maverick512000
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I wanted to like this post, until I got to this.
I agree, no one accused Rick Smith of being racist, but now firing all "his guys" seems racist? Yeah, something not right there.
That this type of lawsuit hurts minorities, I don't know about that. Something is not right about the above situation. That needs to be sorted out.
If the article is factual, BO'b & Gaine knew there was an appearance issue.
I agree that it brings up a very interesting question if they are only firing all of RS guys and all of RS guys are black does that mean RS was racist for hiring only black people? Seems to me if one non-black was also fired as part of this purge then the arguement of it being about race goes out the window. If, however, any non-black RS guys survive the purge then the law suit has some very solid legs. The fact that neither of these has come out is very interesting to me.
As far as Gaine and BoB knowing how it will look I think people are taking that out of context. Just because you know something might look bad to outsiders looking in doesn’t mean it’s the wrong choice or that you shouldn’t do it, it just means, in most cases, that companies are aware of the current politically correct world we live in. If this was the right or wrong choice or had any motivation other than Gaine or BoB just wanting their guys, not uncommon with new management, I couldn’t say.