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Date Posted: 18:06:23 09/17/07 Mon
Author: Deep Diction
Subject: Re: Whoa, whoa whoa...
In reply to: Trys 's message, "Whoa, whoa whoa..." on 15:49:06 09/17/07 Mon

>What does this phrase mean?
>
>>a class legally protected from discrimination,
>
>In this country, everyone is legally
>protected from discrimination on the
>basis of race, creed, religion,
>ethnicity, age, disability, etc... These laws are
>intended precisely so that we don't see the skin, the
>religious emblem, the crutches first and the person
>second. Discrimination doesn't need language as its
>vehicle, nor it is often manifested that way. It's is
>encumbant upon the employee to prove the case against
>the employer, and most employers are smart enough not
>to verbalize it. They'll just concoct other reasons
>and fire you for those. I know; it happened to me.
>
So do you think it should be okay for the employer to verbalize stereotypical insults to a subordinate, without any repercussions such as the insults being used as evidence in a discrimination suit?

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Replies:

Re: Whoa, whoa whoa... -- Trys, 19:48:15 09/17/07 Mon
- Re: Whoa, whoa whoa... -- EJetson, 06:50:15 09/18/07 Tue
  - Re: Whoa, whoa whoa... -- Deep Diction, 12:06:02 09/18/07 Tue
    - Re: Whoa, whoa whoa... -- EJetson, 12:34:20 09/18/07 Tue
      - Re: Whoa, whoa whoa... -- Deep Diction, 13:38:13 09/18/07 Tue
        Re: Whoa, whoa whoa... -- EJetson, 13:41:25 09/18/07 Tue
        Re: Whoa, whoa whoa... -- Deep Diction, 14:53:15 09/18/07 Tue

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