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So it's acceptable for employers to assume the role of dictators? Dictating everything that can or cannot happen under the American sun? That's the logical conclusion.
If any friend of mine ever dressed in blackface, I would never speak to that person again. It is very offense and very racist. This is not from a position of being "pro-Black". This is everything to do with me not wanting to be hurt by someone. When someone I personally know dresses in blackface, it tells me that they have a covert disdain for Blacks or a lack of respect. This is why I have no sympathy for that nurse who got fired. Maybe that nurse will think next time.
And something else. If someone knows that blackface is extremely offensive and racist, why would said person do such a thing, other than to be racist?
So it's acceptable for employers to assume the role of dictators? Dictating everything that can or cannot happen under the American sun? That's the logical conclusion.
If you don't want to get fired do one of two things: 1. Don't get a job. 2. Don't do something stupid and post it on social media.
These people aren't victims. They're just a special kind of stupid.
If you don't want to get fired do one of two things: 1. Don't get a job. 2. Don't do something stupid and post it on social media.
These people aren't victims. They're just a special kind of stupid.
So employers only get to decide what's "stupid"? I say it's stupid to fire someone for a Halloween costume. I think it's stupid to make other people's business your own.
I care. I want to make sure I can trust the individuals around me. I need to know that they respect me and are generally decent people. What is YOUR problem?
I care. I want to make sure I can trust the individuals around me. I need to know that they respect me and are generally decent people. What is YOUR problem?
I will tell you again what the problem is, but it won't do any good. It's called reciprocity. You don't care about anyone else's feelings or desires or what they consider "racist" etc. Further you are trying to dictate your druthers on to others, while totally disregarding and discounting theirs.
So employers only get to decide what's "stupid"? I say it's stupid to fire someone for a Halloween costume. I think it's stupid to make other people's business your own.
What do you not understand about employment at will? If you feel so strongly about it, picket the place of business. I tell you what, dress like a Nazi, have your significant other dress like a concentration camp prisoner, post it on Facebook, then act surprised when your boss fires your arse.
The woman and the guy standing beside her have to be two of the most obtuse people on the planet to think that dressing like that would be OK.
Hint...it isn't, not even close. It's stupid and racist. Apparently her employer agrees. She isn't a victim. It's like shooting yourself in the foot then blaming the gun.
So it's acceptable for employers to assume the role of dictators? Dictating everything that can or cannot happen under the American sun? That's the logical conclusion.
The employer didn't put her in jail or enforce corporal (or capital) punishment. They didn't make her part of a chain gang or force her to go work in a labor camp. They didn't burn her house down or force her landlord or mortgage holder to evict her. They didn't make it so she could be convicted of trespassing at the grocery store. They didn't exile her to Canada, Egypt, or Antarctica. So no, the employer is not assuming the role of a dictator.
They are, however, allowed to dictate who works for their company and who does not. I'm going to assume that you would not allow someone to work at a company you owned if they insisted on wearing an "Impeach Trump" t-shirt. Neither would I, mainly because I wouldn't want to alienate half of my customers. And making that judgement call would be your right as an employer.
Two tips:
`1. If you don't want to get fired, don't do stupid things that will offend a large percentage of the population, particularly if you are serving the public, regardless of whether you think it's offensive or not.
2. If you want to be the one making the rules about who works somewhere, go start your own company or get hired as a manager at an existing company. Then you can hire all of the racists you want!
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