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Woke employee who refused to work while ‘mourning’ Roe v. Wade fired
New York Post ^ | July 4, 2022 10:09am Updated | Ariel Zilber

Posted on 07/04/2022 10:31:11 AM PDT by Zhang Fei

A woke Universal Music Group worker claims he was fired for “speaking up” about abortion rights — after he admitted he refused to work because he was in “mourning” over the Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe v. Wade.

Michael Lopez, a production coordinator at Universal Music Enterprises, blasted the company as “anti-gay” for terminating a “queer brown person” during Pride Month for “speaking up in defense of abortion rights,” according to a lengthy note on LinkedIn that went viral last week.

“Last Friday, like countless other folks, I was devastated by the news of the supreme court’s [sic] attack on abortion rights,” Lopez wrote.

“Paired with the flood of anti-queer and anti-trans legislation, it’s been hard to process how company’s [sic] expect us to be productive while our rights are being stripped away.”

Lopez then went on to explain that each Friday “one of my tasks was to process reports for upcoming releases” and then to email his work to 275 people.

But instead of doing the usual process reports, he wrote an email that read: “I didn’t do them today.”

“I’m in mourning due to the attack on people with uteruses in the US. Federally guaranteed access to abortion is gone,” the email continued.

“Vivendi and Universal Music Group must stop donating to anti-abortion, anti-queer and anti-trans politicians. Politicians like Marsha Blackburn, Ken Buck, Victoria Spartz, etc. Or expect more unproductive days,” he wrote, signing off with “Yours in fury, Michael Lopez.”

A spokesperson for Universal Music Group: “As a matter of policy, we can’t discuss an individual’s personnel record. We can say that what was posted on social media is inaccurate.”

“UMG has a long record of support for women’s issues,”

“As we wrote to our US employees, UMG views reproductive health care as essential.”

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TOPICS: Culture/Society; Extended News; News/Current Events; US: New York; US: Wisconsin
KEYWORDS: abortion; fag; ketanjibrownjackson; newyork; newyorkcity; newyorkcompost; newyorkpost; ny; nyc; paulryan; plannedparenthood; queer; righttolife; roevswade; scotus; showbiz; wisconsin; woke
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The dread hand of the white cisgendered male heterosexual patriarchy strikes again.
1 posted on 07/04/2022 10:31:11 AM PDT by Zhang Fei
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To: Zhang Fei

He’ll sue and probably win.


2 posted on 07/04/2022 10:33:51 AM PDT by dynachrome (“We cannot save Ukraine by dooming the US economy.” Rand Paul)
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A woke Universal Music Group worker claims he was fired for “speaking up” about abortion rights — after he admitted he refused to work because he was in “mourning”

No, idiot, you weren't fired for "speaking up" you were fired for refusing to work.
3 posted on 07/04/2022 10:35:08 AM PDT by Signalman
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To: Zhang Fei

But they can fire you or refuse to employ you if you happen to be a conservative Bible believing Christian. I am amused and appalled at the hypocrisy of the lefties.


4 posted on 07/04/2022 10:36:32 AM PDT by No name given (Anonymous is who you’ll know me as. )
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I'll bet he was targeted by the patriarchy and they were just waiting for the chance to fire him for being a brown, gay person and during Pride Month, the holiest month of the year "Oh, woe is me!"

Hint: Do your job, a**hole!

5 posted on 07/04/2022 10:38:10 AM PDT by 17th Miss Regt
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To: Zhang Fei

So if you are gay and a minority you don’t have to do any work during June. If you are lucky enough to be black and gay you can get February also. Plus health insurance and sick time.


6 posted on 07/04/2022 10:40:20 AM PDT by webheart
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To: Zhang Fei

All because “their” abortion opportunities became slightly more limited for “them”. After the suit, PCH Sweepstakes will look like pocket change. 🙅


7 posted on 07/04/2022 10:47:50 AM PDT by rktman (Destroy America from within? Check! WTH? Enlisted USN 1967 to end up with this? 😕)
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Hint: Do your job, a**hole!

He's working for the wrong company. He should be a sewer worker, being that he is into that sh*t.

8 posted on 07/04/2022 10:50:02 AM PDT by roadcat
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“...the attack on people with uteruses in the US”


Can’t bear to say the ‘W’ word.


9 posted on 07/04/2022 10:50:16 AM PDT by hanamizu
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To: Zhang Fei

He threw away a good job. That was his decision.
Even if he sues and ‘wins’ some kind of settlement to get lost, he has lost in other ways. After this level of publicity, fewer established companies would hire him, unless at a much lower wage. He’s shown himself to be insular, capricious and unbusinesslike.


10 posted on 07/04/2022 10:51:27 AM PDT by lee martell
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“...blasted the company as anti-gay for terminating a queer brown person...”

Since when is a company not allowed to fire a queer? Are homosexuals allowed to do whatever they want to (like government employees)?


11 posted on 07/04/2022 10:51:32 AM PDT by Flavious_Maximus
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To: Zhang Fei

Is that uteri?


12 posted on 07/04/2022 10:56:32 AM PDT by xzins (Retired US Army chaplain. Support our troops by praying for their victory. )
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To: Zhang Fei

Idiot deserves a good swift kick in the c***


13 posted on 07/04/2022 10:56:58 AM PDT by Bullish (Rot'sa ruk America. )
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“Paired with the flood of anti-queer and anti-trans legislation, it’s been hard to process how company’s [sic] expect us to be productive while our rights are being stripped away.”

Our pioneer patriot families weep for you, but not really.   Go suck another toad you fantasy land living fool.

14 posted on 07/04/2022 11:03:20 AM PDT by higgmeister ( In the Shadow of The Big Chicken)
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To: xzins

“Is that uteri?”

Grammar is White Supremacy.


15 posted on 07/04/2022 11:15:55 AM PDT by PLMerite ("They say that we were Cold Warriors. Yes, and a bloody good show, too." - Robert Conquest )
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(after he admitted he refused to work because he was in “mourning” over the Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe v. Wade)

Oh my.

A whole box of Kleenex or two.

Hopefully some ice cream 🍨🍨🍧🍨 made him feel better.


16 posted on 07/04/2022 12:04:24 PM PDT by SaveFerris (The Lord, The Christ and The Messiah: Jesus Christ of Nazareth - http://www.BiblicalJesusChrist.Com/)
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To: Zhang Fei

what an ass. This ( RVW) has nothing to do with a queer brown guy.


17 posted on 07/04/2022 12:39:55 PM PDT by ronniesgal (Hot fun in the summertime! thanks rjo.)
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To: Zhang Fei

They were not so much fired as they had abandoned their job!


18 posted on 07/04/2022 1:01:16 PM PDT by BillT (If you can not stand behind our military, you might as well stand in front of them!)
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To: PLMerite

Lol


19 posted on 07/04/2022 1:08:02 PM PDT by xzins (Retired US Army chaplain. Support our troops by praying for their victory. )
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To: Zhang Fei

Mental health will win the day


20 posted on 07/04/2022 3:20:52 PM PDT by ronnie raygun
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