The Paula Deen situation

[bae]

I've never heard of her before but she sounds like an all-around horrible person. Tar-and-feather her, and run her out of town on a rail!

Who's next?

[SteveinMN]

Ha ha.

[CathyA]

Yes, its all gotten very circus-like in this country. I keep wondering when it will totally implode.........

[JaneV2.0]

It was so much better when you could round up a bunch of black children and have them tap dance at your wedding, re-creating that special ante-bellum feeling. [/sarcasm]

[Alan]

Should we prohibit black tap dancers from performing at weddings?

[JaneV2.0]

Have you read the article?

[Alan]

Yes, I read an accusation made by someone attempting to gain a large settlement, although I'd prefer not to judge people on hearsay, especially people who bear the burden of being perceived to have deep pockets.

Prudence prevents me from immediately jumping onto the tar & feathers bandwagon. There's already way too much of that.

[gimmethesimplelife]

Yes, its all gotten very circus-like in this country. I keep wondering when it will totally implode.........

+1 You and me both. Rob

[redfox]

Race is a difficult topic in this country. Blowing up the legitimate questions being asked of Ms. Deen's behavior as an employer in a tense & complicated social dynamic is unfortunate. I hope the drama sparks some public conversations about race & class that are a bit more inquiry based, and much less accusatory and simplistic -- from all sides.

[Zoebird]

Having read the filed complaint by Ms Jackson, if everything she alleges is true -- good lord, I don't know how she managed 5 years in that position (i think she worked there 6 years total or thereabouts).

That, of course, is not meant to imply in any way that what she alleges *isn't* true. I don't know if it is or isn't. But when I read it, I was truly shocked that anyone would behave that way in a business environment (the way she described bubba as behaving).