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Re: Employees of kixeye accused of racist remarks fired

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Post by barking »

indy wrote: post #28
sergiotapia wrote: post #16

Earlier quoted context omitted.

As a Latino minority, promptly go fuck yourself. You and the PC crowd are the scourge against "getting shit done". Go back to /r/shitredditsays you twat. If you're offended by things like this you are either: a) Extremely sheltered. b) A racist yourself.

Wow. Wouldn't call myself sheltered or racist but I am a British Asian who has experienced racism at work.

I was once accused of being prejudiced by a british asian after we fell out over some business. Prior to that this person had boasted to me about how despite their family having lived in Trinidad for generations there was 'not one drop of mixed blood' in their family

Re: Employees of kixeye accused of racist remarks fired

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Post by flyinglizard »

columbo wrote: post #12

I'm one of the people who posted on the previous thread that didn't agree with the tone/method of the original blog post. Not that it matters in the slightest what I think. However, I'm glad it turned out this way.

I did not like it either. I thought it was laid with racist overtones and stereotypes. I also thought that it is peculiar that someone would choose to introduce themselves as a "poor black queer" instead of bringing forth their personality or skills or ideas.

Newsflash: if you are interesting or do cool stuff I don't give a fuck about your skin tone or sexual preference.

Re: Employees of kixeye accused of racist remarks fired

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Post by csomar »

flyinglizard wrote: post #21
Jare wrote: post #3

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Here's hoping the quick, decisive and very public action by management sends a clear signal.

Here's hoping that all those who were involved were given due process and handled fairly with the matter being thoroughly investigated by management, rather than being thoughtlessly fired to appease the masses or to be cannon fodder in the lawsuit brought on against kixeye. This is completely regardless of the case at hand, mind. I expect companies to act responsibly towards all employees.

There are no signs that the CEO did fire them thoughtlessly. And they also have the right to defend themselves either publicly or in court.

Re: Employees of kixeye accused of racist remarks fired

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Post by jarek »

sergiotapia wrote: post #37
npc wrote: post #27

Earlier quoted context omitted.

how is it necessary to make racist comments in order to "get shit done"? will your production systems all crash if you don't make a minimum of 5 jokes about nappy hair and malt liquor a day? have you encountered a nasty bug in rails that can only be fixed by exposing it to clips of Mickey Rooney in Breakfast at Tiffany's?

It's not a matter of it being necessary or unnecessary. It's a matter of letting small things slide or taking them in strides. Haven't you ever seen a movie where men jostle each other and call each other things too crass to type in here? Do they whine and run to the boss about how "mean they were"? Of course not, because clearly in this case it's just a case of men being men and flinging the usual shit at each other…

> Don't you have friends?

How often do you ask your black friends if they know how to rap?

Re: Employees of kixeye accused of racist remarks fired

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Post by axlelonghorn »

barking wrote: post #24
indy wrote: post #10

Earlier quoted context omitted.

you sound racist

He sounds angry and a bit OTT to me. Inferring that someone is a racist (as you're doing) is extremely serious. Your remark comes across as a bit creepy actually

He said, "you sound racist", not "you are racist".

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=b...

Re: Employees of kixeye accused of racist remarks fired

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Post by btilly »

This is a common response in dysfunctional workplaces.

A problem comes up, identify some scapegoats, fire them, put out a PR statement.

Whether or not this is meaningful won't be obvious for some time. But at most dysfunctional workplaces the problems go deeper than the scapegoats fired, and problems persist. With an overlay of, "You got my friend fired!"

Re: Employees of kixeye accused of racist remarks fired

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Post by [deleted] »

indy wrote: post #28
sergiotapia wrote: post #16

Earlier quoted context omitted.

As a Latino minority, promptly go fuck yourself. You and the PC crowd are the scourge against "getting shit done". Go back to /r/shitredditsays you twat. If you're offended by things like this you are either: a) Extremely sheltered. b) A racist yourself.

Wow. Wouldn't call myself sheltered or racist but I am a British Asian who has experienced racism at work.

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Re: Employees of kixeye accused of racist remarks fired

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Post by anu_gupta »

barking wrote: post #41
indy wrote: post #28

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Wow. Wouldn't call myself sheltered or racist but I am a British Asian who has experienced racism at work.

I was once accused of being prejudiced by a british asian after we fell out over some business. Prior to that this person had boasted to me about how despite their family having lived in Trinidad for generations there was 'not one drop of mixed blood' in their family

@barking. So what? Honestly, so what? Are you trying to say that even by the standards of other prejudiced people you come across as prejudiced? Or perhaps you're implying that one act of prejudice by someone from a "minority" means that it's open season on all minorities?

Re: Employees of kixeye accused of racist remarks fired

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Post by arohner »

waterlesscloud wrote: post #7
aaronbrethorst wrote: post #4

http://www.twitlonger.com/show/jh72ja What are we doing to make sure this never happens again in the future? Well, even before this incident, we hired a VP of HR who has implemented a sensitivity training program for all employees. Which was evidently ineffective.

The point of such training is to make it less legally risky to fire people for being insensitive. Looks like it was effective.

Stupid question: It's already illegal to discriminate and harass on the basis of race. Why do you need a training program to make it less risky to fire people over it?

Re: Employees of kixeye accused of racist remarks fired

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Post by drivebyacct2 »

flyinglizard wrote: post #42
columbo wrote: post #12

I'm one of the people who posted on the previous thread that didn't agree with the tone/method of the original blog post. Not that it matters in the slightest what I think. However, I'm glad it turned out this way.

I did not like it either. I thought it was laid with racist overtones and stereotypes. I also thought that it is peculiar that someone would choose to introduce themselves as a "poor black queer" instead of bringing forth their personality or skills or ideas. Newsflash: if you are interesting or do cool stuff I don't give a fuck about your skin tone or sexual preference.

... That was rather the point.

>if you are interesting or do cool stuff I don't give a fuck about your skin tone

And I'm guessing you're white and straight and thus have not spent the amount of timing thinking about others as I and other people have. We're not worried about you. We're worried about people like these employees who DO give "a fuck" about skin tone or sexual preference.

It's funny that you condemn him for probably jokingly and self-deprecatingly calling himself a "poor black queer", yet that's what he was reduced to when you're treated as such day in and day out.

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