tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35476861.post2863270995428932384..comments2023-04-27T02:29:03.577-05:00Comments on Chewing the Fat with Bettye: bettye griffinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04457387770524295498noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35476861.post-8153990035247183072008-01-11T12:15:00.000-06:002008-01-11T12:15:00.000-06:00Shelia,While I think this was just a case of a you...Shelia,<BR/>While I think this was just a case of a young, clueless white girl and don't think this should cost her her job, I do hope she's given some sensitivity training.<BR/><BR/>Like Gwyneth, I believe there's some racist in all of us. Like one of my characters observed in my novel <I>If These Walls Could Talk</I>, people who swear they don't have a racist bone in their body will toss out abettye griffinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04457387770524295498noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35476861.post-30570549197098681792008-01-11T07:14:00.000-06:002008-01-11T07:14:00.000-06:00If folks got fired for all of the racist remarks t...If folks got fired for all of the racist remarks they make, nobody would be working. <BR/><BR/>I read about this and Tiger accepted her apology. She was dead wrong for saying what she said. People should be held responsible for what comes out of their mouth whether they are a public figure such as her or in the private sector. <BR/><BR/>When this type of incident happened on one of my jobs, the Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35476861.post-44036437318747081462008-01-10T20:32:00.000-06:002008-01-10T20:32:00.000-06:00Good points, Gwyneth and Patricia!Good points, Gwyneth and Patricia!bettye griffinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04457387770524295498noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35476861.post-63710238462392476252008-01-10T11:50:00.000-06:002008-01-10T11:50:00.000-06:00I heard about it. Is firing her the way to go? I...I heard about it. Is firing her the way to go? I don't know. If every person in corporate America who uttered a racist remark were fired, the unemployment ranks would skyrocket!<BR/><BR/>However, it is true that the sense of entitlement with which white people are born and raised dulls their senses, and that unfortunately, we now have a generation of Black folks who can't articulate the ills PatriciaWhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04572087157439187319noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35476861.post-23834482206866797142008-01-10T10:27:00.000-06:002008-01-10T10:27:00.000-06:00Great post, Bettye. Honestly, I think the entire c...Great post, Bettye. Honestly, I think the entire country, blacks, whites, latinos, asians, etc. can do with a history lesson on America's racist past and how it is still entrenched in systems of oppression today. Many people of color are as blind to it as white folks sadly. <BR/><BR/>In any case, I hadn't heard about this Tiger Woods situation. I'll have to go and check it out.<BR/><BR/>GwynethGwyneth Boltonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01241149490843015170noreply@blogger.com