20 November 2009

BRASIL: Banking On Discrimination.

GLOBAL VOICES ONLINE/VIDEO/ Portugese with English translations/
Are people of color, especially blacks, discriminated against by Brasil's banks...even about permission to enter the building? Here's a viral report: "...metal detector doors are in fact activated by the banks' security guards. In other words, the security method currently employed by banks is based on their personnel's pre-judgment, often plagued with preconceptions, stereotypes and discrimination against certain types of people..."