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re: AT&T fires president over racist images sent over his phone
Posted on 4/29/15 at 11:52 am to Broke
Posted on 4/29/15 at 11:52 am to Broke
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Some pussy RA'ed the pic that is the center of this entire debacle. This is what's wrong.
Are you kidding? So someone could get in trouble for posting that pic here? It's a freakin kid dancing, having a good time and then the word "****s" is on it. Is this actually not allowed?
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Posted on 4/29/15 at 11:53 am to TheCaterpillar
All of the SJW nonsense, the title VII bullshite, the riots
Please leave, there's the door. I'm so sick of gays and "minorities" and all of this horseshite. In this PC utopia of our own making you get fired for having a soul. frick all of these people
Imagine if they tried to run the "and twins" commercial today. Instead of laughing like a human, there would be online bullying and protests
frick liberals
Please leave, there's the door. I'm so sick of gays and "minorities" and all of this horseshite. In this PC utopia of our own making you get fired for having a soul. frick all of these people
Imagine if they tried to run the "and twins" commercial today. Instead of laughing like a human, there would be online bullying and protests
frick liberals
This post was edited on 4/29/15 at 11:56 am
Posted on 4/29/15 at 11:54 am to TheCaterpillar
quote:not necessarily. And not in this context either. But the use of this word isn't exactly a black and white issue. I think anyone here in the corporate world knows that the use of the n word towards any fellow employee of any type of work setting will at the very least have you an immediate visit to your HR directors office. The only difference here is that it was used on a work phone. Dude is a dumbass
those words offend you
Posted on 4/29/15 at 11:55 am to tunechi
quote:
Pussification of america
Posted on 4/29/15 at 11:55 am to 7thWardTiger
Was it a work phone or are we assuming a president has a phone provided by AT&T?
Posted on 4/29/15 at 11:55 am to StrongSafety
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Typical OT, it's always the victims fault, and Never the people that actually commit the offense
Be completely honest with yourself here.
1) Does the picture truly offend you? (Serious question. When you see that picture, do you think it's passed around because people think less of the race depicted in the image in any way? Or is it just a kid doing a funny dance with commonly used slang [at least by the African American community]?)
2) Do you think this woman would have done or said anything if there was not an opportunity to sue? She may have been offended, but do you really think she did not know the financial situation of the "offender" and is exploiting that?
3) Do you not think $100MM is absurd!?!?!?!?!?!?
Posted on 4/29/15 at 11:55 am to TheCaterpillar
It may not be racist but it's stupid as hell. Can't defend stupidity
Posted on 4/29/15 at 11:56 am to 7thWardTiger
It's a word. You're writing all of that garbage analyzing a fricking word
McDonalds and OT rap battles suit you much better
McDonalds and OT rap battles suit you much better
Posted on 4/29/15 at 11:56 am to The Boat
I think it's pretty safe to assume that the president of AT&T had a work phone provided by ATT
Posted on 4/29/15 at 11:57 am to Speys and Tays
Posted on 4/29/15 at 11:58 am to StrongSafety
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It may not be racist but it's stupid as hell. Can't defend stupidity
Of course it's stupid it's called a JOKE! Nobody uses the meme as a calendar to remind them it's Friday!
Oh and I just realized that if you type out the word n**** it gets censored but it doesn't do it if you type almost any curse word
Posted on 4/29/15 at 11:58 am to 7thWardTiger
quote:
But the use of this word isn't exactly a black and white issue. I think anyone here in the corporate world knows that the use of the n word towards any fellow employee of any type of work setting will at the very least have you an immediate visit to your HR directors office. The only difference here is that it was used on a work phone. Dude is a dumbass
100% agree with this. The only thing that makes me double take when looking at this story is that it is deemed so racist and offensive that it warrants a $100MM lawsuit.
Posted on 4/29/15 at 11:59 am to 7thWardTiger
They would have said if it was a work phone because it would make him seem even dumber if it was.
Posted on 4/29/15 at 11:59 am to StrongSafety
quote:
Typical OT, it's always the victims fault, and Never the people that actually commit the offense
Posted on 4/29/15 at 12:00 pm to DelU249
quote:words offend people. Words create hostile and uncomfortable working environments. If you can't understand that, you're a fricking dumbass. Just because one person isn't offended by a word doesn't mean others aren't. You're mindset, my mindset, chickens mindset, etc are not the same That's why you don't even put yourself in that position to begin with, especially as the president of a major corporation.
It's a word. You're writing all of that garbage analyzing a fricking word
Posted on 4/29/15 at 12:01 pm to KG6
You are forgetting (I think) that she had a hard-on for the company.
If the pic was a meme making fun of Asian drivers and she was Asian, the same situation could exist.
The point was he messed up by giving her "bulletin board" material.
And no, she'll never see $100M.
If the pic was a meme making fun of Asian drivers and she was Asian, the same situation could exist.
The point was he messed up by giving her "bulletin board" material.
And no, she'll never see $100M.
Posted on 4/29/15 at 12:01 pm to 7thWardTiger
quote:
not necessarily. And not in this context either.
And we are talking about THIS context. Its not offensive to a logical person.
quote:
But the use of this word isn't exactly a black and white issue
Fair, but in this context its pretty clearly not offensive and I have heard 1,000,000 times that using "as" is not offensive when referring to a group of "friendS" like this meme.
quote:
I think anyone here in the corporate world knows that the use of the n word towards any fellow employee of any type of work setting will at the very least have you an immediate visit to your HR directors office. The only difference here is that it was used on a work phone. Dude is a dumbass
Sure. Do you call this the "N" word? If someone asked you what the "N" was, would you say "ni**as"?
Posted on 4/29/15 at 12:02 pm to junkfunky
Posted on 4/29/15 at 12:02 pm to VetteGuy
quote:
That's not the point.
Certainly, the picture could be deemed offensive by some. One of those "some" was his assistant.
(I am arguing this from a business perspective.)
I'm pretty sure any person can find a way to be offended by another person's words or actions.
Posted on 4/29/15 at 12:02 pm to TheCaterpillar
Who is the victim here, other than our collective fortitude as a society.
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