Whitey Ford
08-29-2019, 01:13 AM
Philly Old Navy Employees Claim White Workers Were Bused In for “Queer Eye” Taping
Three employees of color at the Old Navy in Center City say that they and other black and brown co-workers were kept out of sight while the cameras were rolling. The retailer says that's “completely inaccurate.”
Three employees of color at the Old Navy in Center City claim that they and other black and brown co-workers were told to keep out of sight while an all-white crew brought in from suburban locations of the national retailer worked the sales floor during an in-store taping of the hit Netflix show Queer Eye last week.
The allegations first surfaced on Wednesday, August 21st, when Monae Alvarado, a Cambodian woman who has worked at the 1618 Chestnut Street location for more than a year, posted on Facebook about her experience in the store that day.
https://www.phillymag.com/news/2019/08/27/old-navy-queer-eye-racism-philadelphia/
Three employees of color at the Old Navy in Center City say that they and other black and brown co-workers were kept out of sight while the cameras were rolling. The retailer says that's “completely inaccurate.”
Three employees of color at the Old Navy in Center City claim that they and other black and brown co-workers were told to keep out of sight while an all-white crew brought in from suburban locations of the national retailer worked the sales floor during an in-store taping of the hit Netflix show Queer Eye last week.
The allegations first surfaced on Wednesday, August 21st, when Monae Alvarado, a Cambodian woman who has worked at the 1618 Chestnut Street location for more than a year, posted on Facebook about her experience in the store that day.
https://www.phillymag.com/news/2019/08/27/old-navy-queer-eye-racism-philadelphia/