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You act like you're surprised...leave Her alone...She can cook.... :hide-1:
She cooks but probably don't burn coal. Next thing you hear might be Carl Karcher having ties with the Ku Klux Klan but only financial.:hide-1:Quote:
Originally Posted by starkem
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She's very ignorant. I had a similar experience on campus. A student employee said she was afraid of me because I'm black. She also said that blacks are stupid and criminals. She felt like calling the police when black people hangout in groups. My goodness she was a pain. The department that she worked for didn't care and her boss was black.
Why would anyone pay attention to fat, old, Paula Dean? Like, who would even care?
I agree, who cares? Plus, 99% of people have probably said in one way or another while 99% of other people have used slurs towards whites. Is this really news?
Looks and sounds like white trash that managed to break out of her trailer park.
She broke out of her house after beating Agoraphobia.Quote:
Originally Posted by robertlouis
Paula Deen's Agoraphobia and Fear of Death - Oprah's Next Chapter - Oprah Winfrey Network - YouTube
Would you have a problem if I address you by your real name, Count Fistula?Quote:
Originally Posted by Dino Velvet
Who cares?? Who REALLY cares??
1) None of you know what you are talking about
2) I used to know Paula
3) I have been to her house ...... well Compound ......... both the current and previous one ...... and they are not Mobile Homes .
4} I get 1/2 price at her restaurants .
5) I can mention other things i have knowledge of .
With that said, i don't need to come here to hear about Paula .
I will say this thread is about something said in a sealed by the court deposition of an ongoing Bull Shit lawsuit that Paula is involved in .
Btw, i gave up on Paula a few years ago . Her head got to Big . Talk about a Ham . Btw, she is now releasing her own brand of butter and some idiots are trying to open a Paula Deen Museum
White and black issues aside...anyone letting Okra winprhey into their house or hearts and minds is going straight to hell. Be very careful people! (smile)
And as another off topic aside: I still want to fuck the shit out of Gayle Kings old ass! :salad:jerkoff:wiggle::praying: now I know that sounds scary to some of you acrophobiacs, but let a brother live please! :praying:
As to this thread (back on topic) Paula is working out her demons as best she can. When you get money, you tend to not want to be a lot of things you were in the past. We may not solve poverty, crime or moral indecency, but wealth is a catalyst for rethinking old paradigms. Paula bless you! Oprah bless you!
And Gayle....I'd like to discuss our ontological differences in the bathroom please! :praying::salad:wiggle::party:
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Oh well.
I used to have this fantasy of fucking the shit out of Paula Deen after she had fixed for me personally the Southern banquet to end all meals, now she had to go and fuck up a perfectly sweet daydream.
Something about her seems very sexual to me, or maybe I'm just slutty.
LOL. Maybe you're a little bit of both. When you get old, there is nothing really left but spirit in my opinion -in terms of endearment as to remaining sexually attractive. Somehow, Ms. Paula has kept her spirit alive in this manner that any fortuitous man would still want to fed and fucked by this goddess -racist or not.....
:party::yayo::smileysex::jerkoff:fuckin::smileysex ::whistle::love1:smoking
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Always surprised at people's defensiveness when a prominent person is caught out saying intolerant things. People make mistakes but she's not really accused of one or two comments but a pattern of harassment towards her workers. Her desire to have black wait staff dress as slaves is pretty damning.
Also gotta love the self-pitying comment about racism towards African Americans being okay because "99% of people have used slurs towards whites". I don't trust that statistic nor do I trust someone who tries to conflate the history of persecution and mistreatment of African-Americans in the United States with that of whites. All racial slurs are wrong to be sure, but the history of racism in the U.S has been fairly one-sided.
some comments by Paula
"Well what I would really like is a bunch of little n***ers to wear long-sleeve white shirts, black shorts and black bow ties, you know in the Shirley Temple days, they used to tap dance around,” Jackson alleges Deen told her. “Now, that would be a true Southern wedding wouldn’t it? But we can’t do that because the media would be on me about that.”
Her husband
“In the presence of Ms. Jackson and Uncle Bubba’s restaurant manager and a vendor, Bubba Hiers stated they should send President Obama to the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico so he could n***er-rig it.”
She apparently also used the n word to describe an African-American man involved in a bank hold-up. Doesn't sound like she confines her use of the word to jokes but also to people she is angry with.
BTW, it's not just making racist comments to random people on the street but to people who work underneath her and have to take it in order to keep their jobs. She's being sued under Title VII of the civil rights act, and unless there is some sort of procedural or statute of limitations bar, it probably will make it past summary judgment. I hardly see how it's a frivolous lawsuit when she's being sued for violating the letter of the law.
Never liked that superficial "down home grandma" wannabe anyhow. This just gives me one more excuse to dislike her more. <3 Yay
Paula Deen has black friends. She even lets them use her bathroom.
See if you can get it to catch on. I don't mind. I'm all about silliness.Quote:
Originally Posted by nysprod
Sorry but my life doesn't revolve around keeping track of faux celebrities (especially wannabe reality TV celebs) and all their fuck ups or all their :footinmouth moments. It's sad that this shit now passes for real journalism these days when in fact it's just human interest story bullshit and the fact society LOVES to see the rich/famous/powerful taken down a peg or two. Couldn't care less about it (except enough to state my opinion on the matter).
She's sweet and charming.....and a racist. Moving along.
