Barneys New York Ex-Employee Reveals Racist Practices

“If a black person came in with a sweatshirt or sneakers, some of the white sales associates would say: ‘Why are they even here?”

No surprise here! Recent revelations by a few former employees of Barneys New York detail the “common” racial-profiling committed against African American shoppers at the Big-Apple based retail store.

Here’s what former BNY staff members told The Huffington Post:

“Their card is probably not going to go through,” they’d say. “I don’t know why they come in here and want to try stuff on that they know they’re not going to buy.”

If a black person comes in with a sweatshirt or sneakers, some of the white sales associates would be on the floor saying: ‘Why are they even here? They’re probably going to scam,’” said the former associate, who is black and worked at the store in 2012 and 2013. “They would say this stuff in front of me. Sometimes I would just walk away, and sometimes I would say, ‘You never know.’”

“If you’re black and come in with an entourage, you won’t be followed because they’ll be like ‘Oh, that’s somebody famous,’” the employee said. “But if you come in by yourself or with one other person, then you’re going to be followed.”