Reader rob smeared me as "weird and out of touch" for noting how intolerant progressives and progressive institutions are today. No, he complains, they are only being "fair"! So let me share three items of interest.
At one large organization where a friend works, two black cafeteria cooks were asked to prepare a special meal in honor of African-American history month. No doubt, they thought back to their own childhood and prepared on meal of ribs, collard greens, and cornbread. A much higher status member of the organization came to the cafeteria and was sorely offended by their "stereotyping." She got them fired. So this highly privileged woman got two much less privileged, minority workers, who were probably supporting families on their low wages, thrown out of work because they had offended her progressive ideology by implying that African-American people ever ate African-American cuisine. Hey, fair's fair!
At another large organization where a fr…
Huh?!
ReplyDeleteI am almost afraid to ask, but what prompted this?
By the way, interesting new blog-header.
ReplyDeleteBy the way, do you know what the header is referencing?
ReplyDeleteI would imagine that it has to do with current instability of nations and its threat to "whirled peas". Sure, it is a generality, but things are quite strange these days. More war seems to be afoot.
ReplyDeleteIf you were thinking of something more specific, then I must say that I am at a loss.
Well, there is the whole Ron Artest thing, as well. Haha!
ReplyDeleteI have a feeling that you wouldn't change your header just for "Metta World Peace". It's got to be deeper than that.
Well, it was mostly just my chuckling about Artest, but if there is anything deeper, it's that perhaps this blog can best be called "the blog with the ever changing name."
ReplyDeleteThe post? Sheer whimsy.
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