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For everyone who thinks the NAACP has outlived its usefulness, you have to admit that the EEOC is still doing turn-away business.
"(CN) - A group of black workers at a South Carolina steel plant won class certification in a lawsuit claiming that "monkey noises" were broadcast over the speakers to communicate with black workers. They also claimed they were unfairly denied promotions at Nucor Corp.
The 4th Circuit ruled that the workers "certainly presented compelling direct evidence of discrimination, such as denials of promotions when more junior white employees were granted promotions, denial of the ability to cross-train during regular shifts like their white counterparts, and a statement by a white supervisor that he would never promote a black employee."
That evidence alone, the Virginia-based appellate panel ruled, "establishes common claims of discrimination worthy of class certification."
Hey watch it!! You're supposed to pretend that racism doesn't exist. That's how you fix problems! Act like they aren't there and they'll vanish. By pointing this out, you may unfairly make some racists feel uneasy while forcing others to bring up those firefighters again.
My first thought when I saw the OP (before I read the link) was how did they know the monkey noises were directed at them? if someone just started making noises over the intercom right now I wouldn't say "hey they're calling me a monkey!"
Then I read the link:
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Seven black workers sued in 2004 with complaints that they and others were referred to by white supervisors as "******," "bologna lips," "yard ape" and "porch monkey," and that "monkey noises" were broadcast over the radio system.
The plant was also decorated with Confederate flags, and items containing Nucor's logo alongside Confederate flags were sold in the plant's gift shop.
and my second thought is "why were they still working there." I don't know about anyone else but the first time someone called me a porch monkey and nothing was done about it I would have quit.
Hey watch it!! You're supposed to pretend that racism doesn't exist. That's how you fix problems! Act like they aren't there and they'll vanish. By pointing this out, you may unfairly make some racists feel uneasy while forcing others to bring up those firefighters again.
It obviously still exists. Its only some people either ignore it when it comes from "their" people or deny it.
and my second thought is "why were they still working there." I don't know about anyone else but the first time someone called me a porch monkey and nothing was done about it I would have quit.
I worked basic steel and I can tell you there was a monumental discrimination settlement in the seventies involving the companies and various unions.
And in other news Jesse Jackson compared Michael Vick to Jackie Robinson.
I was stumped there for a minute then I realized I was thinking of Smokey..not Jackie.
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