Dumb Political Correctness

Discussion in 'West Mall' started by Mr. Deez, Feb 8, 2012.

  1. iatrogenic

    iatrogenic 2,500+ Posts

    What a cracker! Off with her head. Well, at least she didn't drop the "p" word, which is really bad but only detectable by someone who is black and had just crapped in his own hat-

    https://www.washingtonpost.com/news...e-comment-irks-lebron-james-business-partner/

    I think Tupac said it best:

    I see no changes all I see is racist faces
    Misplaced hate makes disgrace to races
    We under I wonder what it takes to make this
    One better place, let's erase the wasted

    And although it seems heaven sent
    We ain't ready, to see a black President
    It ain't a secret don't conceal the fact
    The penitentiary's packed, and it's filled with blacks
     
  2. Mr. Deez

    Mr. Deez Beer Prophet

    Certainly there is a double standard, but the station is a business and has to do what's best for its owners and investors. If some black dude with the station called somebody a cracker, he probably wouldn't get fired, because very few would care. However, if they had kept this woman on the air when everybody knew she dropped n-bombs, the protests would be endless, and eventually they'd lose sponsors.
     
  3. Joe Fan

    Joe Fan 10,000+ Posts

    One of the Chicago papers actually spoke out against the school censorship, if you can believe it
    http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/...ech-schapiro-edit-1118-md-20161117-story.html

    "..... Back on campus, the hand-wringing persists. DePaul, as a private university, controls campus access and can approve or refuse guests as it sees fit. This isn't a First Amendment right to assembly issue; it's an issue of academic exploration. Universities can give in to the demands of students and others who won't tolerate disagreeable ideas, or they can uphold the standards of academic freedom and free expression Holtschneider espoused.

    In this case, DePaul had a few days' notice and could have allowed Shapiro to appear with adequate security on hand. That would have served the interests of students and made a powerful statement about a university as a marketplace of ideas. Students would have heard Shapiro, engaged him and reached their own conclusions about the values and merits of the conservatism in the era of Trump.

    True, there is a lot of confusion today about the country's political direction. There is polarization, there are hard feelings. That's part of life in a democracy. Learning how to confront political differences in a civilized manner is a tough lesson to embrace. Unfortunately, DePaul missed another chance to play the role of enlightened teacher."
     
  4. Joe Fan

    Joe Fan 10,000+ Posts


    She posted something pro-Trump after the election was over (on FB)
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  5. Mr. Deez

    Mr. Deez Beer Prophet

    Unless the Texas Supreme Court recognizes or the Texas Legislature authorizes a cause of action for wrongful termination for stating one's political beliefs (no chance in hell), this sort of thing is going to happen.

    She'll be OK though. She's hot, so Fox News will hire her.
     
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  6. mchammer

    mchammer 10,000+ Posts

    Hot female privilege
     
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  7. Joe Fan

    Joe Fan 10,000+ Posts

    Apparently the policy is clear.
    What might be unclear is its' application.
    For ex, what happened in 2008 and 2012?
     
  8. I35

    I35 5,000+ Posts

    I hope so. She's nice on the eyes like so many others on that news network. She sure in hell beats the viewing of Rachel Maddow. Yes I am that shallow. :smile1:
     
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  9. Mr. Deez

    Mr. Deez Beer Prophet

    I'm sure they did nothing to employees who were pro-Obama. But without a cause of action, none of that matters.
     
  10. Joe Fan

    Joe Fan 10,000+ Posts

    Arbitrary enforcement could give her a COA.
    But I dont think she wants one.
     
  11. Mr. Deez

    Mr. Deez Beer Prophet

    Not unless she has a contract addressing that issue.
     
  12. Joe Fan

    Joe Fan 10,000+ Posts

    I dont know the answer to that
    Other employees there say corporate policy regarding this topic is clear, but it dont know what was in her contract.
     
  13. Mr. Deez

    Mr. Deez Beer Prophet

    If it was in the contract (and we have no reason to believe that it was) then she could have a breach of contract action. However, she wouldn't have a wrongful termination action.
     
  14. Joe Fan

    Joe Fan 10,000+ Posts

    Again. That was never the point and, unless something has changed, she is not suing.
     
  15. Mr. Deez

    Mr. Deez Beer Prophet

    I get that. I brought up the legal angle, because allowing people like her to sue is the only way you'd be able to stop this sort of thing.

    And perhaps she's not suing because she can't find someone willing to take her case on a contingent fee.
     
  16. Seattle Husker

    Seattle Husker 10,000+ Posts

    All of this assumes she was actually fired for espousing her beliefs on Facebook. At this point we only have her word to go on. I've worked in HR at some very liberal companies (it is Seattle after all) and never have I seen anyone fired for statements strictly made outside of work. The station won't and can't comment thus she has the soapbox to herself to shape the dialogue of why she was fired. The real reason is likely different that what she is claiming. If she wasn't offered some sort of severance agreement then she ****** up bigly at work.
     
