Fru Posted September 26, 2017 Share Posted September 26, 2017 http://www.charlotteobserver.com/sports/article175406856.html "Chief under fire after labeling Steelers' Tomlin with slur" "A Pittsburgh-area volunteer fire chief is apologizing after using a racial slur to describe Steelers coach Mike Tomlin for instructing his team to stay in a stadium tunnel instead of standing on the field for the national anthem ahead of Sunday's game against the Chicago Bears. KDKA-TV reports Muse, Pennsylvania, fire chief Paul Smith wrote on Facebook that he had added Tomlin to a list of "no-good" people he described using the N-word, adding "yes I said it" to the post." So, shout out to this fire chief for proving the point of the kneel. 1 Link to comment
Danny Bateman Posted September 26, 2017 Share Posted September 26, 2017 Found another one. Massachusetts official to kneeling Patriots: 'Dance monkey dance' Quote BROCKTON, Mass. — A Brockton parks commissioner is under fire after a social media comment he made about the kneeling members of the New England Patriots, calling the players “turds” and monkeys for not standing for the U.S. national anthem at Sunday’s game. The Enterprise reports Stephen V. Pina, who sits on the Brockton Parks and Recreation Commission, commented on a social media post about the players kneeling during the national anthem, writing that the athletes aren’t being paid for their politics, adding the the words, “dance monkey dance.” Pina told The Enterprise on Monday that his words were not intended to be racist and he did not believe they would be perceived as such. Pina said he was drafting an apology at his Brockton home, getting ready to post it online, as TV news crews were outside trying to talk to him. 2 Link to comment
VectorVictor Posted September 26, 2017 Share Posted September 26, 2017 This isn't an example of racism--rather, confirmation of the racism in reporting the ongoing kerfuffle about kneeling for the flag, brought to you by Dale Hansen--the same Dale Hansen that exposed a couple of treasured Southern institutions (SMU Athletics and corruption in the SWC) and received threats for doing so. I worry for Dale, though, because the two Southern institutions (racism, jingoism) he's taking on here are much older and deeply entrenched than SMU ever was. 3 Link to comment
Landlord Posted October 2, 2017 Author Share Posted October 2, 2017 Since this thread has taken a turn towards more anecdotal stuff... white vs black 3 Link to comment
zoogs Posted October 3, 2017 Share Posted October 3, 2017 You might be an inveterate racist if... Link to comment
sho Posted October 13, 2017 Share Posted October 13, 2017 Don't know if this qualifies, but I was just realizing, I work for a large multi-state company. Our office in Omaha has roughly 150 people working here. Out of that 150, there are exactly 2 minorities that work in our office. And from what I see of workers in of other companies in our building, that number jumps to around 300 and I've still only seen the 2 minorities. It's hard to fathom with all the positions, across many different fields that only 2 minorities work here. Maybe the Rooney rule should be introduced nationwide. 1 Link to comment
NM11046 Posted October 13, 2017 Share Posted October 13, 2017 Curious Sho - what the ratio of men to women? When you look at leadership are those minorities up there? Are the women? Link to comment
sho Posted October 13, 2017 Share Posted October 13, 2017 3 minutes ago, NM11046 said: Curious Sho - what the ratio of men to women? When you look at leadership are those minorities up there? Are the women? The two minorities are in entry level positions. About 70% of the management team in our office is female. Ratio in the office is roughly 65/35 female to male. Our IT skews the ratio, as that is all men. All other areas are closer to 80/20 Link to comment
NM11046 Posted October 13, 2017 Share Posted October 13, 2017 Interesting! Thanks for sharing. Link to comment
BigRedBuster Posted October 13, 2017 Share Posted October 13, 2017 8 minutes ago, sho said: The two minorities are in entry level positions. About 70% of the management team in our office is female. Ratio in the office is roughly 65/35 female to male. Our IT skews the ratio, as that is all men. All other areas are closer to 80/20 So, your office is mostly women but very few racial minorities? Link to comment
sho Posted October 13, 2017 Share Posted October 13, 2017 13 minutes ago, BigRedBuster said: So, your office is mostly women but very few racial minorities? Yes Link to comment
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