Posted on 10/12/2004 8:30:36 AM PDT by laotzu
MONTREAL - A gay man who was called a "fifi" by a used car salesman has been awarded $1,000 by Quebec's Human Rights Tribunal.
The man's name can't be revealed because of a publication ban.
The man told the judge he felt dehumanized, humiliated and degraded by the comment, which happened in November 2001 at Roger Poirier Automobile in Sorel, about 70 kilometres northeast of Montreal.
The salesman, Marcel Bardier, used "discriminatory words in regard to [the complainant], by revealing his sexual orientation in hurtful and vexatious terms," wrote Judge Michele Pauze in her decision, according to the Montreal Gazette.
"Calling someone a `fifi' constitutes a scornful way of referring to homosexuals. The use of this term wounds and adds to the disgrace and lack of respect of human dignity a person [can suffer], homosexuals in particular."
In addition to the $1,000 in "moral damages," the car salesman and his employer must also pay interest and expenses.
Welcome to the Gulag....Canada 2004
Wasn't the Police Chief in "Mad Max" named "Fifi"? He didn't seem too bent out of shape about it (and I, for one, wouldn't think of ragging him about it, either).
Wow, what at great way to make money. I am an Indian so now whenever someone calls me , Chief, Featherhead, blanket ass, Tonto, Redskin, or etc. I can go to court and make some greenbacks. cool
No, lend me $20,000. I want to call him a butt pirate.
Let me know when you're comin' and I'll relocate to Alberta.
You wouldn't need to withdraw from Iraq to accomplish the mission. I imagine most of the west might want to join, and the rest wouldn't either want to fight or be able to fight, since the liberals have made sure we have nothing much to fight with.
Thanks for the out loud giggle!
What ever happened to "sticks and stones"?
This is as disturbing to me as the ludicrous decision itself. Canada bans the publication of plaintiff's identities in civil actions?
The new face of socialism.
LOL I knew before posting this would be in Canada. And French Canada!
Just an FYI:
To an artilleryman, "FIFI" means "F*** It, Fire It" and is the usual response to a question as to whether a gun is aimed properly.
If the "fifi" fits.................LOL!!
LOL! You corpsmen!
I wonder how much he'll get outta me when I call him a limp-wristed, pickle-smoking, lisping fairy?
"Vexatious"... Now there's a word you don't see everyday.
"Fee Fi Fo Fum, Fo Fum Fifi. Fifi? I don't know any fifi?"
-- The Giant, "Jack and the Beanstalk," Disney.
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