stay, but to just not spend my money in there since I am not welcomed. However, there are times when I need to buy something and the workers do a 360 and their attitudes completely change towards …show more content…

Racial profiling is known as unconstitutional and morally incorrect, but it still continues to occur in society. In 2013 actor Robert Brown has been targeted because of his race while shopping at Macy’s flagship store in Herald Square. Brown purchased a Movado watch that cost $1,300 then went on to purchase sunglasses for himself. While in the middle of the store shopping he was stopped and accused for credit card fraud. He was then detained inside the store for no reason. The NYPD cuffed him and told him he was going to jail for using a fake card. Due to the stereotypes of minorities it was unbelievable to the sales associate that he could afford such watch, so he or she called the police on him. He or she wrongly assumed he was involved in criminal activities. Another case took place in Barneys on Madison Avenue. Micheal Palillo, a black college student was detained by the police for purchasing a designer belt that costed him $350. He was stopped by undercover officers that were allegedly called by a sales clerk because she thought the transaction was fraudulent. Palillo was asked by the cops “how could he afford to purchase such belt?” He showed his receipt, but they told him he could not afford to make such an expensive

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