But times change, and Mr. Palen is now taking a more antagonistic approach. “It’s exclusion, and it’s ridiculous, and it’s discriminatory,” Ms. Lepore said in an interview. Photo“The Red Cross believes all potential blood donors should be treated with fairness, equality and respect,” Jodi D. Sheedy, a Red Cross spokeswoman, said in an email. In the past, Mr. Palen has cast young women (most often white) as nurse mascots for the “Saw” blood drives. When Mr. Palen was done, the 16 people in the room clapped, and Ms. Lepore did a little curtsy.

Source: New York Times September 24, 2017 19:30 UTC