Essay 4150

Discriminatory and Divine Dining with a MultiCultClassics Monologue…

• A Peruvian consumer protection agency fined and closed a popular restaurant in Lima for consistently dissing dark-skinned customers. The trendy joint was shut down for 60 days and fined $76,000 for discriminatory entrance policies. “This is monumental,” said a spokesperson for the rights group APRODEH, which has fought the country’s disturbing economic and racial segregation. “Before people would say that reporting (discrimination) was of no use, but of course it is.” At least three other Lima clubs have been fined for discriminatory practices. Meanwhile, officials at Cracker Barrel are probably considering expanding into Peru.

• Divine Brown, the hooker caught servicing actor Hugh Grant in 1995, is in the black. The New York Post reported Brown turned the infamous episode into a serious meal ticket, sucking up to $1.6 million from TV and media appearances. “Everything turned out for the better,” said Brown. “It helped me turn my life into something positive. I was blessed that it could get me out of that lifestyle.” Hugh Grant, on the other hand, remains a Hollywood whore.

• Sprint Nextel has decided to drop customers who are chronic complainers. The telecom cut the cord with about 1,000 folks who averaged 25 customer service calls per month. “The bottom line is that we were not able to resolve their issues,” said a company spokesperson. “We wanted to allow them to find another option that would make them happier.” Given Sprint Nextel’s reputation for bad service, it seems like the company just presented dissatisfied customers seeking to break their contracts with a simple 25-step solution.