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  17. Joe Fan

    Joe Fan 10,000+ Posts

    Could be.
    But that's not the impression I got. Which was she is fine, will be fine, let it pass.
    But, we, the audience, lost something. Can we sue?
     
  18. I35

    I35 5,000+ Posts

    The difference is you weren't in the HR dept when the liberals lost their mind because Trump got elected President. Of course I'm assuming you aren't working HR now.
     
  19. Seattle Husker

    Seattle Husker 10,000+ Posts

    I'm in HR Technology, so yes I still have ties to HR but I'd say that HR doesn't react that quick. What HR departments that anyone has dealt with would call them agile? ;)
     
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  20. Mr. Deez

    Mr. Deez Beer Prophet

    You are correct. I am analyzing the issue under the assumption that her version of the facts is entirely accurate, because I don't have any controverting facts. Presumably the network will have a different side of the story.

    Having said that, I think the willingness of a company to fire someone for their out-of-work statements has less to do with ideology and more to do with the visibility of the employee and how critical public relations are for that company (which will depend in part on what kind of company it is). For example, if someone found out that the janitor at a GM plant "pulled a Donald Sterling" outside of work, I doubt they'd fire him if he was a decent janitor. (Of course, most janitors don't have enough money to have hot, skanky mistresses running around with basketball players (white or black), but that's beside the point.) However, when Donald Sterling "pulled a Donald Sterling," it cost him his franchise.

    The difference is that the janitor isn't prominent enough in the company to reflect on the company. Sterling was the face of the LA Clippers and a very important figure within the NBA, so his presence and his racial comments reflected on the franchise and the league. That made his stupid comments a lot more damaging. LA fans (especially black ones) aren't going to pay their hard-earned money to make some rich racist guy richer, and it wouldn't take long for that to hurt the league's bottom line pretty hard.

    I think the news chick's position is more like Sterling's. She's not an owner, but since she's part of the on-air talent, she definitely reflects on the network.
     
  21. Mr. Deez

    Mr. Deez Beer Prophet

    Perhaps the audience could sue if they replace her with someone who's less attractive. :cool:
     
  22. Joe Fan

    Joe Fan 10,000+ Posts

    Loss of Timber is actionable
     
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  23. Seattle Husker

    Seattle Husker 10,000+ Posts

    That's certainly plausible. I'd suspect that is spelled out in her employment agreement if that is the case similar to most media organizations forbid their on-air talent from contributing to campaigns.
     
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  24. mb227

    mb227 de Plorable

    Too soon to say that she WON'T sue...many employment cases don't get filed until some time after the termination event. And, even if she doesn't want to sue right now, that could change if she finds herself blackballed as a result of having an opinion outside of the workplace that hurt someone's delicate fee-fees...
     
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  25. Seattle Husker

    Seattle Husker 10,000+ Posts

    If she intends to sue, do these public statements help or hurt?
     
  26. mb227

    mb227 de Plorable

    depends on the competence of counsel AND how future employment shakes out...certainly the ideal client is one that hasn't painted themselves into any corner, but nothing that has been uttered would likely be a death knell to the prospect of litigating the issues.
     
  27. Joe Fan

    Joe Fan 10,000+ Posts

    Here is a published account I found on Fakhar
    Her crime was stating on FB she was "happy and relieved" Trump won
    So, yeah, I guess she should be happy she was not burned at the stake
    Seems like the Brits are becoming increasingly more willing to cover US stories that the US media wont cover when the stories dont fit a pre-determined liberal narrative

    http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/art...ired-pro-Trump-anti-Obama-Facebook-posts.html
     
  28. Joe Fan

    Joe Fan 10,000+ Posts

    This story is too damn funny
    ‘Feminist’ Snow-Plowing System Brings Stockholm to a Standstill
    http://heatst.com/world/feminist-snow-plowing-system-brings-stockholm-to-a-standstill/

    ".... The “gender equal” strategy came in last year after politicians in the Swedish Green Party argued that the old way of clearing major roads in central areas favours men, who are more likely to work in the city, and get there by car.

    Instead, the plows were sent to clear out sidewalks and cycle paths – on the basis that women walk and bike often. They also focused on areas like kindergartens, which children and parents visit in the morning.

    Unfortunately, the theory did little to save Stockholm when a bumper snowfall hit at the end of last week.

    Indeed, almost a week later buses are still struggling to run, and some 1,700 public transport passengers are planning to sue.

    Progressive politicians have gone on the defensive, with the MP who suggested it claiming that the snow plows hadn’t executed the “gender-equal” plan properly.

    Despite efforts to defend it, the plan has become a laughing stock....."


     
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  29. Joe Fan

    Joe Fan 10,000+ Posts

    The UK Govt put a gay man, Milo Yiannopoulos, on an "extremist" list and he is now banned from speaking at his own school

    The school itself wanted the speech
    http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/201...ar-right-trump-cheerleader-milo-yiannopoulos/
     
  30. Joe Fan

    Joe Fan 10,000+ Posts

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