irstupid said:
Machiavellian said:
The OP made it about racism, but the actual situation is not. The situation is about someone making comments that were deemed inappropriate and was fired. Whether the person was wrongly fired, setup or anything along those lines is for a court to determine. This is nothing new or even worth the evening news. Most companies do not need a due process as I have stated many times, it depends on the state. If anything, maybe the school wanted to fire this guy and found something they could use. If its wrongful termination and you are in a state that respect that, you can sue, if not you just move on and fine a new job.
The fact of the matter is that people are fired like this all the time. They say things believing it’s innocent because no one was hurt or I was just making a joke or it’s between my friend and I. After you have been through these situations, you know to keep them far away from your job. What the guy said was considered a racial slur. Could it be considered as such, yes. Is it a termination offense depends on the company but the key hear is not what he said was offensive to the person he was talking to, if what you say can be offensive to anyone leave it at home, do not say it out loud, do not email it on company computers etc.
As for ligation because Oregon is an Employment at Will state there will be none. This means companies can fire you for absolutely no reason. The school really lost nothing because this is not big news.
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How is a southern accent a racial slur? Grits are not a racial slur either.
I could understand if he said something like Watermelon, Fried Chicken or grape juice. But a southern accent and grits are just pure South, white, black, mexican, ect. Might as well say someone is racists for saying somethign in another language if we start doing that.
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Exactly my point. You just threw out some things like Watermelon, Fried Chicken, grape juice (no) grape juice coolaid(yes). Now you can throw grits in the mix. The fact you can understand those other words could be considered a slur, why does Grits make any difference. Everyone eats watermelon, fried chicken and grape juice coolaid besides black people. How did those get the negative connotations associated with blacks.
