African-American boss’s N-word rant leads to award

[Connery]

Some words are just not appropriate in any context, especially a work relationship. So the boss used the term "******" to convey love in this instance....

"A federal jury in Manhattan has awarded $250,000 to an African-American worker who claims her boss used the N-word in a 4-minute rant about her professional behavior and work attire.

The worker, Brandi Johnson, worked at an employment agency called STRIVE that helps people from troubled backgrounds find work. Her boss, Rob Carmona, is also African-American, the Associated Press reports. STRIVE’s model, according to a 60 Minutes story, is "part boot camp, part group therapy.”

Carmona had testified the N-word has "multiple contexts" in the black and Latino communities, sometimes conveying anger and sometimes love. In Johnson’s case, he said, the word was intended to convey love".

African-American boss's N-word rant leads to $250K compensatory award in bias case

 

[R.C. Christian]

Stupid.

 

[Bluedog]

Good. The word itself is a racial pejorative no matter who says it. Period.

 

[NLT]

Some words are just not appropriate in any context, especially a work relationship. So the boss used the term "******" to convey love in this instance....

"A federal jury in Manhattan has awarded $250,000 to an African-American worker who claims her boss used the N-word in a 4-minute rant about her professional behavior and work attire.

The worker, Brandi Johnson, worked at an employment agency called STRIVE that helps people from troubled backgrounds find work. Her boss, Rob Carmona, is also African-American, the Associated Press reports. STRIVE’s model, according to a 60 Minutes story, is "part boot camp, part group therapy.”

Carmona had testified the N-word has "multiple contexts" in the black and Latino communities, sometimes conveying anger and sometimes love. In Johnson’s case, he said, the word was intended to convey love".

African-American boss's N-word rant leads to $250K compensatory award in bias case

Bout time, if I cant use that word neither should black people.

 

[Connery]

Stupid.

Why do you say this is stupid? There was a hostile environment created by the boss' asinine and abusive behavior.

 

[JakeStarkey]

All hostile work environments and retaliation in violation of personal rights in the workplace need to be punished.

This certainly was one of those times.

 

[Lonestar_logic]

Stupid.

Why do you say this is stupid? There was a hostile environment created by the boss' asinine and abusive behavior.

Were you there?

 

[daws101]

Stupid.

Why do you say this is stupid? There was a hostile environment created by the boss' asinine and abusive behavior.

Were you there?

why would Connery need to be there?

 

[JakeStarkey]

Lonestar cannot call a black worker or customer in his store a "******" without getting his ass sued.

That's what he is pissed about.

It could cost him a big fine and his business license.

 

[Lonestar_logic]

Why do you say this is stupid? There was a hostile environment created by the boss' asinine and abusive behavior.

Were you there?

why would Connery need to be there?

How else could he possibly know the environment was hostile?

 

[Lonestar_logic]

Lonestar cannot call a black worker or customer in his store a "******" without getting his ass sued.

That's what he is pissed about.

It could cost him a big fine and his business license.

Have any facts to back up your stupid claim?

Of course not. You liberals just like to lie.

 

[JakeStarkey]

Lonestar cannot call a black worker or customer in his store a "******" without getting his ass sued.

That's what he is pissed about.

It could cost him a big fine and his business license.

Have any facts to back up your stupid claim?

Of course not. You liberals just like to lie.

And don't tell us you have done it, that would be a flat lie.

 

[daws101]

Were you there?

why would Connery need to be there?

How else could he possibly know the environment was hostile?

oh I see you're one of those if I didn't see it ,it didn't happen types.
odd you don't use that same"logic" when yammering on about god.!!!

love it when you justify.

 

[daws101]

Lonestar cannot call a black worker or customer in his store a "******" without getting his ass sued.

That's what he is pissed about.

It could cost him a big fine and his business license.

Have any facts to back up your stupid claim?

Of course not. You liberals just like to lie.

classic false assumption...

 

[Lonestar_logic]

Lonestar cannot call a black worker or customer in his store a "******" without getting his ass sued.

That's what he is pissed about.

It could cost him a big fine and his business license.

Have any facts to back up your stupid claim?

Of course not. You liberals just like to lie.

And don't tell us you have done it, that would be a flat lie.

You and the other liberals on here are the ones known for lying. So again, either prove the claim you made or retract it.

 

[Lonestar_logic]

why would Connery need to be there?

How else could he possibly know the environment was hostile?

oh I see you're one of those if I didn't see it ,it didn't happen types.
odd you don't use that same"logic" when yammering on about god.!!!

love it when you justify.

No I'm one of those that isn't gullible enough to believe everything someone says. There are three sides to every story.

 

[daws101]

Have any facts to back up your stupid claim?

Of course not. You liberals just like to lie.

And don't tell us you have done it, that would be a flat lie.

You and the other liberals on here are the ones known for lying. So again, either prove the claim you made or retract it.

you do the same...

 

[Lonestar_logic]

Lonestar cannot call a black worker or customer in his store a "******" without getting his ass sued.

That's what he is pissed about.

It could cost him a big fine and his business license.

Have any facts to back up your stupid claim?

Of course not. You liberals just like to lie.

classic false assumption...

False my ass! It's been proven on these board countless times.

 

[Lonestar_logic]

And don't tell us you have done it, that would be a flat lie.

You and the other liberals on here are the ones known for lying. So again, either prove the claim you made or retract it.

you do the same...

Prove it!

 

[daws101]

How else could he possibly know the environment was hostile?

oh I see you're one of those if I didn't see it ,it didn't happen types.
odd you don't use that same"logic" when yammering on about god.!!!

love it when you justify.

No I'm one of those that isn't gullible enough to believe everything someone says. There are three sides to every story.