World gone mad: Music conductor fired for making racist joke even though "victim" says no.

[irstupid]

Machiavellian said:

irstupid said:

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.

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.

Holleywood made those racists. You can thank them through their movies and stuff that stereotyped it.

Grits is purely a southern thing. 100% location, not race. The three things I listed apply to all areas. If someone says grits, no one thinkgs black, white, mexican, straight, bi, tri, whatever. THey think 100% the south. A regional food. That's it. Be like if someone made a crack at MN and said hotdish. Or in this case, since the guy was British the other guy could have said something about scones or tea or something. Not racists, making fun of a region.