A Black, Irvine, California Woman, Deirdre Harris, was asked if she wanted to use her EBT/Food Stamp Card to pay for her Groceries at Albertsons. She went Ballistic claiming that the question was Racist, and contacted a Lawyer to sue for Civil Rights Violations under the Unruh Civil Rights Act. The Unruh Civil Rights Act requires Discrimination or Denial of Service based on Race, Sex, National Origin, etc. What was Discriminatory about the question?
The woman was not denied service of any kind, she was only asked about a Method of Payment. If the Albertsons employee asks if you have any coupons, or if the Cashier at a Walmart asks you if that is a Debit Card, are you going to claim Discrimination because only Poor Black people use coupons, have Debit Cards, or don’t Qualify for Credit Cards?
What color was her Debit Card? Was it the same color as an EBT/Food Stamp Card? Does she have an EBT/Food Stamp Card? The Albertsons that she was shopping at is in the 92606 Zip Code. That Zip Code has a 9.66% Poverty Rate, and there are 159 people in that Zip Code on Food Stamps, not all of them Black.
Apparently, Deirdre Harris thinks that only Black people have EBT/Food Stamp cards. That’s Racist. She also makes the claim that Irvine is only 1% Black and that is the problem. Zip Code 92606 is 1.9% Black. What would a low percentage of Black people have to do with her allegations of Discrimination? The Albertsons store checker probably asks many of his or her customers about using an EBT/Food Stamps Card.
She claims that she has lived in Irvine for 22 years, but a search of her name shows something very different. She has lived in Irvine for a total of about 9 years. The Albertsons store is in a ZIP Code with a Poverty Level of 9.66%. The Albertsons store clerk probably asks many of his or her customers about using an EBT/Food Stamps Card.
Households
Years in Residents Below Receiving
Zip Code Zip Code Poverty Level Food Stamps % Black
92606 Irvine <1 9.66% 159 1.9%
92618 Irvine 1 8.23% 127 1.9%
92612 Irvine 7 18.31% 167 2%
92683 Westminster 9 17.8% 2998 .78%
92704 Santa Ana 5 19.1% 3513 1%
She’s Paranoid and Greedy. If a Non Black person asks you a question, you are going to find a way to “twist”, misconstrue, or claim that the person meant something that was not even close to what was said at the time, and under the circumstances.
She claims she was only demanding Sensitivity and Diversity Training for all Albertsons employees. Sensitivity to what, not asking Black people if they want Promotional Items or Special Offers?
Obama’s Legacy of Racism lives on. Any “Perceived” slight is going to be Labeled Racist and/or Discriminatory, and you will Demand Apologies, Compensation and Termination of the Employee that did not do or say anything different to you than he or she says to every other customer.
Her lawyer, Chris Mears, is a Former Irvine City Council Member. Is he looking to run for elected office again, and wants to get his name out there in front of the Public to be perceived as a champion of Civil Rights?
The United States 2010 Census lists Irvine as 45.7% White, 38.3% Asian, 9.8% Hispanic, 1.7% Black, and 4.6% Other Races/Ethnic Groups.
The Alleged Incident occurred on January 27, 2017, but she didn’t file the Lawsuit until April 10, 2017. A three and a half month delay.
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