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This isn't about political correctness. The oreos were intended to insult. Bringing chicken, watermelon or oreos to a party is, perfectly ok. Using them to deliver a message is not. I suppose you could get yourself into trouble here if you invited the black panthers to dinner and served fried chicken, watermelon and oreos though.... I'd make sure there was lots of other stuff on the menu...
I did witness the children of one neighbor taunting a young professional couple who lived on the same block with "Oreo, oreo...you're only black on the outside", years ago when I lived in Detroit, but I thought this was just something ignorant kids did. I have never seen an adult do this.
Those kids grew up and are now the adults ...still saying it.
I have to agree with Jasper. After 30 years working in the financial field I switched over to the public sector and I'm now working with a very diverse workforce, and I have to say, for a white guy, it's like working in a minefield.
Every word, every action, even dress can be taken out of context by an "aggrieved" party. And as soon as a complaint is made you have to take sensitivity training, which is an incredible racket...I now understand why Sharpton and Jackson keep pushing their racist baloney, there's a lot of money to be made.
Even food can be a problem...someone brought in chocolate frosted yellow-cake cupcakes for a birthday, and you guessed it, sensitivity classes were mandated for everyone.
I have to agree with Jasper. After 30 years working in the financial field I switched over to the public sector and I'm now working with a very diverse workforce, and I have to say, for a white guy, it's like working in a minefield.
Every word, every action, even dress can be taken out of context by an "aggrieved" party. And as soon as a complaint is made you have to take sensitivity training, which is an incredible racket...I now understand why Sharpton and Jackson keep pushing their racist baloney, there's a lot of money to be made.
Even food can be a problem...someone brought in chocolate frosted yellow-cake cupcakes for a birthday, and you guessed it, sensitivity classes were mandated for everyone.
Yeah I agree as well. I worked 20+ years in the corporate world and then went into teaching and you're right...it's a minefield.
The New Black Panther Party is just as silly as ever.
When people have that wing-ding gene, they latch on to whatever cause or group that will feed that hungry monster in them.
I never understood in the article exactly how Orr was "white on the inside". If I had been on that city council, I would have brought oreo cookies to every meeting after and pass them around for all.
That's something I noticed right off the bat, too. It's remarkable how the NBPP gets national media attention, despite the fact that they are a few hundred people who basically rant on street corners and get ignored by passersby.
Heaven help us in the media ever discover the black Israelites...
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I'd make sure there was lots of other stuff on the menu...