I mean she was routinely telling racist and ethnic jokes at work among her work staff. That's just crazy nowadays.
She acts like the bouncer not the proprietor.Quote:
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Right, except that an entire category of publishing is devoted to things much less relevant than an appalling thing a celebrity said and the fact they're being sued for it. Magazines publish everything from who someone is dating, to what they wear, and what they eat. It is usually only when the hot button issue of racism comes up that people assert the story is not newsworthy. What's newsworthy is what people deem interesting.Quote:
Originally Posted by Sulka_bewitched_me
You can count on some fresh outrage every time a story like this comes up, someone will say , "how is this newsworthy when people are dying in ....", except that magazines and newspapers still report things of various degrees of seriousness all the time no matter what's going on.
America....Old Southern hag.......'nuff said.Quote:
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Just shows you how vapid journalism (and the American's Cult of Celebrity) has become. This lopsided allocation of media attention and public focus is an ominous indicator of how shallow and superficial society has turned into.Quote:
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while not excusing boorish behavior, her redneck, white trashiness is what i find attractive about her. i would do her in a New York minute.
want here addressQuote:
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even worse, she lends them moneyQuote:
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1] Telling jokes is not against the law even if you are offended by them nor is speaking your opinion . It is a Right protected by the Constitution .Quote:
Originally Posted by broncofan
2] Paula doesn't have any or very few black wait staff . They all work in the kitchen
Your second point only reinforces why your first point is off the mark.Quote:
Originally Posted by Cecil Rhodes
Title VII makes it illegal to alter the terms and conditions of work on account of race, and that includes an action for harassment. I'm not going to go through the test they use for harassment cases, but things employers say can constitute harassment. I've seen dozens of cases where employers using the n word were successfully sued for creating a hostile work environment. Since the law doesn't directly police speech, it doesn't run afoul of the first amendment's protections. If offensive jokes make the working conditions intolerable for minorities, they are illegal under title vii.
Also, as to your second point, it is illegal to intentionally exclude individuals from certain positions because they are black. Even having a stratified workplace like that could subject an employer to liability under disparate impact theory. These are not the good ole days anymore!
i'll bet she does
You are acting like i said the Broncos suck .Quote:
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oh, i guess Affirmative Action is a violation of title 7 ? Is that not what got Paula trouble in the 1st place ? She mentioned how she liked the wait staff at a restaurant in Tennesee but thought it might be considered inappropriate ?
The person who filed this lawsuit is just looking for a big pay out . Blacks in this City, especially the prominent ones are backing Paula as well as alot of other people . The plantiff can also be asked if she ever used the N-Word, so were dpes that lead ? It kind of cancels it out but it does go against the plantiff's merit .
I, like alot of people here are tired of Paula and wish she would go away . She has gotten a really fat head . I took up for her and her success until she pretty much bought the River St Christmas Parade and that was it for me .
If you want a suit against Paula, you file it against her fot her son's sexual conduct, especially since they took over the restaurant around 2005/6 .
Wow ....... All of the Paula Deen hatred and no one has posted on her 3 apologies today and the Food Network not renewing her contract when it expires .
Paula Deen's Third Apology Video - YouTube
Damn Tourons . They are lined up on both sides of the street back to Ellis Square waiting to get into her restaurant .
Affirmative action plans that institute quotas can be a violation of Title VII. Those that are meant to remediate past discrimination in that workplace are generally acceptable. For instance, if an employer wants to accept a higher percentage of African-Americans because his place of employment has historically discriminated against them and advancement there is based on seniority, affirmative action is considered acceptable.
I don't think most courts would consider it a bona fide affirmative action plan to have a position exclusively filled by African-Americans in attire to remind people of slavery so they can sell a Southern Plantation theme. So no, I don't really think affirmative action got her in trouble in the first place.
Paula's use of the n word is not going to be an issue as much at trial as her use of the word in the presence of employees. Some employees using that word themselves would not really bear on whether their supervisors maintained a hostile work environment there.
Nothing personal against you. It's okay if you don't like the Broncos and I didn't insult you, just disagreed.
Of course i don't like the broncoa . The bet the falcons in the superbowl in 99 .Quote:
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The other thing like i said is B/S . If it wasn't, it would have been settled out of court and the case would have a non disclosure added . Although Paula is feeling alot of heat at the moment, it is limited and she is getting alot of support, especially from the black community .
Remember the Jury will be made up of locals from the Savannah Area, not Youtube or CNN .
To me it is just more Paula Deen publicity i have to hear about .
Btw, my best friend's sister worked for Paula for over 10 years and made it to manager . She started when Paula only had at most 10 people working at her restaurant and that number included her and her family . She was canned when the boys took over like most of the long term staff . I know others that have worked there since . With that said, i have some inside knowledge of the workings at the restaurants here .
This just in .... The local Rape Crisis Center and also the local Safe Shelter have come out publicly in support of Paula .
Even if she wins the suit because the plaintiff cannot show that the comments made the workplace objectively and subjectively intolerable for her, she has probably ended her run as a national figure of note. She will probably be relegated to a regional guilty pleasure, similar to those other guilty pleasures some southerners feel nostalgic about. That said, I'm sure those who continue to go there won't feel they still have to whisper when they order the confederate bean soup.
She was talking about Chocolate Faces to Al Roker on the Today Show. Poor Roker...
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