Black city Parks employee who felt forced to clean dog poop off artist’s shoe says boss later told h
Source: New York Daily News
Black city Parks employee who felt forced to clean dog poop off artist’s shoe says boss later told her agency racism demands ‘thick skin’
BY
Nicole Schubert
Reuven Blau
Ginger Adams Otis
NEW YORK DAILY NEWS
Updated: Saturday, October 15, 2016, 1:01 AM
A black Parks Department worker who said she was forced to clean dog poop from the bottom of an artist’s fancy shoes also claimed Friday that a white supervisor suggested she get “a thick skin” about racism.
Tasheema Chatman, 40, a mom to a 15-year-old son and a 6-year-old daughter, said she was ordered Oct. 2 to scrape feces off the expensive shoes of Baltimore artist Christos Palios.
The incident occurred during an outdoor art show near Gracie Mansion — under the eyes of her two white male supervisors, Chatman said.
The following day she spotted Parks Department regional manager Mark Vaccaro. She said she called out to him, intending to tell him how much the interaction with the artist upset her.
Read more: http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/parks-worker-cleaned-poop-shoe-boss-knew-racism-article-1.2831015
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Christos Palios
He thinks it's better if a city employee comes over to clean his shoes
when he walks through dog poop. He has to protect his hands for art.
It's much better if someone else does it. [/center]
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