:55:03
Have you ever felt discriminated
against at Wyant Wheeler?
:55:09
- Yes.
- In what way?
:55:12
Mr.wheeler's secretary Lydia -
:55:16
- said that Mr.wheeler
had a problem with my earrings.
:55:20
Apparently Mr.wheeler felt
that they were too "ethnic".
:55:26
She told me he'd like something
a little less garish ...
:55:31
- Something more "American".
-what did you say?
:55:37
I said, "My earrings are American.
They're African-American."
:55:45
- Let's have order, please.
- No more questions.
:55:50
Ms. Burton,
weren't you recently promoted?
:55:55
Yes, I'm in charge
of the paralegal department.
:56:01
Congratulations on your unfettered
success at Wyant Wheeler.
:56:05
Unfettered?
:56:08
I don't understand this.
:56:11
The promotion of an obviously
intelligent, articulate ...
:56:18
... qualified
African-American woman -
:56:23
- in a firm which practices
wanton discrimination.
:56:27
- That is what's claimed here.
- I can't explain it.
:56:33
Could it be that
these instances of discrimination -
:56:39
- are in fact misunderstandings that
have been blown out of proportion?
:56:47
I think counsel tends
to oversimplify the issue.
:56:52
Thank you, Ms. Burton,
I'll take that into consideration.