Why is when minorities go in High pricey stores like Neiman-Marcus they get stared at or followed?

Question

i work at the Louis Vuitton Store in the same mall. On my off days they look at me like im gona still something.. im like c'mon now...not all black people steal ya know?? what yall think? Plz no racism comments or dumb answers plz

Answer 1

Black people are still disproportionately less wealthy than white people, European immigrants, Asian immigrants, and a couple other groups. Blame society's current structures and institutional, systemic racism if you want, or blame the decisions of individuals if you like. Or if you want to oversimplify it, just blame it on slavery. Fact is though, blacks are still disproportionately poor in the U.S. and the reasons for it are likely complex. What are the implications?

People who work in stores are held accountable for "shrinkage," a retail word for theft and other loss. Therefore, workers use the fact that blacks are disproportionately poor and apply a stereotype to assume that black shoppers can't pay for the goods they sell and therefore are more likely to steal something if they're walking around. It's not right to apply this stereotype, but statistics will show you why it happens.

It's unfortunate.

Answer 2

I am completely white and have gone into uppity, high dollar stores and have gotten the same treatment. Then watch as sales clerks fall all over themselves when someone walks in warring high dollar clothes, or have that uppity air about themselves. If I were stupid enough, I could buy most anything in their store. I just can't pay $100 for something I can get down the street for $10. Call me cheap, I don't care.
Doesn't bother me one bit. It is snobbish, period, end of subject. Perhaps you are getting the same treatment but assume they think you are there to steal something. Maybe they thought I was. Don't really care.

Answer 3

Prejudice is an integral part of human society. It is like old habits which die hard. The only and the best way is to ignore it to keep ourself calm and at peace. The great people have said that you cannot change the world in your life time so enjoy your life by bending a little. Remember when there is cyclone, large trees get uprooted while the grass remains as it is because it bends with the direction of the wind. while trees donot.

Answer 4

I think it is typical in all high priced stores to bring the customer service approach to the forefront. What that means is that a browser will feel uncomfortable, a shopper will feel valued and a shoplifter will feel threatened and leave. The unfortunate part of all of this is that the browsers will always feel uncomfortable. I have never been to an upscale store where they didnt hound me. The sales people are traned to do that and most of the time they are on commission. If more than one is working you are sure to be hounded!

Answer 5

It isnt all about minorities. If white people are dressed in cheap clothes or have longer hair or tattoos, they are going to be profiled as possible theives.
It is normal. You think it is just because you are black. I used to get hazzled all the time just because I had long sholder length hair. I got pulled over every other day. No one would hire me.
Things are different today. If you dress in the price and class of the store you are shopping in, you will have no problem.
Waiters do the same thing. They rate you by your looks or race if your race is known for not tipping.
These people have to kiss *** all day and night to ppeople who look down at them so it all works out.

Answer 6

It is the stereo type that they put on us. And while they are following us around the store the other colors are stealing. I went into a CVS store with my friend she is not black they followed me all around the store and when we got outside she had a purse full of stuff. I was like girl where did you get that she said out of the store.

Answer 7

You are correct, it's completely unfair, but it only makes sense.

The problem is that black people make up only 12% of the population (resource: British Journal of
Criminology) but make up almost half of the people arrested and incarcerated.

According to the African-American publication "The Black Commentator", the most recent imprisonment data reaffirms this. At the end of 2002, blacks constituted 45.1 percent of the total prison population (with an incarceration rate more than seven times greater than whites); Latinos constituted 18 percent and whites only 34 percent.

It's a problem that compounds itself. A person with a criminal background is more likely to be arrested. The black population in this country is disproportionately arrested. (Whether or not this is fair is a completely different topic.) so I guess it comes down to people playing the "odds".

Proportionately, a black person is statistically is more likely to be a criminal than a non-black. Like it or not.

Fair? Nope. Reasonable? Yep.

Answer 8

I bet your beautiful, and the fact that your coworkers look at you like that is really wrong. I think that they could be jealous that a minority is working with them and they could be trying to single you out. They might be the ones doing the stealing. I dealt with stuff like this before at previous jobs. And the comment made by was very rude. It shows ignorance of people still exists today. Its funny cause I know in the real world people that hide behind yahoo wouldn't dare open their mouths in public. Sad and lame.

Answer 9

I don't think it is just minorities getting stared at. I also look and feel out of place in there.
I know it isn't fair, but if you go into places like that, expect to be watched for shoplifting. More people than just minorities

Answer 10

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