Earls Restaurants has announced it is removing the word "albino" from its popular in-house brand of beer. The move is in response to a human rights complaint -- launched by a group of people who have albinism. One of the complainants, IK Ero of Vancouver, argued the name is demeaning and humiliating, especially when customers say they would like to … [Read more...]
Human rights tribunal to hear ‘Albino Rhino’ beer complaint
December 16, 2012 by
The BC Human Rights Tribunal will hear a complaint by a Vancouver woman with albinism over Earls' Albino Rhino beer and Albino wings. Ikponwosa Ero says the names are demeaning and humiliating, especially when customers say they would like to order "an Albino." Ero must prove she experienced an adverse impact because of the branding, and that her … [Read more...]
