Detroit firefighter fired for bringing a watermelon to work (racist, Brown, workers)

[jimj]

Originally Posted by GotHereQuickAsICould

So a 41 y/o white guy gets a shot at a good job with a pension and he blows it by bringing a watermelon with a pink bow to a firehouse that is 90% black.

He probably got fired for being stupid.

You're right, he should've brought Fried Chicken...

[Cali Doll]

Originally Posted by MPowering1

I'm confused now. How does the pink bow further the stereotype joke?

It doesn’t further the stereotype joke. It furthers the I’m clowning my new co-workers joke.

[No_Recess]

Originally Posted by MPowering1

What do you care? You're not white. You can just pretend it's a joke and you'll get away with it.

Oh crap. I forgot.

Back to putting pins in my voodoo dolls of white devils...

*sinister laugh*

[lilyflower3191981]

Originally Posted by moneill

It sure does seem like a ridiculous excuse to fire someone.

I mean - -punish him with sensitivity training or something like that but to fire him....I still say -- there has to be more to this story.

They probably don't want to work with him.

[psr13]

Originally Posted by Cali Doll

It doesn’t further the stereotype joke. It furthers the I’m clowning my new co-workers joke.

Would a blue bow have been properly manly then and made it OK?

[No_Recess]

Originally Posted by Cali Doll

It doesn’t further the stereotype joke. It furthers the I’m clowning my new co-workers joke.

He said it was a present not a joke. Presents come with a bow sometimes.

Do all pink bowed gifts indicate that it is a gift?

[Cali Doll]

Originally Posted by redwood66

My former Marine husband wears pink for the boobies. It looks great on him. He would pick a pink bow if he were making a joke to a bunch of dudes.

Maybe it was the only color bow he had at home? Presents need bows.

Exactly what we’re saying.

[jimj]

Originally Posted by sandsthetime

There are tons of people in the country who would kill to get that job. How many people would actually be stupid enough to lose it? At least one.

Oh the RACISM of it all.... Watermelon, how DARE HE!

[glass_of_merlot]

Originally Posted by Cali Doll

It doesn’t further the stereotype joke. It furthers the I’m clowning my new co-workers joke.

I think grown men like these guys should be secure enough in themselves to handle a pink bow.
Maybe it's just a male thing.
My mom always thought women are the strongest sex. But that is a whole different debate.

[GotHereQuickAsICould]

Originally Posted by Cali Doll

The question has been answered many times already. I’m not sure why No_Recess doesn’t comprehend.

The pink bow clearly indicates he was making a joke. Men don’t traditionally put pink bows on gifts to other men. He was making a joke based on the stereotype, and he put a pink bow on the watermelon to further the joke.

He told the news station it wasn't a joke.

If it was a joke, what was the joke?