Otomi woman discriminated against in Casa Lamm in CDMX

Over the weekend, an Otomi woman was discriminated against in the bathroom of Casa Lamm, located in the Roma neighborhood of Mexico City.Hora Franco, director of Cappella Barroca de México and flutist, spoke about the case on social networks. He said it happened while having breakfast at Casa Lamm with Mardoni Carballo and Antonio Attolini and pointed out that it was an embarrassment. He added that with them was the Otomi woman with her traditional clothing, whose name is Brigida Ricardo Matilde.He mentioned that the woman wanted to go to the bathroom of customers of the place, but the staff of the place did not allow her to pass and later they took her to the bathroom of the kitchen. Franco said the woman left crying over the treatment she was given and several guests came to help her. He added that the manager of the place offered him an apology. Faced with the case, Hora Franco said that in Mexico there is a long way to go to learn that no one should be discriminated against and it is shameful. She pointed out that after what happened in Casa Lamm, she spoke with the woman and that she expressed how sad and violated she feels, in addition to the fact that as a neighbor of the Roma neighborhood, she is subject to constant discrimination because she is indigenous, she said. Finally, Hora referred to the case mentioning that it is such a cosmopolitan area, where this should be inconceivable. Read more: Marches and protests for this Monday, February 28 in Mexico CityNo to discrimination, says AMLO In the morning conference of this Monday, February 28, President Andrés Manuel López Obrador, spoke about the case of the Otomi woman in the Casa Lamm who was discriminated against. The federal president narrated the case and said that this must continue to be fought and is part of the transformation of the country, referring to the fact that there should be no racism, classism and discrimination. He added that there should also be no lie. He added that the truth “will make us free, it has to make us completely free.” Member of the Chiquirrucas, a group of influencers who abused migrants, apologizes

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