2024-03-22 12:22:54
International Center/Reported by Shi Tianze
British Airways (British Airways) recently caused a discrimination incident between two flight attendants! It turns out that in the short film they shot, they deliberately pulled up the corners of their eyes and spoke in weird accents (abroad, this is seen as mocking the eyes and accents of Asians); such obvious “discrimination against Asians” in After the exposure, they were criticized by netizens, and the airline quickly fired them both to calm the anger from all walks of life.
According to the Daily Mail, this paragraphTikTokThe controversial short film was shot by British Airways flight attendants Holly Walton and Lauren Bray. In the film, Wharton, who was wearing a blue dress, deliberately imitated a Chinese accent and said, “Give me a drink,” and then made strange actions that seemed to discriminate against Asians and raised the corners of his eyes; the photographer was Bray. The video had attracted more than 1 million views before it was deleted. It is reported that Wharton and Bray were crew members of flight BA2157 from London Gatwick Airport to Antigua. They took advantage of their duty break to film this scene at a luxury hotel on Antigua. segment image. After the video was circulated, it triggered strong protests from other British Airways staff. One colleague revealed that “the two were laughing at a Chinese family on the flight who barely spoke English and struggled to be understood by the cabin crew when ordering drinks.” After the incident broke out, Bray closed his IG account, and British Airways directly ordered the two to return to the company headquarters immediately. After the company boss decided, they were “directly fired.” Bray was said to have burst into tears and regret when he learned he had lost his job.
In response, an Asian-born British Airways employee said, “(This incident) made me almost faint and made me question the company and my colleagues. Action must be taken and we will not tolerate it.” Another employee believed that the two It “deliberately ridiculed” the family, saying bluntly that “(this move) sends the worst message. British Airways cannot employ anyone with racist overtones, and the stupidity of this pair really cannot be described in words”; and A British Airways crew member criticized “This video is appalling! For anyone to have such racist thoughts and record them and share them with the world is horrifying and stupid. This is extremely harmful to the airline and they deserve what they deserve.” “Racism in all its forms is absolutely unacceptable. We take allegations of this nature very seriously and these two people will no longer be employed by the company.”
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