Detroit firefighter fired for bringing a watermelon to work (racist, claim, news)

[uggabugga]

apparently 'forbidden fruit' is a real thing.

Detroit firefighter fired for bringing watermelon to station - Story | WJBK

[jm1982]

All fruit matters!

[Haakon]

And in another thread they try to claim that liberals aren't the biggest bullies in the country. Only a liberal would fire someone over this.

[No_Recess]

I hear he was originally going to buy all the boys at the station shoe laces.

Obviously this guy is Hitler.

[phma]

Originally Posted by uggabugga

apparently 'forbidden fruit' is a real thing.

Detroit firefighter fired for bringing watermelon to station - Story | WJBK

Good thing he didn't go all out and bring in a bucket of CHICKEN Everyone knows now you can't cook or eat chicken in a firehouse. I wonder what vegetable would have got him booted ?

[MPowering1]

Originally Posted by Haakon

And in another thread they try to claim that liberals aren't the biggest bullies in the country. Only a liberal would fire someone over this.

They'll be along shortly to defend this - saying the firefighter should have known better and if he didn't have ill-intent then at the very least he was highly insensitive.

Wait for it.

[MPowering1]

Originally Posted by No_Recess

I hear he was originally going to buy all the boys at the station shoe laces.

Obviously this guy is Hitler.

I like to think of them as shoe nooses.

[shadowne]

Isn't 41 a little long in the tooth to be starting a firefighter career?

[No_Recess]

Originally Posted by shadowne

Isn't 41 a little long in the tooth to be starting a firefighter career?

Well, he was busy in his 20s and 30s burning crosses and whatnot.

Cut him some slack.

[skycaller23]

We're quickly running out of stuff that is "non racist".