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Georgia Apple Store Refuses To Sell iPad To Iranian-American Teen

Posted by timothy on from the cultural-profiling dept.

pdclarry writes "An Iranian-American teenager was told by an Apple store employee that they could not sell her an iPad because it would violate U.S. trade restrictions. She returned to the store with a camera crew from a local TV station and was again turned down. Apparently an Apple employee heard her speaking Farsi. As he was also of Iranian extraction he recognized the language and used this as a basis for refusal."

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  1. She by future+assassin · · Score: 0, Troll

    should have just worn a turtle neck and told the store clerk that it was a magical turtle neck.

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  2. Re:Incoming... by couchslug · · Score: 0, Troll

    "Raw, unbridled racism from Apple"

    What "race" is "Iranian"?

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    "This post is an artistic work of fiction and falsehood. Only a fool would take anything posted here as fact."
  3. Re:Incoming... by BasilBrush · · Score: 1, Troll

    "What "race" is "Iranian"?"
    Iranian, maybe?

    You seem to be confused about the concepts of race and nationality.

    Even putting that aside, there cannot be anything racist about following the law regarding sanctions against Iran.