Philadelphia (1993)

Anna Deavere Smith: Anthea Burton

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• Joe Miller : Have you ever felt discriminated against at Wyatt Wheeler?

  Anthea Burton : Well, yes.

  Joe Miller : In what way?

  Anthea Burton : Well, Mr. Wheeler's secretary, Lydia, said that Mr. Wheeler had a problem with my earrings.

  Joe Miller : Really?

  Anthea Burton : Apparently Mr. Wheeler felt that they were too..."Ethnic" is the word she used. And she told me that he said that he would like it if I wore something a little less garish, a little smaller, and more "American."

  Joe Miller : What'd you say?

  Anthea Burton : I said my earrings are American. They're African-American.