Stop the stereotyping

WHILE I UNDERSTAND Ms. WILSON'S frustration and disappointment at the continued discrimination and belittlement by customer-service individuals from another culture (Letters to the Editor, August), one might think she would extend the same courtesy and respect that she expects to automobile service station operators. Not all operators treat their customers disrespectfully, nor do they plaster pictures of naked women on their shop walls, as it is unlikely that all foreign customer-service representatives enjoy belittling women.

Ms. Wilson also states, "Women have worked too long and too hard to be respected in our professions." So have automobile service station operators, some of whom might find it ironic and offensive that disrespectful, belittling, and stereotypical statements about them are being used to make a point about disrespectful, belittling, and stereotypical statements about women. I am surprised CFO did not find this ironic also.

Martin Lewis

Tulsa

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