Deanna, I agree, it's only fair and appropriate to get both sides of the story, but in short, she brought it to my attention, in the form of a written complaint. A quick scan of our email server (how quickly people forget that company email isn’t necessarily private), and witnessing the name calling, was all I needed to make my decision.
I'm sure we all have conversations that could be misinterpreted, but no matter how chummy I am with someone, calling them a faggot, dyke, nigger, any-of-many Anti-Semitic slurs, is simply not acceptable, in or out of the workplace. I choose not to use such language ever. I honestly cant think of a single way calling someone "X", even if it's not used in a direct, insulting way, doesn't perpetuate discrimination, racism, prejudice, or hatred... "It's okay to hate" ..which was part of my original point. I don’t care about the guy on the 49er's, for all I know he's going to get beaten to a pulp by a homosexual. But I do care about the kids who look up to these 'role models'. I don’t want my nephew to listen to this crap. I want my nephew to be compassionate and respectful of others. To me, there's a huge difference between "tolerating" and "coexisting peacefully". ~bgl Unbelievable, have I offended some of you? I've gotten now 16 emails telling me to "F*** off". Would you please elaborate on why should I f*** off? --> -----Original Message----- --> From: Deanna Schneider [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] --> Sent: Wednesday, November 27, 2002 1:06 PM --> To: CF-Community --> Subject: Re: Reason 49er why athletes should stay on the field and away --> from the microphone... --> --> Hey Brian, --> I'm disheartened to hear about all the private email you've gotten from --> people telling to f**k off. But, it doesn't entirely shock me. --> --> One thing I would question about your account, though, was what was the --> lesbian's take on the situation? I've had a number of work friends with --> whom --> I've exchanged banter that could be construed to be offensive outside --> the --> realm of my relationship with that person. Hell, Kevin's been calling me --> a --> breeder damn near daily lately. ;) But, that doesn't mean I'm offended, --> or --> that I would ever expect or want anyone to step in to the middle of my --> interactions if I were offended. --> --> (In contrast, I worked with one gay man that insisted that I was a --> lesbian --> and that my boyfriend (now husband) was really a gay man that hadn't --> figured --> it out yet. What I wouldn't have given for someone to fire him!) --> --> Of course, it's entirely possible that the two people in question did --> NOT --> have a positive relationship, and that he was being offensive. I just --> figure --> it's always a good idea to get all perspectives before decisions are --> made. --> --> Deanna Schneider --> Interactive Media Developer --> [EMAIL PROTECTED] ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?forumid=5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?method=subscribe&forumid=5 Your ad could be here. Monies from ads go to support these lists and provide more resources for the community. http://www.fusionauthority.com/ads.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5
