This is the real racist here -Second Battalion Chief Shawn McCarty
[[Yet Second Battalion Chief Shawn McCarty confirmed that some staff argued it was “racially insensitive” to bring a watermelon to a firehouse, and Pattinson was consequently discharged by Fire Commissioner Eric Jones, who described the incident as “offensive”:]]
1 posted on
10/12/2017 6:51:56 AM PDT by
Lera
To: Lera
Detroit’s Black Firefighters Back White Recruit Fired over ‘Racially Insensitive’ Watermelon So if he'd brought lasagna to the station would the Italians be offended because he was "insensitive" and racist?
2 posted on
10/12/2017 6:54:35 AM PDT by
The Sons of Liberty
(Where else could 12% DICTATE TO, and live off the rest, yet claim to be "OPPRESSED"?)
To: Lera
That means some staff are racist because they immediately associated watermelon with African Americans.
3 posted on
10/12/2017 6:56:04 AM PDT by
AppyPappy
(Don't mistake your dorm political discussions with the desires of the nation)
To: Lera
Boycott stores that sell racially-insensitive produce!
5 posted on
10/12/2017 6:59:39 AM PDT by
ConservativeMind
(Trump: Befuddling Democrats, Republicans, and the Media for the benefit of the US and all mankind.)
To: Lera
Wow, That engine company is full of the darker shade of pale type people.
6 posted on
10/12/2017 7:01:36 AM PDT by
Autonomous User
(During times of universal deceit, telling the truth becomes a revolutionary act.)
To: Lera
“Just want to let everyone know he’s a real amazing dude and it was all good intentions,” firefighter Tadarius Spearman wrote in a Facebook post, alongside ten African-American firefighters. “And our entire class (is) supporting him in this. Especially us African-Americans and that’s all that needs to be said. Stay up brother. #DFD.”Good for them. Every once in a while we get a glimmer of hope in today's world that it has not gone completely mad.
To: Lera
If he REALLY wanted to be 'racially insensitive', he might have brought these:
They are now called 'Black Licorice Babies'. When I was a kid growing up in Canada, we called this candy 'Nigger Babies'. I never liked the candy not because of the name (to which I was indifferent), but because I do not like the taste of black licorice.
To: Lera
11 posted on
10/12/2017 7:32:23 AM PDT by
YourAdHere
(Hillary 2020!)
To: Lera
Who knew watermelon was racist.
13 posted on
10/12/2017 8:05:18 AM PDT by
falcon99
To: Lera
This is a travesty of justice. Surely intent has to count for something if they are going to impose such a huge penalty. If there was no obvious racist intent and just plain naïveté, the man should be reinstated and given an apology.
To: Lera
Good to see that the Detroit Firefighters have more common sense than the NFL, NAACP, ESPN and the US Government combined.
To: Lera
This guy was only trying to be nice, fit in on his first day, establish comradeship and be part of the team. If anyone needs to be fired, it’s this retarded turd Second Battalion Chief Shawn McFarty.
17 posted on
10/12/2017 9:02:42 AM PDT by
WKUHilltopper
(WKU 2016 Boca Raton Bowl Champions)
To: Lera
His local fruit stand had four different grades of watermelon:
1. Organic seedless (highest price)
2. Seedless
3. Regular
4. Racially insensitive (lowest price)
He’s not a racist, he’s just cheap. He bought the lowest priced watermelon.
18 posted on
10/12/2017 9:23:23 AM PDT by
samtheman
(As an oil exporter, why would the Russians prefer Trump to Hillary? (Get it or be stupid.))
To: Lera
Bet Shawn McCarty is white?
21 posted on
10/12/2017 1:28:08 PM PDT by
RedMonqey
(` Res Ipsa Loquitor.)
To: Lera
Good to hear. DFD...you’re up next.
23 posted on
10/12/2017 1:38:42 PM PDT by
lepton
("It is useless to attempt to reason a man out of a thing he was never reasoned into"--Jonathan Swift)
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