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A black family fired an independent contractor they had hired for a job after he drove to their home with a giant Confederate flag affixed to his truck.
Allison and Zeke Brown of Atlanta, Georgia hired the man, whose name is Michael, to replace the brakes on their golf cart. When he arrived at their home on Saturday, an enormous rebel flag was attached to his truck
I mean, I can understand where the family was coming from. Me (and, yes, I am black), I would try to get a feel for the contractor before I took any kind of adverse action. Like it or not, the Confederate Flag is not inherently hateful or racist. If the contractor was professional and treated me with respect, he'd keep the contract. If I caught an inkling of disrespect or racist tendencies, his arse would be out the door.
Well anyone that flies a Confederate flag should know how offensive that flag is to blacks so no surprise that they fired him. I support the Contractor's right to fly the flag and the customer to fire him for it.
Always interesting to see what stories make national news and which ones don't.
Nobody hurt, no crimes committed.....but the races line up "correctly" so voila, it's news.
And then we get posters on this forum that when I tell them they have a perception bias about how common these things are and they claim they don't understand. lol.
Well anyone that flies a Confederate flag should know how offensive that flag is to blacks so no surprise that they fired him. I support the Contractor's right to fly the flag and the customer to fire him for it.
^^^^This. Now the Original United States flag with thirteen stars may get the same treatment.
Good for her! I'd feel the same way about hiring someone who was a KNOWN racist or homophobe. As a matter if fact, I do wish that business owners who harbor these prejudices would have signs that read that they do not serve XXXs.
I mean, I can understand where the family was coming from. Me (and, yes, I am black), I would try to get a feel for the contractor before I took any kind of adverse action. Like it or not, the Confederate Flag is not inherently hateful or racist. If the contractor was professional and treated me with respect, he'd keep the contract. If I caught an inkling of disrespect or racist tendencies, his arse would be out the door.
Thing is, if he was racist, he never would have done business with the Black family to begin with. But I also won't be surprised if this story is completely made up to try and stir more racist tension in this country.
Thing is, if he was racist, he never would have done business with the Black family to begin with. But I also won't be surprised if this story is completely made up to try and stir more racist tension in this country.
Possibly. Money makes some people do things they would not otherwise do. Then we have people who are racist who would take the job but do a crappy job because they are racist. I'm not saying that the contractor falls into this category. Just bringing up a possibility.
Possibly. Money makes some people do things they would not otherwise do. Then we have people who are racist who would take the job but do a crappy job because they are racist. I'm not saying that the contractor falls into this category. Just bringing up a possibility.
THat's the saddest part, is that people are judging a book by it's cover. The truck could have even been a loan from someone else for all we know. The guy could have been the nicest guy in the world. Or, if he was racist, the family could have shown compassion and love and make him realize that he is wrong for his racism, and maybe they could have made a new friend. But instead, they decide to jump on that "white man bad" bandwagon the first chance they get.
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