Comments on: Burlington Takeaway: Words Whites Can’t Say /2011/01/12/burlington-takeaway-words-whites-cant-say/ Politics + Technology = Nonsense at the Speed of Light Tue, 01 Sep 2026 03:05:10 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=5.0.22 By: Anonymous /2011/01/12/burlington-takeaway-words-whites-cant-say/#comment-7517 Wed, 21 Mar 2012 20:51:46 +0000 /2011/01/12/burlington-takeaway-words-whites-cant-say/#comment-7517 Tanstafl- omg, sooooo hilarious!!!
I’m not the litigious type, otherwise I would.

Daybreaker-
I forgot to add, 80% of the staff uses the word “Nigga” DAILY. If everyone else is saying it with impunity, some of whom are black, others of whom are Hispanic, why shouldn’t it accidently come out of my mouth?

If you hear something everyday, you’re apt to say it.
To clarify, I mean hearing the word at work, not just amongst my friends.

The similarities in my case and Tom Burlington’s are uncanny; even down the the “cat’s paw” concept.
I was the top producer and had a great performance record. I was also disliked by a manager and obviously this other woman.

If I wanted to sue, I believe I could & it would be for: hostile work environment, wrongful termination and reverse discrimination. However I hate publicity so much, I couldn’t do it for a million bucks. If I felt that suing could contribute something to society, I might consider it, but still highly unlikely I would.

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By: Anonymous /2011/01/12/burlington-takeaway-words-whites-cant-say/#comment-7442 Sat, 17 Mar 2012 16:30:30 +0000 /2011/01/12/burlington-takeaway-words-whites-cant-say/#comment-7442 Greatest exchange I’ve ever seen on the internet.

Ever.

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By: Tanstaafl /2011/01/12/burlington-takeaway-words-whites-cant-say/#comment-7438 Sat, 17 Mar 2012 14:07:19 +0000 /2011/01/12/burlington-takeaway-words-whites-cant-say/#comment-7438 Welcome to jew-run America.

Get yourself a kike shyster and sue that nigger for disrespecting your gook ass. Maybe the wetbacks in the jury will side with you.

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By: Daybreaker /2011/01/12/burlington-takeaway-words-whites-cant-say/#comment-7437 Sat, 17 Mar 2012 13:52:43 +0000 /2011/01/12/burlington-takeaway-words-whites-cant-say/#comment-7437 “Ironically, the reason it came out of my mouth is because I have a lot of black friends who use the word frequently.”

That was your mistake.

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By: Anonymous /2011/01/12/burlington-takeaway-words-whites-cant-say/#comment-7435 Sat, 17 Mar 2012 04:27:10 +0000 /2011/01/12/burlington-takeaway-words-whites-cant-say/#comment-7435 I came across this article researching for my unemployment appeal and was looking for legal precedents for my appeal.

I am an Asian-American female and I was fired for responding to my substitute assistant manager, who is an African-American female, with the phrase, “Niggah please. I work harder than anyone here. I’m always the last to leave.” This was in response to her statement of “I see you’re not a team player.”
At first I thought she heard me say the ER, but this wasn’t the case. After some discussion I told her that my actual assistant manager said it all the time at work and she stated it was okay for him because he was black. I was fired for gross misconduct.

Ironically, the reason it came out of my mouth is because I have a lot of black friends who use the word frequently. I was specifically told many years ago from my black friends that “Nigga” was okay, and the ER was most definitely not. Is the er and the a- ending the same word?

The first decision did not go in my favor and I am appealing.

Although I have seen her at work events, this was the second time I had to work with her. Clearly she was out for me, but how does one prove that? Also, I have heard her use the colloquialism before in conversation with other people.

Since I am a minority, I would think legally I could sue for wrongful termination. Any thoughts?

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